Principal / Sr Principal Data Analytics Engineer

About the role

Northrop Grumman is seeking a passionate Data Analytics Engineer to design and develop automated, end-to-end, Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) pipelines and Data Analytics/Visualization solutions from disparate data sources. The role involves sharing in the ownership of the technical vision and direction for advanced analytics systems that change the way we see and use data.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL processes across multiple data sources.
• Build and optimize data models (star, snowflake, data vault) for analytics and reporting.
• Implement robust data quality, validation, and monitoring frameworks to ensure 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.
• Implement 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 (e.g., GDPR, 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 related discipline 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.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and Python.
• Strong proficiency developing and deploying Tableau dashboards and the ability to translate 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 communication skills, both written and verbal, to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Active US Government Secret clearance required to apply with ability to obtain Special Access Program (SAP) clearances.

Skills

• Hands-on experience with modern orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, dbt, Dagster, Prefect, etc.) and data ecosystem platforms (e.g., Databricks, Denodo, Snowflake, etc.).
• Deep understanding of data modeling concepts, dimensional modeling, and data warehousing methodologies.
• Proven track record of building and maintaining production-grade data pipelines.

Benefits

• Annual bonuses designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.
• Discretionary bonuses in addition to base pay.
• Long Term Incentives.
• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

Pay

Primary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00
Secondary Level Salary Range: $122,800.00 - $184,200.00