Data Scientist/Principal Data Scientist

Key Skills

HTML, Microsoft-Excel, Java Programming, Oracle, CSS, AngularJS, Python Programming, ASP.net, .NET, C++, Database, SQL, DevOps, Git, MVC, Azure, PowerBI, Data science techniques, JIRA, Data Visualization, Looker, Tableau, Data Analytics, R Programming, SVN, VBA, Powerpoint, SharePoint, VR/AR frameworks, Atlassian Suite

Job Description

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.

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Data Scientist for our Operations organization. This position will be located at our Mission Systems Sector in San Diego, California. This position can be performed as a part-time virtual?telecommuter. You will be leading an exciting,?cutting-edge?data analytics program enabling data analytics at Northrop Grumman.?

We are seeking a highly motivated individual, with an eagerness to learn, and a passion for data analysis/mining, reporting and programming. The selected candidate should have a willingness to explore new technologies independently and develop them in a team environment.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Support the manufacturing operations team by recommending/developing/re-engineering visibility reports or tools to translate information into graphs and charts
• Possess analytical and problem-solving skills necessary for quickly developing recommendations based on quantitative and qualitative data from many different types of sources
• Decompose user requirements into logical functions/components
• Design, develop, and maintain the front-end web applications of a scalable analytics system 
• Utilize various toolsets for data mining/data analysis
• Explore/Develop new technologies or approaches to data mining and interpretation
• Create ad hoc metrics and reports based on unique business needs
• Work closely with customer to develop and implement data related architectures, designs, and solutions
• Drive the collection of new data and the refinement of existing data sources
• Have solid understanding of data warehouse development and optimization techniques
• Identify patterns and higher-level information from all the data sources through use of tools and application programming 
• Understand the general problem space and is confident in explaining the different insights generated from the data

• This requisition may be filled as a Level 2 or a Level 3 based with the qualifications below. 

Basic Qualifications for the Level 2 (Data Scientist):

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a STEM area (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) and 2 years of relevant experience (0 year with Master’s degree) 
• Experience in data science, information systems, data management or web programming 
• Must be able to obtain a U.S. government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) 
• Must be proficient in MS Office suite – Excel, SharePoint, Teams, Outlook, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Visio 

Basic Qualifications for the Level 3 (Principal Data Scientist):

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a STEM area (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) and 5 years of relevant experience (3 years with Master’s degree) 
• Experience in data science, information systems, data management or web programming 
• Must be able to obtain a U.S. government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) 
• Must be proficient in MS Office suite – Excel, SharePoint, Teams, Outlook, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Visio 

Preferred Qualifications for both levels:

• Experience in or knowledge of a manufacturing environment
• Experience with database technologies (e.g., SQL, Oracle)
• Experience using a data analytics visualization software package (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Looker, Lumira).
• Experience with object-oriented languages (e.g., JAVA, VBA, Python, SQL, R, C+)
• Experience with AGILE project management software (e.g., Atlassian Jira/Confluence/Bitbucket, Microsoft Azure DevOps).
• Experience with data transportation formats (e.g., JSON, XML)
• Experience using a version control system for code management (e.g., Git, SVN).
• Experience with modern web development stack (e.g., ASP.NET, MVC, JS Frameworks, CSS, HTML)