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Principal Database Architect

Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Aurora
Posted on: March 18, 2023

Job Description:

US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: YesRELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE TYPE: NoneTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time**Description**Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world's biggest challenges. 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.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.The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, and innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission.With us, you'll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today. #definingpossibleNorthrop Grumman is seeking a **_Principal Database Architect_** to join our team supporting the NKW program. The position will be onsite and based at a facility in **Aurora, Colorado.** The NKW program is transforming a mission critical application to work in tomorrow's environments through increased DevOps implementation and needs a DBA to support the team's growth and continued success. This is an opportunity to help a customer and team take advantage of leading-edge development practices. If you have found yourself saying on more than one occasion "Hey folks, maybe we should really try !" Then this might be the job for you!**Basic Qualifications** + 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; 3 years of related experience with a Master's degree; 0 years of experience with a Ph.D.; _9 or more years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree_+ **Ability to obtain a DoD Top Secret (TS) security clearance (** _clearance not required to start) - US Citizenship is required**_+ Ability to obtain a Counterintelligence Polygraph (CI-Poly) ( _not required to start- candidate will be submitted for CI Poly upon hire_ )+ Experience with Agile software development using Java, Python and/or C++ software development in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux environment+ Experience with database administration with _either_ Oracle or Postgres databases+ Experience with tuning databases performance+ Ability to troubleshoot database issues+ Ability to design and implement database systems and schemas**Preferred Qualifications** + Current/Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance+ Current Counterintelligence Polygraph (CI-Poly) completed within the last 5 years+ Experience with database administration with **both** Oracle and Postgres databases+ Ability to tune and maintain high-performing databases+ Ability to troubleshoot complex database issues+ Ability to support development, test, and deployment teams through DB administrationThis position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. _This schedule is flexible to accommodate those that prefer the traditional 40-hour week/8 hour day work weeks as well._ **Salary Range:** $90,600 - $136,000As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our 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 DiscountsEmployees 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.Salary Range: $90,600.00 - $136,000.00Employees 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. We are a pioneering company.With careers across all areas: air, cyber, land, sea and space - our 90,000 employees work as one to defend and define the future. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will give you every opportunity to do your best work. Working together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines, we share a drive to push the boundaries of science, technology and engineering to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide.

Keywords: Northrop Grumman, Aurora , Principal Database Architect, IT / Software / Systems , Aurora, Colorado

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