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Principal/Sr. Principal Database Engineer

at Northrop Grumman

📍 United States-Colorado-Aurora Unknown 💰 $103K – $155K USD / year Posted March 13, 2026
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Position Details

Salary $103K – $155K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience lead
Exp. Years 4+ years
Education Bachelor's or Master's in STEM or PhD with relevant experience
Category Engineering (Non-Software)

About this role

This role involves designing and maintaining data warehousing solutions using relational databases like Oracle and PostgreSQL, supporting data analytics, and ensuring secure infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement data warehousing solutions
  • Optimize relational database performance
  • Support data analytics projects
  • Ensure database security and reliability
  • Collaborate with development teams

Technical Overview

Technical scope includes data warehousing, relational databases, SQL, Oracle Grid Infrastructure, PostgreSQL, and Linux environment for application development and data analytics.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior database engineer with extensive experience in data warehousing, relational databases, and SQL, with a background in Oracle and PostgreSQL on Linux platforms, and active Top Secret/SCI clearance.

Must-Have Skills

Data warehousingRelational databasesSQLOracle Grid InfrastructureOracle databasePostgreSQLLinuxApplication software development

Tools & Platforms

Oracle Grid InfrastructureOracle databasePostgreSQLLinux

Required Skills

Data warehousingRelational databasesSQLOracle Grid InfrastructureOracle databasePostgreSQLLinuxApplication software developmentData analytics

Hard Skills

Data warehousingRelational databasesSQLData analyticsOracle Grid InfrastructureOracle databasePostgreSQLLinuxApplication software developmentClient-server applications

Soft Skills

problem-solvingteamworkcommunicationadaptabilitytime management

Industry & Role

Industry Aerospace
Job Function Database engineering focused on data warehousing, analytics, and secure infrastructure support

Clearance & Visa

Clearance Required Active Top Secret/SCI with CI Polygraph

Keywords for Your Resume

Data warehousingRelational databasesSQLOracle Grid InfrastructureOracle databasePostgreSQLLinuxApplication software developmentData analyticsClient-server applicationsOracle

Deal Breakers

Lack of active Top Secret/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph, Less than 4 years of relevant experience, No experience with Oracle or PostgreSQL

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