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This role pays less than
61%
of similar roles. Most pay
$152,462–$214,500
— the blue band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$170k
versus about
$183k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About General Dynamics
General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.
General Dynamics currently has
1364 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$124,093–$150,385
across 1161 roles with salary data.
The Data Engineer Senior Principal joins the Iron EagleX team to support the USASOC OTA Program. This role involves modernizing a Department of War client's data architecture by designing and delivering advanced data solutions that enhance warfighter readiness and decision-making. You will provide technical leadership and mentorship to a growing engineering team, working with government project managers to establish sprint cadences and develop visual dashboards using live data. Key responsibilities include implementing migration strategies, managing ETL/ELT pipelines, and integrating cloud-based resources. Required technical skills include SQL, Python scripting, S3/Block Storage, and big data technologies like Presto, Hive, Spark, or Flink. You must also possess experience with AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, and workflow management engines like Airflow or AWS Step Functions within a defense or intelligence context.
What does a Data Engineer earn?
Median $162000 from 202 postings across 58 companies.
SQL
Python
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Data Architecture
CI/CD
Git
Data Modeling
APIs
Data Engineering
data, lineage
Data Quality
Production Operations
Automated Testing
SQL
Python
Apache Airflow
Microsoft SQL Server
Git
CI/CD
Data Architecture
Relational Data Modeling
APIs
Data Quality
data, lineage
Automated Testing
Monitoring
Production Operations