Sr. Principal Data Scientist (AHT)
About The Position
Northrop Grumman is seeking a Data Scientist to support the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. NASIC creates all-source intelligence on present and future air, air defense, cyber, space, and ballistic missile threats to support military operations, force modernization, and policymaking. The role will assess the current state of data management at NSIC, identify data assets, systems, and processes, and understand data needs, challenges, and opportunities. It will recommend data infrastructure and architecture, including modern technologies such as cloud computing, big data platforms, and analytics tools. The position will implement data lifecycle management practices, establish data quality and integration mechanisms, and use advanced analytics to derive actionable insights. It will also identify training and capacity-building initiatives for NSIC personnel.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent with 12 or more years of relevant experience, or a bachelor's degree with 8 or more years, or a master's degree with 6 or more years.
- Experience with Intelligence Community (IC) data requirements and related challenges.
- Experience aligning data initiatives with DoW strategic goals and IC mission objectives.
- Experience in data lifecycle management, including governance, quality, and security.
- Experience designing scalable, secure, and efficient data architectures.
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud for data storage and processing.
- Experience with relational and non-relational databases (SQL and NoSQL) and data warehousing.
- Experience using data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI to present insights.
- Active TS/SCI security clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Proficiency in SQL.
- Experience mentoring and leading peers on data science projects.
- Applied statistics experience, including distributions, testing, and regression.
- Proficiency with JMP, including scripting in JSL.
- Experience with MATLAB for data analysis or modeling.
Responsibilities
- Assess the current state of data management within NSIC and identify existing data assets, systems, and processes.
- Develop an understanding of data needs, challenges, and opportunities.
- Recommend data infrastructure and architecture to support data collection, storage, processing, and analysis.
- Identify modern technologies, including cloud computing, big data platforms, and analytics tools, to support scalable and efficient data management.
- Implement a data lifecycle management framework covering acquisition, ingestion, storage, processing, analysis, sharing, and disposal.
- Ensure data lifecycle practices comply with regulatory requirements and best practices.
- Establish mechanisms to ensure data quality and integrity across disparate data sources.
- Implement data integration solutions for interoperability and information exchange across systems and organizations.
- Apply machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data visualization to derive actionable insights from NSIC-produced data.
- Identify training and capacity-building initiatives to develop NSIC personnel's data management skills.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available.
- Health insurance coverage.
- Life and disability insurance.
- Savings plan.
- Company-paid holidays.
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
- Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
Education Level
High school or GED
