Senior Principal Data Engineer: Intelligence Data Systems

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; College Park, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Competitive pay

Paid time off

AI-powered career tool

Internal mobility team

Military-friendly workplace

Job summary

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

The role defines data storage, access, integration, and management strategies across diverse environments, ensuring efficient throughput and high-performance queries. The engineer collaborates with data users to build optimal architectures, maintain secure, certified environments, and lead initiatives to

Qualifications

• Design, implement, and operate data management systems to meet intelligence mission needs.
• Develop strategies for storing, accessing, integrating, and managing data across diverse systems and regimes.
• Work with data users to determine, create, and maintain optimal data architectures, structures, and systems.
• Plan, design, and optimize data throughput, query performance, and overall data pipeline efficiency.
• Participate in the selection, configuration, and utilization of backend database technologies (e.g., SQL, NoSQL, HPC).
• Develop, maintain, update, and refine database solutions and related infrastructure.
• Maintain ISSO certification and ensure compliance with applicable security standards.
• Provide technical expertise in IT activities, including advanced data exploration, analysis, and synthesis.
• Research, apply, and support data science techniques to store, manipulate, transform, and present information.
• Perform and report key performance indicators for data science initiatives to leadership.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and operate data management systems to meet intelligence mission needs.
• Develop strategies for storing, accessing, integrating, and managing data across diverse systems and regimes.
• Work with data users to determine, create, and maintain optimal data architectures, structures, and systems.
• Plan, design, and optimize data throughput, query performance, and overall data pipeline efficiency.
• Participate in the selection, configuration, and utilization of backend database technologies.

Skills

Data management

Data architecture

SQL

NoSQL

Data pipelines

Data science

Visualization

Security compliance

ISSO certification

Education

Bachelor's degree + 8 years experience

Master's degree + 12 years experience

Tools

SQL databases

NoSQL

HPC

Job description

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

The role defines data storage, access, integration, and management strategies across diverse environments, ensuring efficient throughput and high-performance queries. The engineer collaborates with data users to build optimal architectures, maintain secure, certified environments, and lead initiatives to