Tools Engineer

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Sterling, VA, USA
Hybrid
133K-226K Annually
Senior level
Aerospace • Hardware • Information Technology • Security • Software • Cybersecurity • Defense
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The Role
Designs, automates, and maintains data pipelines, processing platforms, analytics tools, and cloud-based enterprise lab infrastructure. Supports big data frameworks, cloud services, infrastructure as code, CI/CD deployments, data quality, lineage, and governance. The role also involves analyzing structured and unstructured data, validating customer requirements, and supporting multi-intelligence data integration within a classified defense environment.
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BAE Systems, a top ten prime contractor to the U.S. Department of War, enables the U.S. government to transform data into intelligence and provides engineering, integration and sustainment support for critical military platforms and systems. Intelligence & Security provides services and products to the Department of War, the intelligence community, federal law enforcement officials, and troops deployed around the world.
We are looking for Tools Engineer with data processing skills and Intel Community experience who wants to grow and develop by initiating analysis on a unique client data set. The program delivers a new Enterprise lab environment in a cloud-based environment across multiple classification levels. The Data Analyst will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the tools, platforms, and pipelines that enable data integration, processing, storage, and analytics in an enterprise lab environment. The lab supports new and emerging paradigms to support and enhance customer capabilities and tradecraft. The enterprise lab environment will encompass multi-intelligence data infusion to enable innovative tradecraft development modeling and simulation to provide solutions for customer problems and needs.
As the Tools Engineer you will:
  • Design and automate data pipelines.
  • Utilize structured and unstructured data to deliver analytic workloads
  • Support data processing and analytics platforms utilizing big data frameworks and cloud data services
  • Support a DevOps environment utilizing infrastructure as code and CI/CD pipelines for data tool deployment
  • Be responsible for monitoring data quality, lineage, and governance
  • Working with the customer to understand and validate requirements.

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Required Education, Experience, & Skills
  • Bachelor's Degree and 6 years work experience or equivalent experience
  • Ability to script complex queries to perform data analysis
  • Ability to apply data organization skills
  • Excellent organizational and follow through skills.
  • Strong communication (written and verbal) skills.
  • Detail oriented with problem-solving skills.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
  • Cybersecurity, cyber operations, computer science, or software engineering background

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $132962 - $226035
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
About BAE Systems, Inc.
BAE Systems, Inc. is a defense, aerospace, and security company headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, with more than 40,000 employees worldwide. We serve, supply, and protect those who protect us. As one of the most geographically diverse international defense companies, we deliver a full range of products and services spanning air, land, maritime, space, and cyber, including advanced electronics, intelligence solutions, and dedicated customer support.
Our culture is performance-driven and values-led, built on curiosity, creativity, and collaboration. Purpose isn't a tagline here. It's what drives us. We're developing breakthrough technologies that defend national security and make a lasting impact on our communities and our planet. When you join BAE Systems, you're not just building a career. You're contributing to a mission that truly matters.
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree and six years of work experience, or equivalent experience
  • Ability to script complex queries for data analysis
  • Ability to apply data organization skills
  • Excellent organizational and follow-through skills
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Detail orientation and problem-solving skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office
  • Background in cybersecurity, cyber operations, computer science, or software engineering

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BAE Systems, Inc. Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Retirement Support — Retirement benefits stand out with a 401(k) savings plan and company matching, emphasizing long-term financial security. This area is consistently positioned as one of the stronger components of the package.
  • Parental & Family Support — Family programs are notably broad, including paid parental leave, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, dependent‑care accounts, and child‑ and elder‑care resources. In the U.S., up to 10 subsidized days of backup care per year further support caregivers.
  • Healthcare Strength — Health coverage spans medical, dental, and vision options alongside HSAs/FSAs, mental‑health support, and an Employee Assistance Program. The breadth of offerings provides solid baseline protection across common healthcare needs.

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The Company
HQ: Falls Church, VA
40,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1999

What We Do

Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do. As a leading aerospace, defense, and security company, we work together to deliver a full range of products and services for air, land, space, and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. How we work is rooted in purpose – a purpose to protect those who protect us, to unite our community of colleagues and customers, and to drive forward the growth and development of our exceptional team members. It's where purpose connects.

Why Work With Us

We believe your career should be filled with innovation and discovery. And that's exactly what you'll find at BAE Systems. As you work to develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills and expand knowledge. On a sharp and collaborative team, you will be challenged – and supported – at every turn.

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