Staff Data Engineer – Hybrid, Secure Data Pipelines

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Lexington (KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Schedules

Competitive pay

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Corporation in Lexington, Kentucky, seeks a Data Engineer Staff for a hybrid role. You will design, build, and operate scalable data pipelines, emphasizing security, performance, and DoD/SOFSA compliance.

The role involves collaboration with the Data Architect and multiple teams to ensure reliable data delivery. Responsibilities include implementing ETL/ELT processes, data quality checks, and data modeling while supporting machine learning data flows and governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field.
• Experience with data processing pipelines and data warehousing.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and programming languages for data manipulation.
• Understanding of data governance, security, and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Build, test, and maintain robust data pipelines (batch & streaming).
• Implement data quality checks and performance tuning.
• Collaborate with Data Architect on data models and governance.
• Deploy, monitor, and optimize ETL/ELT processes and reporting layers.
• Develop data mining and warehousing programs to enrich data ecosystem.

Skills

Data engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in AI, CS, IS, Data Engineering, or related field

Tools

Hadoop

Java

Python

SQL

Hive

PIG

Job description

Lockheed Martin Corporation in Lexington, Kentucky, seeks a Data Engineer Staff for a hybrid role. You will design, build, and operate scalable data pipelines, emphasizing security, performance, and DoD/SOFSA compliance.

The role involves collaboration with the Data Architect and multiple teams to ensure reliable data delivery. Responsibilities include implementing ETL/ELT processes, data quality checks, and data modeling while supporting machine learning data flows and governance.