Principal / Sr Principal Data Analytics Engineer
Senior
Analytics
Apache Airflow
Big Data
Business Analytics
Business Intelligence
Cloud Platform
Data Analysis
Data Analytics
Data Architecture
Data Build Tool
Data Engineer
Data Engineering
Data Integration
Data Management
Data Modeling
Data Pipeline
Data Pipelines
Data Platform
Data Processing
Data Visualization
Data Viz
Data Warehouse
Data Warehousing
Database
Databricks
Dataviz
Denodo
ETL
Prefect
Reporting and Analytics
Snowflake
SQL
Tableau
Job Description
Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal / Senior Principal Data Analytics Engineer for a hybrid role based in Melbourne, Florida. This position focuses on designing and building automated end-to-end ETL pipelines and analytics solutions, collaborating with stakeholders to advance analytics capabilities and deliver impactful insights in a complex, cross-functional environment.
Responsibilities
- Architect, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL processes across multiple data sources.
- Design and optimize analytics-ready data models, including star, snowflake, and data vault schemas for reporting.
- Establish robust data quality, validation, and monitoring frameworks to ensure the reliability of downstream insights.
- Collaborate with data scientists, product managers, and business stakeholders to translate analytical requirements into technical specifications.
- Create reusable, documented analytics code libraries and SDKs to accelerate self-service analytics.
- Institute practices in version control, testing, and CI/CD for data workflows.
- Evaluate emerging data technologies and recommend improvements to the analytics stack.
- Ensure compliance with data governance, security, and privacy policies, including GDPR and CCPA.
- Develop and maintain Tableau dashboards, KPI scorecards, and ad-hoc querying tools for executive and operational audiences.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 5 years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or a related field, OR Master’s degree with 3 years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or a related field.
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 8 years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or a related field, OR Master’s degree with 6 years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or a related field.
- Strong proficiency in SQL and Python.
- Proficiency developing and deploying Tableau dashboards and translating business needs into visual insights.
- Experience with version control and Agile software development.
- Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work in fast-paced, cross-functional teams.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Active US Government Secret clearance required to apply, with ability to obtain Special Access Program (SAP) clearances.
Technologies
- SQL
- Python
- Tableau
- Airflow
- dbt
- Dagster
- Prefect
- Databricks
- Denodo
- Snowflake
Benefits
- Overtime eligibility
- Shift differential
- Discretionary bonus
- Annual bonuses
- Long Term Incentives
- Health insurance coverage
- Life and disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO)
Relocation
- Relocation assistance may be available
Clearance
- Clearance for start: Yes
- Clearance type: Secret
Travel
- Travel: Yes, 10% of the time
Compensation ranges
- Primary level salary range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00
- Secondary level salary range: $122,800.00 - $184,200.00
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