Data Engineer

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman's Chief Data Office, in support of the Aeronautics Systems sector, has an opening for a Data Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals.

This position can be performed as a virtual telecommuter with potential travel to a Northrop site upon business need. Position can be hired as either a Level 3 or Level 4, depending upon the candidate's experience and education.

The selected candidate will build, support, maintain and analyze the organization's data storage and processing systems. Additionally, the individual will perform various code development and query needs for integration with new and existing applications, dashboards and machine learning pipelines.

Essential Functions

• Develop and troubleshoot SQL code, stored procedures, functions, tables, and views
• Develop complex queries and routines to extract data form disparate sources
• Experience in extracting and analyzing data from multiple data sources via APIs, Alteryx workflows, SQL Stored Procedures, or Python scripts.
• Build and maintain streaming and batch data pipelines using various communication protocols and technologies, e.g. OPC, MQTT, Telegraf, Apache NiFi, Alteryx, Python, SSIS
• Research, evaluate, and determine best fit of tools and techniques for data storage, data mining, data transformation, and data integration
• Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable data solutions
• Collaborate with external functional organizations for data and system understanding
• Consult with customers and stakeholder to clearly define needs and objectives
• Communicate project status and results to various levels of leadership
  
  

Basic Qualifications For Level 3

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of data analytics or data engineering experience; OR a Master's degree with 3 years' experience
• Work experience in MS SQL Server, SQL queries, scripting, and automation
• Experience building and maintaining Extraction Transfer Load (ETL) and data migration pipelines
• Working knowledge in programming languages such as Python, R, and Java
  
  

Basic Qualifications For Level 4

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 9 years of data analytics or data engineering experience; OR a Master's degree with 7 years' experience
• Work experience in MS SQL Server, SQL queries, scripting, and automation
• Experience building and maintaining Extraction Transfer Load (ETL) and data migration pipelines
• Working knowledge in programming languages such as Python, R, and Java
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or Data Science
• Working knowledge in statistical modeling, data mining and machine learning
• Experience with Azure Data Factory, AWS Glue and AWS Lambda
• Experience building Tableau Dashboards
• Experience with data virtualization technologies
  
  

Salary Range: $92,200 - $138,400

Salary Range 2: $117,900 - $176,900

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO . U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.