Senior Data Platform Engineer - Cloud-Native & AI-Driven

The Aerospace Corporation; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 217,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Paid holidays and vacation

Telework options

401(k) matching program

Education assistance

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking a Sr Data Engineer/Data Architect to design and implement modern data platforms for space enterprise. You will lead data architecture initiatives, enabling analytics, ML, and AI-driven workflows with secure, scalable, self-service access to data.

Role requires building cloud-native solutions, collaborating with DoD and national security customers, and ensuring data governance, security, and operational excellence across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM required.
• 8+ years designing and delivering enterprise data solutions.
• Proficiency in Python and/or Java.
• Experience with modern data integration, orchestration, and processing technologies (Airflow, Spark, Denodo).
• Experience leading end-to-end data architecture initiatives.
• Experience building cloud-native data platforms for analytics and AI.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Build data platforms and architectures for various data domains.
• Increase velocity and innovation for Aerospace and customers.
• Develop and implement a data strategy including data models, warehouses, and analytics platforms.
• Coordinate with multi-functional teams, customers, and vendors.

Skills

Python

Java

SQL

NoSQL

Data modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Electrical Engineering / Computer Engineering or related STEM

Tools

Apache Airflow

Apache Spark

Denodo

MongoDB

MySQL

PostgreSQL

DynamoDB

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking a Sr Data Engineer/Data Architect to design and implement modern data platforms for space enterprise. You will lead data architecture initiatives, enabling analytics, ML, and AI-driven workflows with secure, scalable, self-service access to data.

Role requires building cloud-native solutions, collaborating with DoD and national security customers, and ensuring data governance, security, and operational excellence across the enterprise.