Data Engineering Manager

Northrop Grumman

Engineering leader managing Data Engineering team at Northrop Grumman. Overseeing data systems and leading a collaborative team to ensure engineering excellence.

Posted 4/14/2026full-timeRemote • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $133,200 - $219,800 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and maintain a data engineering roadmap; align technical priorities with business objectives and the Northrop Grumman data strategy
Build and lead a high-performing, collaborative team; mentor engineers on design patterns, code quality, data architecture, and career development
Champion clean, modular architecture and enforce engineering best practices
Drive end-to-end delivery of data pipelines in Databricks, ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance while meeting roadmap milestones
Lead the migration to our Databricks enterprise lakehouse
Collaborate with leaders and teams across various functions

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
Minimum of 8 years of experience in software or data engineering with a relevant Bachelor’s Degree OR 6 years of experience with a relevant Master’s Degree
Minimum of 2 years of experience in people management leading engineering teams
Proficiency with Databricks (or comparable modern data lakehouse platforms), cloud services (AWS), and data pipelines
Skill in managing technical teams, process excellence, and meeting roadmap deliverables
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence both technical and executive audiences

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

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Hard Skills & Tools

data engineeringdata architecturedata pipelinesclean architecturemodular architecturecode qualitydesign patternscloud servicesDatabricksprocess excellence

Soft Skills

team leadershipmentoringcollaborationcommunicationstakeholder managementinfluencingcareer development