Principal Data Engineer: Architect Scalable Data Pipelines

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; Hybrid; USD 98,400 - 147,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems Sector has an opening for a Principal Data Engineer to join our Program and CoTE Analytics team. This hybrid role is located in Melbourne, Florida, within commutable distance of the site, and offers opportunities to design scalable data pipelines and data ecosystems that enable enterprise insights.

You will lead data integration, ETL development, and data warehousing efforts, mentoring others and collaborating across teams while applying strong SQL, Python,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related STEM field with 5+ years of experience; or Master’s with 3+ years.
• Expert-level proficiency in SQL and Python for building and optimizing data pipelines.
• Extensive experience in data integration, ETL framework design, and data warehousing.
• Proven track record of architecting reliable, scalable data solutions in a complex environment.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
• Ability to obtain or maintain US Government final Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of scalable ETL pipelines to support enterprise data initiatives.
• Architect data integration solutions that consolidate data from varied sources into centralized warehouses.
• Write and optimize advanced SQL queries and develop complex Python scripts for data processing and automation.
• Mentor junior engineers in ETL design, coding standards, and optimization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data systems meet evolving business needs and compliance standards.

Skills

SQL

Python

ETL

Data Warehousing

Data Integration

Troubleshooting

Communication

Education

Bachelor's in CS/Engineering/Math

Master's degree

Tools

Airflow

Prefect

Tableau

PowerBI

Spark

Hadoop

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems Sector has an opening for a Principal Data Engineer to join our Program and CoTE Analytics team. This hybrid role is located in Melbourne, Florida, within commutable distance of the site, and offers opportunities to design scalable data pipelines and data ecosystems that enable enterprise insights.

You will lead data integration, ETL development, and data warehousing efforts, mentoring others and collaborating across teams while applying strong SQL, Python,