Data Scientist

Relocation assistance is not available. U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a government Secret clearance are required. Travel is expected at 10% of the time.

About the role

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. 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.

The Mission Systems (MS) Sector Supplier Performance Management Organization is seeking a Principal Data Scientist to lead the implementation of strategic data execution initiatives. The individual will apply data science and engineering principles to develop data architecture and predictive models in support of sector initiatives. They will work directly with frontend data visualization specialists and product stakeholders by developing, deploying, and maintaining data pipelines from authoritative data sources needed for metrics and analytics. These data pipelines are crucial for the Sector to gain insight into data to positively influence decision-making at the highest levels and within individual teams. The individual will interact and consult regularly with the MS Executive Leadership Team (ELT), Program Leadership, and supporting Functional Leadership.

This position can be worked in one of our Northrop Grumman locations: San Diego, CA; Rolling Meadows, IL; Baltimore or Linthicum, MD; Charlottesville, VA; Salt Lake City, UT; or Apopka, FL.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the planning, design, development, and implementation of solutions to address ongoing business performance opportunities and performance improvement initiatives.
• Work in a fast-paced, Agile/Scrum-based environment focused on stakeholder outcomes.
• Work with teams across the sector to understand analytics and data modeling requirements.
• Help architect and build data pipelines connected to multiple systems and tools.
• Develop and publish Tableau server dashboards and visualizations used to inform individuals and leaders across the sector.
• Support cross-team development efforts for multiple projects, including data cleanup, ingestion, and linkage with other data sets.
• Document design, deployment, and operating procedures for each work product.
• Present data in a meaningful way to executive management.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 5 years of experience building or creating data workflows, or a Master’s degree and a minimum of 3 years of experience building or creating data workflows.
• Experience working with SQL to ingest, process, store, and analyze data.
• Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or Excel.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Ability to obtain a government Secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SAP.
• Experience with ETL Software (Alteryx, Visual Studios SSIS, Apache, Azure Data Factory, AWS Glue, Databricks, Hadoop).
• Experience with SQL Server Management Studio.
• Experience with an Oracle-based data warehouse.
• Experience with Power Apps and Power Automate.
• Experience with Agentic AI.

Pay

Primary level salary range: $108,200.00 - $187,900.00. The above salary range represents a general guideline; 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.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.