Senior Principal Data Scientist
Requisition ID: R10156914
- Category: Research and Sciences
- Location: Huntsville, Alabama, United States of America
- Clearance Type: Secret
- Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
- Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
- Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
- Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
- Positions Available: 1
Senior Principal Data Scientist
Northrop Grumman Defense Sector is seeking a Senior Principal Data Scientist to join its team of qualified, and diverse professionals. This position will be located in Huntsville, AL. As a member of the Data Analysis Team, you will play a crucial role in supporting Northrop Grumman's current contracts by analyzing data for network, warning, and data collection equipment used in both deployed locations around the world and test events. Your knowledge of probability and statistics will enable you to solve problems and create analytical reports that will be presented to the customer. You will also be responsible for developing the scripts necessary to parse network data and equipment logs, verify equipment performance, work collaboratively with other teams to resolve performance issues, and generate expected data outputs for post-test and event analyses. Your contributions will be essential in ensuring that Northrop Grumman meets its contractual obligations.
Key Responsibilities
Participate in the planning, design, development and implementation of solutions to address ongoing business performance opportunities and performance improvement.
Work in a fast-paced, Agile/Scrum based environment.
Implement process changes to improve business outcomes.
Develop impactful predictive modelling, Monte Carlo simulations and advanced analytics
Support cross-team development efforts for multiple projects, including data cleanup, ingestion, and linkage with other data sets.
Develop data architectures and data management solutions.
Document design, deployment and operating procedures for each work product.
Present data in a meaningful way to executive management.
Other duties as assigned.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Science with 9 years of experience or Master’s Degree and 7 years of experience or PhD with 4 years of experience
High interest in problem solving and analyses using data
Experience with programming and development language syntax
Basic knowledge of probability and statistics
Experience creating and presenting analysis results
Active DoD Secret Security Clearance Secret
Preferred Qualifications
Experience developing scripts in Python
Experience working with SQL and databases
Experience with Cisco network performance analysis
Experience with Power BI and Tableau
Employees may be eligible for 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. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
What's great about
Northrop Grumman
- Be part of a culture that thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work.
- Use your skills to build and deliver innovative tech solutions that protect the world and shape a better future.
- Enjoy benefits like work-life balance, education assistance and paid time off.
Did you know?
Northrop Grumman leads the industry team for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the largest, most complex and powerful space telescope ever built. Launched in December 2021, the telescope incorporates innovative design, advanced technology, and groundbreaking engineering, and will fundamentally alter our understanding of the universe.