CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25 of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact peoples 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 nations 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, theyre making history.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a highly motivated and qualified Staff System Data Architect in Manhattan Beach, CA.  Northrop Grumman supports the Air Force’s sustainment, development, production and deployment of hardware and system modifications for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Ground and Airborne Launch Control Systems, Launch Facilities and associated infrastructure.

What you will get to do:

Specific duties to include:

• Develop and execute a comprehensive data strategy, aligned with the organization’s goals, and focuses on digital engineering, digital thread, and advanced analytics across weapon system design for initial development through sustainment. 
• Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of scalable data infrastructure, to include data creation/collection, storage, management, integration and analysis, and data serving.
• Collaborate with engineering and business leaders to align data initiatives with program goals.  
• Develop and enable program data risks management process in concurrence with program risk management.
• Maintain knowledge of current and emerging Industry and DoD trends and technologies in data frameworks, management and analytics and ensure proper utilization where applicable.
• Mentor and build a high-performing data team, fostering a culture of technical excellence and innovation.  
• Serve as a thought leader, representing the company at industry forums, conferences, and with government and commercial partners.  

General Responsibilities:

• Display strong stakeholder management skills, including presenting solutions to senior leadership.
• Leading organizational change and ensuring successful adoption of new technologies and best practices.
• Mentor junior engineers and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Build and lead high-performing teams, including recruitment, performance management, and professional development.
• Ability to strategically allocate resources and manage budgets to optimize team performance and deliver value-driven results.
• Design and implement DevOps frameworks for data teams, improving operational efficiency and reducing time-to-insight.
• Drive company-wide data strategy and innovation, aligning technical goals with business objectives.
• Influence and gain buy-in from key stakeholders, ensuring alignment and successful project delivery.
• Manage data governance, data security, data modeling, and enterprise architecture frameworks.
• Provide experience in understanding, managing, and integrating business or DoD Program data across a variety of tool sets and data sources.
• Data Architecture development with and understanding of data lakes, warehouses, and/or streaming platforms.
• Technical Skills and Core Competencies:
• Data Engineering experience with Architecture frameworks such as FACE, GCIA, EAF, FAF,OCSF
• Data Engineering experience with modeling languages such as AADL, SysML, and UML and tooling modeling environments, processes, and tools such as ACVIP, CAMEO, Rational, OSATE, CAMET, and CVIT.
• Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment experience with CI/CD tools like Git tailored for data pipelines.
• Cloud Expertise experience and/or knowledge in cloud platforms like AWS or Azure.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field with 12 years of experience; or Masters degree with 10 years of experience; or PhD with 8 years of experience
• Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application with an investigation completed within the last 6 years
• Must have the ability to obtain Special Access Program (SAP)
• 4+ years of experience in data infrastructure, DevOps, and data engineering, with 2+ years in a leadership or senior technical role.
• 3 years of experience architecting and realizing scalable, secure, and cost-effective network platforms
• 3 years of demonstrated experience in leading large-scale projects from conception to deployment, managing multidisciplinary teams, and driving success through strategic vision and strong leadership.
• Travel up to 25

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or Ph.D. in data engineering, data science, computer science, cloud computing, or a related field.
• Active TS/SCI or TS with SCI eligibility at time of application.
• Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Professional), AWS Certified Data Analytics Specialty, Azure Data Engineer Associate, or Google Professional Data Engineer.
• MLOps Expertise, Observability Tools, Data Versioning, and Containerization for deploying data engineering workflows. 
• Expertise in cloud security best practices, including IAM, encryption, and compliance with frameworks like NIST or FedRAMP.
• Knowledge of advanced networking concepts such as VPC peering, VPNs, and load balancing for data-heavy applications.

Position Benefits:

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts

This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

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Salary Range: $171,000.00 - $256,400.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidates experience, education, skills and current spanet conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.