Data Insight Analyst

Northrop Grumman • Falls Church, VA

395d • $100,300 - $165,500 • Remote

About The Position

The Data Insight Analyst at Northrop Grumman will be part of the Enterprise Insights and Analytics organization, responsible for guiding the organization with strategic analysis and providing meaningful insights derived from data. This role involves collaborating across the enterprise to uncover data-driven insights that address business challenges and enable transformational change, with a focus on the talent life-cycle.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 5 years of related experience OR a Master's degree with 3 years of related experience for Principal level.
• Bachelor's degree with 8 years of related experience OR a Master's degree with 6 years of related experience for Senior Principal level.
• Ability to extract and manipulate data from databases using SQL and write custom queries.
• Familiarity with common table expressions and building views.
• Ability to apply quantitative and statistical approaches to answer questions using data.
• Proficient using an object-oriented programming language (e.g., Python) to conduct analysis and create visualizations.
• Proficient in data visualization using Tableau or similar visualization tools.
• Experience in executive data storytelling, building compelling, concise, and insightful presentations to communicate developed insights.
• Experience collaborating on projects with multiple teams, managing relationships, and communicating findings to audiences.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Math, Physics, Engineering, Statistics, Economics) is preferred.
• Experience with program management data.
• Experience working within defense or government contracting.
• Foundational understanding or exposure to more advanced analytics, such as machine learning.
• Experience with data storage and retrieval techniques, ETL, and databases.
• Experience with U/X design principles.
• Experience interfacing with and presenting to executive audiences.
• Ability to work with the utmost confidentiality when applicable.

Responsibilities

• Creating strategic analysis by forming structured hypotheses and identifying patterns in data using quantitative methods.
• Driving projects from initial concept through deployment, leveraging opportunities for automation.
• Synthesizing and communicating results for executive audiences by capturing meaningful insights and takeaways from data.
• Working directly with a wide range of stakeholders, including executive leaders, to understand organizational needs and business questions.
• Translating business questions into an analytical framework to form testable hypotheses.
• Partnering with analytics organizations to drive digital transformation strategy throughout sector functions and objectives.
• Creating data visualizations using common visualization capabilities (R or Python libraries, Tableau, Cognos, PowerBI, etc.).
• Using scripting languages like SQL to integrate, wrangle, and manipulate large datasets.
• Using statistical computing languages like R Studio to perform analysis and visualization.
• Using lightweight markup languages like Quarto Markdown to craft insights and strategic analysis.
• Leveraging basic version control practices to publish work internally.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Flexible scheduling
• Professional development opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree