Senior Principal Data Engineer: Data Systems & Visuals

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; College Park (MD); On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

AI-powered career tool

Internal mobility team

Competitive pay and PTO

Award‑winning culture

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. seeks aSenior Principal Data Engineer to design, implement, and operate advanced data management systems in support of intelligence missions.

You will shape data architectures, optimize pipelines, and lead certification efforts in a high-security environment. Holders of TS/SCI with active poly are preferred for this senior leadership role based in the Maryland area, collaborating across data users, IT ops, and visualization initiatives to advance

Qualifications

• Experience designing and operating data management systems for mission objectives.
• Ability to store, access, integrate, and manage data across diverse environments.
• Collaborate with data users to build optimal architectures and pipelines.
• Knowledge of backend databases and data throughput optimization.
• Maintain ISSO certification and security compliance.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and operate data management systems for intelligence missions.
• Plan and optimize data throughput, query performance, and pipelines.
• Select and configure backend database technologies (SQL, NoSQL, HPC).
• Develop and refine database solutions and visualization systems.
• Provide IT operations support and apply data science methods.

Skills

Data management

Data architectures

SQL

NoSQL

HPC

Data pipelines

Visualization

IT operations

Security compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

SQL

NoSQL

HPC

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. seeks aSenior Principal Data Engineer to design, implement, and operate advanced data management systems in support of intelligence missions.

You will shape data architectures, optimize pipelines, and lead certification efforts in a high-security environment. Holders of TS/SCI with active poly are preferred for this senior leadership role based in the Maryland area, collaborating across data users, IT ops, and visualization initiatives to advance