Lead Data Engineer

<h2>Standard Job Description</h2>

<p>Join Lockheed Martin’s Data &amp; AI Enablement organization and accelerate the company’s AI transformation. As a lead data engineer, you will <strong>design, build, and productize data assets</strong> that power AI agents, analytics, and enterprise applications across the Enterprise Data Ecosystem (EDE). In addition, you will <strong>lead the development, governance, and expansion of the enterprise ontology</strong>, ensuring consistent semantic definitions and relationships across all data products.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Lead end‑to‑end development of corporate and functional data models and pipelines – from raw data ingestion from source systems to gold-layer entities - so that they can be productized as certified data products.</li><li>Define product vision, roadmap, SLAs, usage metrics, and continuous‑improvement cycles for all data assets.</li><li>Develop, maintain, and govern the Enterprise ontology (concepts, relationships, taxonomies) and deploy it for use by AI agents and analytics applications across the corporation.</li><li>Ensure data models deliver clean, well‑documented feature sets for machine‑learning pipelines; work with data scientists to embed model‑ready attributes (feature stores, lineage metadata).</li><li>Implement security, governance, and compliance (encryption, fine‑grained access, data lineage) via Unity Catalog and cloud IAM</li><li>Collaborate with team architects to validate designs.</li><li>Optimize Databricks performance with auto‑scaling, caching, and Delta Lake tuning.</li><li>Establish standards, best practices, and certification processes for data products and ontology assets.</li><li>Mentor and develop engineering talent through code reviews, hands‑on workshops, paired‑programming, and defined growth paths/competency matrices.</li><li>Advise on the technology stack used in team operations.</li></ul><h2>Basic Qualifications</h2>

<ul><li>Bachelor’s (or higher) in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Information Management, or a related field.</li><li>7 + years of large-scale data architecture/engineering experience, with at least 4 years focused on productizing data assets for enterprise consumption.</li><li>Significant experience developing ontologies.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to probe for and understand core customer needs as opposed to surface-level needs.</li><li>Strong programming skills in Python and SQL; proficient with Spark (PySpark/Scala) and deep experience with AI-assisted development..</li><li>Experience with data‑integration/orchestration tools (e.g., NiFi, Airflow) for pipeline development.</li><li>Must be a US citizen.</li></ul><h2>Desired Skills</h2>

<ul><li>Experience with Databricks (Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Jobs/Workflows).</li><li>Experience with federated data models and ontologies.</li><li>Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills for cross‑functional teamwork and internal‑customer support.</li><li>Master’s degree or advanced technical training (optional).</li><li>Databricks certifications (Data Engineer Associate/Professional) or comparable big‑data credentials.</li><li>Experience developing applications leveraging genAI.</li></ul><p><strong>Pay Information</strong></p><p><strong>GeoZone Definition:</strong> GeoZones are geographic groupings created by Lockheed Martin to align compensation ranges with regional labor markets and cost-of-labor differences across the United States. Locations are assigned a Geo Zone based on the primary work location of the role.&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Full-time salary range (GEOZONE 1):&nbsp;$131100.00 - $243500.00&nbsp;<ul><li>Includes metropolitan areas such as Sunnyvale CA; Pal Alto, CA; New York City metropolitan area; Newark, New Jersey; etc.</li></ul></li><li>Full-time salary range (GEOZONE 2): $118000.00 - $219100.00&nbsp;<ul><li>Includes metropolitan areas such as Denver, CO; King of Prussia, PA; Stratford, CT; Moorestown, NJ; etc.</li></ul></li><li>Full-time salary range (GEOZONE 3): $104900.00 - $194700.00<ul><li>Includes metropolitan areas such as Dallas–Fort Worth, TX; Orlando, FL; Grand Prairie, TX; Marietta, GA; etc.</li></ul></li><li>Full-time salary range (GEOZONE 4): $94400.00 - $175200.00<ul><li>Includes metropolitan areas such as Camden, AR; Lexington, KY; Lufkin, TX; etc.&nbsp;</li></ul></li></ul><p>At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.</p><p>The salary range for this position is as&nbsp;listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only.&nbsp;<br>Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer. &nbsp;</p><p><strong>Benefits offered:</strong> Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.</p><ul><li>Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.</li><li>For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.</li></ul>