Sentinel - Principal​/Sr Principal Systems Data Architect

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available.

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 25% of the Time

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Principal Systems Data Architect/Sr. Principal Systems Data Architect in support of the Sentinel program. This opening is in Huntsville, AL, Colorado Springs, CO, Roy, Utah, Manhattan Beach, CA or Bellevue, NE and will support the Sentinel Program.

• Execute a comprehensive data strategy, aligned with the organization’s goals, focusing on digital engineering, digital thread, and advanced analytics across weapon system design from initial development through sustainment.
• Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of scalable data infrastructure, including data creation/collection, storage, management, integration, analysis, and data serving.
• Maintain knowledge of current and emerging Industry and DoD trends and technologies in data frameworks, management and analytics and ensure proper utilization where applicable.

• Stakeholder management skills, including presenting solutions to senior leadership.
• Manage data governance, data security, data modeling, and enterprise architecture frameworks.
• 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.

• 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.

• Principal Systems Data Architect – BS degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field with 5 Years of related experience; 3 Years with Masters; 1 Year with PhD.
• Sr. Principal Systems Data Architect – BS degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field with 8 Years of related experience; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD.
• Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years.
• Must be able to be successfully screened for Enhanced Security Clearances, within a reasonable amount of time to meet business needs.

• 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, Observability Tools, Data Versioning, and Containerization for deploying data engineering workflows.
• 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.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for a 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 position’s standard work schedule is 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

Primary Level Salary Range: $ - $

Secondary Level Salary Range: $ - $

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and allow sharing in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.

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  U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.