Big Data Engineer

As a Big Data Systems Engineer at Northrop Grumman UK, you will design, implement and maintain large‑scale data systems that support data science, machine learning and AI workloads, optimising data pipelines, ensuring GDPR and privacy compliance and working hand‑on with modern tools across hybrid cloud environments.

• Develop and maintain automation scripts for data processing and workflows.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues across big data systems, pipelines and integrations.
• Conduct integration testing to support the introduction of new tools and technologies.
• Apply strong Linux internals knowledge to improve reliability and system performance.
• Use TCP/IP and OSI model knowledge to design and troubleshoot networked systems.
• Manage, optimise and support data pipelines using NiFi, Airflow or similar orchestration tools.
• Design secure, scalable systems with a focus on GDPR and privacy compliance.
• Support hybrid cloud environments, including on‑premise and AWS resources.
• Support data science and AI workloads using Jupyter, Spacy, Transformers and NLTK.
• Work with big data platforms such as Hive, Impala and Elasticsearch.
• Implement and maintain BI and visualisation tools including Tableau, Kibana and Power
  
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Essential

• Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to resolve complex technical issues.
• Hands‑on experience with integration testing.
• In‑depth Linux internals knowledge.
• Understanding of TCP/IP and OSI networking models.
• Experience with NiFi, Airflow or similar orchestration tools.
• Experience designing scalable big data systems with strong security and compliance focus.
• Hybrid cloud experience, particularly with AWS.
• Familiarity with data science, machine learning and AI tools.
• Experience with big data platforms such as Hive, Impala and Elasticsearch.
• Proficiency with Tableau, Kibana or Power
  
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• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred

• AWS or other cloud certifications.
• Experience with additional orchestration tools.
• Experience with Cloudera, Hadoop, CDSW or CML.

Eligibility

UK citizenship required; travel up to 10% of the time; must obtain and maintain the highest level of UK Government security clearance.

• Flexible working options, including an optional compressed fortnight with every other Friday off.
• Private healthcare cash health plan.
• Holiday buy/sell options.
• Career development programmes, mentoring and training.
• Performance‑related bonuses.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce and encourages individuals from all backgrounds and all abilities to apply.