Principal Data Engineer - Scalable ETL & Data Architecture

Northrop Grumman; Melbourne (FL); Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Melbourne, Florida, seeks a Principal or Sr Principal Data Engineer to join the Program and CoTE Analytics team. Hybrid work is available; candidates must be within commuting distance to the Melbourne site.

You will design and develop an ecosystem of data systems, pipelines, catalogs, and data products to support strategic initiatives, with ownership of the technical vision and direction for a digital data ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related STEM field with required experience.
• Master’s degree with relevant experience or PhD with experience may apply.
• Expert-level proficiency in SQL and Python for building data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of scalable ETL pipelines for enterprise data initiatives.
• Architect data integration solutions consolidating data into centralized warehouses.
• Write and optimize SQL queries and Python scripts for data processing and automation.
• Mentor junior engineers in ETL design, coding standards, and optimization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet evolving data and compliance needs.

Skills

SQL

Python

ETL design

Data warehousing

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering/Math

Master’s degree in related field

Tools

Airflow

Prefect

Tableau

PowerBI

Spark

Hadoop

Job description

Northrop Grumman in Melbourne, Florida, seeks a Principal or Sr Principal Data Engineer to join the Program and CoTE Analytics team. Hybrid work is available; candidates must be within commuting distance to the Melbourne site.

You will design and develop an ecosystem of data systems, pipelines, catalogs, and data products to support strategic initiatives, with ownership of the technical vision and direction for a digital data ecosystem.