Senior Principal Data Scientist

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 - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. 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 - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

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 analyticsSupport 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 experienceHigh interest in problem solving and analyses using dataExperience with programming and development language syntaxBasic knowledge of probability and statisticsExperience creating and presenting analysis resultsActive DoD Secret Security Clearance Secret

Preferred Qualifications

Experience developing scripts in PythonExperience working with SQL and databasesExperience with Cisco network performance analysisExperience with Power BI and Tableau

Salary Range: $139,700 - $209,500

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, 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.

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.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

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.