Senior Data Insight Analyst - TS Clearance, On-Site

Northrop Grumman; Palmdale (CA); On-site; USD 103,600 - 155,400; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in Palmdale, CA is seeking a Principal Data Insight Analyst to join our team. The role requires a self-starter able to work independently and with cross-functional teams on data-driven initiatives.

You will translate analytics into actionable recommendations, ensure data quality, and collaborate with engineering, data platform, and business stakeholders. A Top Secret clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years with Bachelor's degree or 3 years with a Master’s degree or 9 years of experience in lieu
• Hands-on analytics experience, including advanced statistical modeling and experimentation
• Proficient with MS Office products and Atlassian Suites
• Experience with pivoting tables, charting, and building nested Excel functions
• Candidates must be willing to work a dynamic work schedule/multiple shifts that may include extended shifts, holidays, and weekends
• Active Government Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
• Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Access Program (SAP) access via a Program Access Request (PAR) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs

Responsibilities

• Understand and experience in specifying, collecting, processing and presenting information from potentially several disparate data sets
• Generate actionable knowledge from data
• Analyze data sets and quickly developing recommendations based on quantitative and qualitative data from many different types of sources
• Identify patterns and higher-level information from all the data sources through use of tools and application programming
• Understands the general problem space and is confident in explaining the different insights generated from the data.
• Translate analytic findings into clear, actionable recommendations and executive presentations with compelling visualizations and narratives
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and lineage for insight-generating datasets through validation rules, monitoring, and escalation processes
• Prioritize analytics backlog using business impact, technical feasibility, and operational readiness; manage stakeholder expectations and delivery timelines
• Lead cross-functional analytics projects, coordinating engineering, data platform, and business teams to deliver production-ready solutions

Skills

Statistical modeling

Data analysis

Experimentation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

MS Office

Atlassian Suite

Excel (Pivot Tables/Charts)

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in Palmdale, CA is seeking a Principal Data Insight Analyst to join our team. The role requires a self-starter able to work independently and with cross-functional teams on data-driven initiatives.

You will translate analytics into actionable recommendations, ensure data quality, and collaborate with engineering, data platform, and business stakeholders. A Top Secret clearance is required.