Data Engineer (Principal Level)

Requisition ID: R10174229

• Category: Research and Sciences
• Location: Unknown City, Virginia, United States of America
• Clearance Type: None
• Telecommute: Yes- May Consider Full Time Teleworking for this position
• Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
• Travel Required: No
• Positions Available: 1

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.
Northrop Grumman's Enterprise Insights & Analytics organization is seeking an experienced and motivated Data Engineer to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals.

This role will sit in our Falls Church, VA location but we may also consider a hybrid, or teleworker arrangement for this position.

Enterprise Insights & Analytics is reimagining decision making at Northrop Grumman. We are a team of strategic analysts, scientists, engineers, and technologists who use science, research, and data to identify strategic insights and create innovative analytic solutions for our business. The selected candidate will stand up, configure, maintain, and analyze the organization's databases. Additionally, the individual will support data collection platform development, various code maintenance and query needs for downstream visualizations and machine learning applications.

Essential Functions:

• Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable data architecture solutions
• Research, evaluate, and determine best fit of tools and techniques for data mapping, data mining, data transformation, and data integration
• Develop complex queries or routines to extract data form disparate sources
• Develop and troubleshoot SQL code, stored procedures, functions, tables, and views
• Collaborate with external teams to understand systems and align on data and system requirements
• Consult with customers and stakeholders to define data needs, gather requirements, and translate them into actionable solutions
• Regularly update leadership and stakeholders on project status, challenges, and outcomes to ensure alignment with strategic objectives

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 6 years of data analytics or data engineering experience; OR a Master's degree with 4 years' experience
• Relevant experience in Northrop Grumman GSC also considered
• Work experience in multiple SQL dialects with querying, scripting, and automation
• Experience in Extraction Transform Load (ETL) and data migration
• Experience with SAP / Costpoint systems

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Production Scheduling
• Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or Data Science
• Working knowledge in programming languages such as Python, R or Spark

Salary Range: $97,500 - $146,300
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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