Metadata & Data Engineer for UI Systems

L3Harris Technologies; Clifton (NJ); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Clifton, NJ, is seeking a detail-oriented Specialist, Data / Metadata Engineer to design and manage metadata, data structures, and configurations for a primary UI software application. The role emphasizes modular, reusable data definitions and close collaboration with Systems and Software Engineers.

The ideal candidate translates requirements into scalable structures, supports automation, and ensures alignment with MDF outputs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in CS/Engineering with 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Secret Clearance required; onboarding contingent on clearance.
• Experience applying system/software requirements to structured data.
• Experience with metadata, data schemas, and configuration content.

Responsibilities

• Interpret system, software, and product requirements into structured metadata and data definitions.
• Develop, organize, and maintain data structures across multiple projects.
• Create and manage metadata in JSON format to support UI content and outputs.
• Collaborate with Systems and Software Engineering to ensure consistency.
• Support data catalog content used to generate Mission Data File outputs.
• Perform integration, verification, and validation of metadata, UI, and MDF outputs.

Skills

Metadata engineering

Data structures

JSON

Jira

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Jenkins

CI/CD

Software configuration mgmt

Job description

L3Harris Technologies in Clifton, NJ, is seeking a detail-oriented Specialist, Data / Metadata Engineer to design and manage metadata, data structures, and configurations for a primary UI software application. The role emphasizes modular, reusable data definitions and close collaboration with Systems and Software Engineers.

The ideal candidate translates requirements into scalable structures, supports automation, and ensures alignment with MDF outputs.