Principal/ Senior Principal Data Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE TYPE: PolygraphTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description 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.One of our most challenging new fields is Microelectronics Design and Applications (MDA), which combines the unique properties of superconductivity and quantum mechanics to develop radical new energy-efficient computing systems. MDA is seeking a Data Science Software Engineer with demonstrated ability to lead development of new technologies to support our innovative MDA team in support of emerging supercomputing technologies.
As a Principal/Sr. Principal Data Engineer, you will have an opportunity to be a part of a technology development organization that is collaborative, open, transparent, team-oriented, and flexible, where continuous learning is encouraged, all within a culture of design.
You will design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines that collect, process, and store large datasets. Working closely with software engineers, data scientists, and architects, you will help deliver reliable, clean data that drives business-critical decisions across the organization.
The selected individual requires expert level data engineering skills and familiarity with software development. This role will be responsible for leading design teams in all phases of the development lifecycle including requirements, development, and test.
Candidates should have a solid foundation with best practices in data architecture, ETL processes, and object-oriented programming. Candidates should be familiar with the Agile methodology of software development.
Roles and Responsibilities:

Support internal stakeholders by driving solutions that are scalable, highly available, and consistent to optimize big data analysis capabilities.
Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, Developers, and other Data Engineers to facilitate design, definition, and implementation of functional features, conduct system level validation and verify features of product development for a new system architecture.
Mentor other team members in a business technical environment and promote an environment that supports innovation and process improvement.
Deliver technical design documentation, perform code reviews, and maintain robust state-of-the-art engineering practices.
Please note: Candidate's must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain/ maintain a clearance.
This position is 100% onsite in Linthicum or Annapolis Junction, MD.
Basic Qualifications for Principal Data Engineer:

Bachelor's degree in data science, software engineering, or related discipline with 5+ years of experience; master's degree in data science, software engineering, or related discipline with 3+ years of experience; PhD and 1+ years of experience.
Highly skilled in object-oriented Python required.
Experience in optimizing SQL queries and performance tuning data pipelines.
Proven ability to solve complex data problems, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and deliver high quality solutions.
Experience in designing, monitoring, and troubleshooting data pipelines and infrastructure.
Experience using relational databases, optimizing SQL queries, and performance tuning data pipelines.
Proven ability to solve complex data problems, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and deliver high quality solutions.
Deep understanding of data analysis and testing methodologies.
Willingness and ability to work onsite full-time.
Applicant must be a US citizen with the ability to obtain/maintain a security clearance.