Staff Database Engineer
Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Aurora
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Polygraph TRAVEL:
No Description 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. Northrop Grumman Space Systems is
seeking a Staff Database Engineer with hands-on experience in
database engineering based at our location in Aurora, Colorado .
Job Duties: Apply appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and
tools throughout the development life cycle. Diagnose problems
encountered during application integration among products and
address fixes/enhancements according to prescribed program
processes. Familiarity with developing application software in a
Linux environment, using relational databases, and knowledge of
client – server applications will help set the candidate up for
success. The candidate will be working in an extremely dynamic and
challenging environment on a day-to-day basis. Experience with
working in a fast paced environment. Ability to multitask and have
good time management skills. In addition, the candidate must be a
team player, able to work comfortably and effectively with company
team members as well as program stakeholders and DoD contractor
personnel using strong verbal, written, and interpersonal
communications skills. Basic Qualifications: Bachelor of Science
degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM)
discipline and 12 years of related experience, OR Master of Science
degree in a STEM discipline and 10 years of related experience, OR
STEM PhD and 8 year of related experience. Active Top Secret/SCI
clearance with CI Polygraph at time of application. Experience with
design and implementation of data warehousing technologies
including relational databases, SQL, and data analytics Experience
implementing Oracle Grid Infrastructure, Oracle database and
PostgreSQL database systems running on Linux. Experience in full
lifecycle project development. Experience with scripting languages
such bash, PLSQL and/or Python for crafting efficient automation
scripts and executing database operations. Experience working on
Agile Teams. Security Certification. Experience documenting design,
processes, and procedures. Experience with CI/CD Pipeline,
Bitbucket, Git, Jira. Preferred Qualifications: Experience working
with Jira and Confluence. Experience working with DevOps processes,
i.e., Ansible, VMWare, Kubernetes (containers), deployment
experience. Systems administration experience, to include Windows,
Linux, and VM environments. Master of Science in Engineering or
other STEM discipline. Primary Level Salary Range: $161,000.00 -
$241,400.00 The above salary range represents a general guideline;
however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when
determining base salary offers such as the scope and
responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience,
education, skills and current market conditions. Depending on the
position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift
differential, and 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 application period
for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date.
However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on
business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
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
http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required
for all positions with a government clearance and certain other
restricted positions.
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