Principal Engineer Database

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's 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 nation's 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, they're making history.

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's 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 nation's 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, they're making history.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace! Do you enjoy a culture where your voice is valued? Start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. Here at Northrop Grumman, 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. As a company, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive workforce and understand that our employees are at their best with a healthy work-life balance, both of which are examples of the many benefits of joining our team!

About this position: We are seeking a database administrator who will lead efforts in the development, execution, and maintenance of new and existing databases supporting the Transformational Computing Operating Unit (TCOU).  They must be comfortable working with a wide range of stakeholders, internal data scientists, data engineers, and multiple functional teams in a fast-paced, research environment with an emphasis on driving collaboration, quality and speed to market. 

This position requires work on site located at Linthicum, MD and/or Annapolis Junction, MD. This position will be entirely on premise.

Your responsibilities:

• Perform database maintenance tasks to support application changes and ensure integrity and efficient performance of the databases. (Typical maintenance tasks include backup, recovery, migration, space management, structural changes, and performance tuning)
• Administer databases utilizing strong skills at sourcing data from a wide variety of formats
• Installing, upgrading/patching, monitoring, problem resolution, and configuration management of databases.
• Developing and documenting technical processes and procedures as needed.
• Coordinate with different functional, IT, and software teams to implement solutions

What you need to be successful in the role:

• Comfort with requirements-analysis and stake-holder engagement.
• Strong problem solving skills
• Solid communication skills (written, verbal, and visual)
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Prioritization skills to manage work load and make sound decisions for assigned team's data analysis activities.

This position can be filled as a Principal Database Administrator OR a Sr. Principal Database Administrator. Qualifications for both are listed below:

Basic Qualifications for a Principal Database Administrator:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical area with 5 years of relevant experience; 3 years with technical master's degree; 6+ months related work experience with a PhD in related field.
• Previous Data Warehouse experience
• Experience manipulating and analyzing complex, high-volume, high-dimensionality data from multiple sources / systems of record
• Excellent knowledge of data backup, recovery, security, integrity
• Proficient with Linux / Unix shell scripting
• Experience with Linux server environments
• Experience with performance tuning of database systems
• Excellent communication skills and customer facing experience
• Proven ability to learn and master new technologies and techniques
• Able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with Full Scope (FS) polygraph per business requirements. US Citizenship is a requirement of this.

Basic Qualifications for a Sr. Principal Database Administrator:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical area with 9 years of relevant experience; 7 years with technical master's degree; 4 years with a PhD in related field.
• Previous Data Warehouse experience
• Experience manipulating and analyzing complex, high-volume, high-dimensionality data from multiple sources / systems of record
• Excellent knowledge of data backup, recovery, security, integrity
• Proficient with Linux / Unix shell scripting
• Experience with Linux server environments
• Experience with performance tuning of database systems
• Excellent communication skills and customer facing experience
• Proven ability to learn and master new technologies and techniques
• Knowledge of data gathering, cleansing and transformation techniques
• Able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with Full Scope (FS) polygraph per business requirements. US Citizenship is a requirement of this.

Preferred Qualifications for Principal/Sr. Principal Database Administrator:

• Product Lifecycle experience
• Experience working with the following database formats:
  • Mariadb/MySQL, Mongodb, Influx
• Experience mentoring and leading peers in database management projects
• Active TS/SCI clearance with FS poly

This position reports to Linthicum, MD, USA, however, this position can also be worked from Annapolis Junction, MD, MD, USA.

Salary Range: $99,800 USD - $149,800 USD

Salary Range 2: $123,800 USD - $185,800 USD

Employees may be eligible for 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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.