Database Engineer / Principal Database Engineer

Engineer Database / Principal Engineer Database

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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for an Engineer Database / Principal Engineer Database. As part of the NGAS Global Supply Chain Operations Performance team, the individual will be required to support a diverse array of tasks and projects within the Global Supply Chain (GSC) organization. This position requires very good interpersonal skills, organization skills, and proficiency in various reporting systems. Knowledge of Supply Chain Management/Procurement concepts desired.

This position is 100% ON-SITE and can be based out of our Palmdale, CA or Melbourne, FL locations.

The Database Engineer creates data mining architectures/models/protocols, statistical reporting, and data analysis methodologies to identify trends in large data sets. Analysis may have many applications such as to address a business issue or provide a competitive advantage for the organization.

In this role, the selected candidate will perform the following:

• Design, develop, document, test, integrate and debug data products created by scripts and custom tools
• Meet project milestones while ensuring high quality standards are met
• Interface with other groups and subject matter experts within and outside of the organization

This position may be filled as a Level 2 or Level 3 based on the qualifications outlined below.

Basic Qualifications - Engineer Database (Level 2):

• Bachelors degree with 2 years of related experience in data analysis, and/or data pipelines and/or data transformation, and/or business analysts, and/ database engineers and/or computer scientist, and/or data scientist OR a Masters degree with 0 years of related experience in data analysis, and/or data pipelines and/or data transformation, and/or business analysts, and/ database engineers and/or computer scientist, and/or data scientist
• Knowledge of relational databases (i.e. MSSQL)
• Proficient with writing Structure Query Language (SQL) scripts
• Experience with writing Python scripts to automate data insertion/extraction (ETL)
• Current & active DoD Secret clearance (to apply / start)
• Ability to obtain Program Special Access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs

Basic Qualifications - Principal Engineer Database (Level 3):

• Bachelors degree with 5 years of related experience in data analysis, and/or data pipelines and/or data transformation, and/or business analysts, and/ database engineers and/or computer scientist, and/or data scientist OR a Masters degree with 3 years of related experience in data analysis, and/or data pipelines and/or data transformation, and/or business analysts, and/ database engineers and/or computer scientist, and/or data scientist
• Knowledge of relational databases (i.e. MSSQL)
• Proficient with writing Structure Query Language (SQL) scripts
• Experience with writing Python scripts to automate data insertion/extraction (ETL)
• Current & active DoD Secret clearance (to apply / start)
• Ability to obtain Program Special Access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working directly with stakeholders
• Experience building and maintaining data pipelines that use python and SQL
• Knowledge of Data Visualization tools (i.e. Tableau, Microsoft Power BI)
• Knowledge of SAP HANA or FIORI
• Experience with configuration management and version control tools such as JIRA, Git/Bitbucket
• Excellent communication and organizational skills; strong interpersonal and analytic skills
• Active Special Access Program clearance
• Knowledge of Supply Chain data and/or processes

Salary ranges will be dependent upon where the position is based and follows our company geographic salary bands aligned with position. Specific salary offer for candidate selected will be commensurate with experience.

Salary Ranges by Location:

Palmdale, California Level 2: $89,400 - $134,200

Palmdale, California Level 3: $110,300 - $165,500

Melbourne, Florida Level 2: $77,200 - $115,800

Melbourne, Florida Level 3: $95,300 - $142,900

Primary Level Salary Range: $77,200.00 - $134,200.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $95,300.00 - $165,500.00