Sentinel - Principal/Sr Principal Systems Data Architect - 15904*

Northrop Grumman; Uttar Pradesh; On-site; INR 10,535,000 - 15,587,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Li

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal/Sr. Principal Data Architect to lead data strategy across weapon system design, focusing on digital engineering, analytics, and scalable data infrastructure. The role collaborates with senior leaders to align data initiatives with program goals.

Requires DoD security clearance, strong governance and cloud expertise, and experience with data architectures and modeling tools. This is a full-time role with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering or related field with 5 years exp; 3 with Masters; 1 with PhD
• US citizenship with active DoD Secret Clearance or eligibility
• Enhanced Security Clearance eligibility within a reasonable time

Responsibilities

• Execute a data strategy aligned with the org's goals for digital engineering and analytics across weapon design
• Oversee scalable data infrastructure: creation, storage, integration and data serving
• Monitor DoD/industry data trends and ensure proper use of data frameworks
• Manage data governance, security, modeling, and enterprise architecture
• Collaborate with stakeholders and present solutions to senior leadership

Skills

Data engineering

Cloud platforms

CI/CD for data pipelines

Data governance

Stakeholder communication

Education

BS in Computer Science / Data Engineering or related

MS preferred/advantage

Tools

ACVIP

CAMEO

Rational

OSATE

CAMET

CVIT

Git

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time

Description

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.

Responsibilities Include

What you will get to do

• Execute a comprehensive data strategy, aligned with the organization’s goals, and focuses on digital engineering, digital thread, and advanced analytics across weapon system design for initial development through sustainment.
• Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of scalable data infrastructure, to include data creation/collection, storage, management, integration and analysis, and data serving.
• Maintain knowledge of current and emerging Industry and DoD trends and technologies in data frameworks, management and analytics and ensure proper utilization where applicable.

General Responsibilities

• Stakeholder management skills, including presenting solutions to senior leadership.
• Manage data governance, data security, data modeling, and enterprise architecture frameworks.
• Understanding, managing, and integrating business or DoD Program data across a variety of tool sets and data sources.
• Data Architecture development with and understanding of data lakes, warehouses, and/or streaming platforms.

Technical Skills And Core Competencies

• Data Engineering experience with Architecture frameworks such as FACE, GCIA, EAF, FAF,OCSF
• Data Engineering experience with modeling languages such as AADL, SysML, and UML and tooling modeling environments, processes, and tools such as ACVIP, CAMEO, Rational, OSATE, CAMET, and CVIT.
• Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment experience with CI/CD tools like Git tailored for data pipelines.
• Cloud Expertise experience and/or knowledge in cloud platforms like AWS or Azure.

Basic Qualifications

• Principal Systems Data Architect – BS degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field with 5 Years of related experience; 3 Years with Masters; 1 Year with PhD
• Sr. Principal Systems Data Architect - BS degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field with 8 Years of related experience; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Year with PhD
• Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years
• Must be able to be successfully screened for Enhanced Security Clearances, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs

Preferred Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI or TS with SCI eligibility at time of application.
• Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Professional), AWS Certified Data Analytics Specialty, Azure Data Engineer Associate, or Google Professional Data Engineer.
• MLOps, Observability Tools, Data Versioning, and Containerization for deploying data engineering workflows.
• Cloud security best practices, including IAM, encryption, and compliance with frameworks like NIST or FedRAMP.
• Knowledge of advanced networking concepts such as VPC peering, VPNs, and load balancing for data-heavy applications.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts

This position's standard work schedule is 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

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Primary Level Salary Range: $110,300.00 - $163,200.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $137,400.00 - $203,600.00

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.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.