Senior Data Architect & Analytics Leader

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 168,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems seeks a Staff Data Architect/Data Scientist to support the Sentinel program in Roy, UT. The role leads data strategy and builds scalable, secure data pipelines for large-scale analytics.

You will drive advanced analytics, define standards for model validation and observability, and mentor teams while collaborating with senior leadership on data-driven decisions.

Preference for U.S. citizenship and experience in defense environments is valued.

Qualifications

• US citizenship with ability to obtain a USG secret clearance and SAP access.
• Experience with enterprise-grade data architectures across heterogeneous systems.
• Strong data modeling skills and cloud/hybrid environments.
• Proven ability to translate data architecture into measurable outcomes.
• Experience with AI/ML data pipelines and modernization initiatives.
• Proficient in Python, R, or Scala and big data tooling.

Responsibilities

• Translate business needs into a strategic, executable data architecture roadmap.
• Design scalable data platforms and secure pipelines using Spark, Flink, Snowflake, etc.
• Lead advanced analytics initiatives and machine learning deployments.
• Define standards for model validation, observability, and reproducibility.
• Mentor data scientists and engineers and drive cross-team collaboration.
• Influence change and promote data-centric decision making across the organization.

Skills

Python

R

Scala

Big data platforms

Data visualization

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Palantir Foundry

Spark

Job description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems seeks a Staff Data Architect/Data Scientist to support the Sentinel program in Roy, UT. The role leads data strategy and builds scalable, secure data pipelines for large-scale analytics.

You will drive advanced analytics, define standards for model validation and observability, and mentor teams while collaborating with senior leadership on data-driven decisions.

Preference for U.S. citizenship and experience in defense environments is valued.