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Data Ecosystem Systems Engineering Lead

Full Time
$155,400 – $256,400
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Location:
Falls Church, Virginia, United States of America

About Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defense and cyberspace to meet the ever-evolving needs of our customers worldwide. Our 90,000 employees are Defining Possible every day using science, technology and engineering to create and deliver advanced systems, products and services. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will allow you to work together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines.

Enterprise Insights & Analytics is reimagining decision making at Northrop Grumman. We are a team of strategic analysts, scientists, engineers, and technologists who use science, research and data to identify strategic insights and create innovative analytic solutions for our business.

As the Data Ecosystem Systems Engineer Lead, you will report directly to the Director, Program Management and Operations and provide systems engineering leadership across the organization. The ideal candidate will possess a background in systems engineering, software development, and DevOps with a focus on data platforms and infrastructure. This individual will play a critical role in ensuring that we can  execute and deliver the full lifecycle of data analytics and integrations.

The primary location of the position is in Falls Church, VA; remote or hybrid candidates will be considered.

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • Establishing the appropriate systems engineering rigor within our data ecosystem across the full data lifecycle in accordance with the Digital Transformation Office (DTO) Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP)

  • Setting standards and establishing best practices for requirements development and documentation, architectural design, modeling, testing, and deployment across our team

  • Identifying and implementing solutions to achieve continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) within the data ecosystem

Basic Qualifications:

  • 12 Years of Relevant Experience with Bachelors in Science; 10 Years with Masters; 8 Years with PhD

  • Proven experience as a systems engineer supporting software development and/or data engineering

  • Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure) and containerization tools (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)

  • Experience with GitHub and other collaborative development workflows

  • Experience with Cameo and/or DOORS

  • Experience with Python and SQL or other similar languages

  • Experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines

  • Experience coordinating efforts of diverse, distributed, cross-functional teams

  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure

  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Engineering, Computer Science, Math) 

  • Understanding of enterprise data platform concepts including data engineering, governance, security, compliance, and performance optimization

  • Experience in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)

  • Experience with the data, architecture, and/or processes of Northrop Grumman Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, product lifecycle management (PLM), and/or Manufacturing Execution systems (MES)

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