Principal Engineer Data

Description

The company's Aeronautics Systems sector in Rancho Bernardo, California is hiring a Principal Data Engineer for its Digital Strategy & Analytics team.

You will help set the technical vision and direction for a digital ecosystem that changes how data is seen and used, and the role is not travel-based.

The role requires a Secret clearance. Relocation assistance may be available.

Responsibilities

• Develop and operate a data architecture plan that supports business goals and objectives.
• Build and maintain data models and metadata standards that make data integration and analysis easier.
• Work with business stakeholders to learn their data needs and build solutions that meet them.
• Work across technical teams and product owners to give architectural recommendations.
• Lead a technical and technology assessment to produce and deliver a recommendation for digitizing core business functions.
• Study current business processes, systems and their functions so you can recommend how they fit into the digital ecosystem.
• Make sure data storage and retrieval solutions match business requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field with at least 5 years of experience, or a Master's degree in a STEM field with at least 3 years of experience.
• Experience with data architecture, data models, physical database design, data integration strategy for operational systems, systems integration, and analytical systems.
• Experience with SQL Server and skill with data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI.
• Knowledge of data governance best practices, data quality standards, and data security protocols.
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
• Collaboration and problem-solving skills.
• You must be able to transfer and keep a final adjudicated government Secret clearance, along with any program access the role requires, within a reasonable time as the company determines.
• Preferred: A Master's degree in a STEM field with 7 years of relevant experience.
• Preferred: 5 years of experience with ETL techniques and frameworks.
• Preferred: Expert-level skill in Python, SQL, and data visualization tools.
• Preferred: Experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB and Neo4J.
• Preferred: Development experience with Hadoop, Spark, PowerShell, and automation scripts.
• Preferred: Experience with data platform technologies such as Palantir and Databricks.
• Preferred: Experience with data virtualization, warehousing, cataloging, and orchestration tools such as Denodo, Collibra, Airflow, and DataHub.
• Preferred: Experience with UI/UX design and development or graphic design.
• Preferred: Top Secret clearance.
• Preferred: CompTIA Security+ certification or equivalent 8570 certification.

Conditions

Primary salary range is $114,000.00 to $171,000.00. This is a general guideline, and the actual offer depends on factors such as the scope of the role and your experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

The application window is estimated at 20 days from the posting date, but it may be shortened or extended based on business needs and candidate availability.

The company is an equal opportunity employer.

Benefits

• Depending on the position, you may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary annual bonus that rewards individual contribution and shared company results.
• Vice President and Director roles may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
• Benefits include health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, paid company holidays, and paid time off for vacation and personal business.