Melanie Kwon
Senior Principal Systems Data Architect
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Top SchoolMelanie Kwon is a Senior Principal Systems Data Architect with 11 years of experience designing secure data platforms and engineering solutions for defense and aerospace systems. Currently leading data architecture, security, and governance at Northrop Grumman with an active TS clearance, she blends hands-on software engineering, DevSecOps, and data platform expertise across mission-critical programs. Her background spans analytics and cloud data stacks—dbt, Snowflake, Redshift, AWS—alongside deep Python, SQL, and big-data tooling experience from roles at FIGS, Boeing, and First Quadrant. Melanie pairs an M.S. in Computer Science with a BA in Political Science, a combination that helps her translate technical constraints into clear programmatic strategy and compliance. Known for moving rapidly between individual contribution and people leadership, she brings practical DataOps rigor to complex, regulated environments.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science, Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science at California State University, Los AngelesUniversity of California, Los Angeles
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Github Skills (13)
docker8
react5
typescript4
mongoose3
couchbase2
mongodb2
mobile-application1
rest-api1
javascript1
rest1
sql1
nativescript1
jwt1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
melaniemkwon/melaniemkwon.github.io
Nov 2015 - Aug 2019
Portfolio site http://melaniemkwon.github.io/
Contributions:4 PRs, 73 pushes, 5 branches in 3 years 9 months
melaniemkwon/FormBuilder
Feb 2017 - May 2017
Formbuilder project
Contributions:112 PRs, 144 pushes, 57 branches in 3 months
reacttypescriptformbuilder
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