Senior Principal Data Scientist - Domain Lead, Pipelines

Northrop Grumman; Roy (UT); On-site; USD 135,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Roy, UT is seeking a Senior Principal Data Scientist to lead data pipelines and data products for a specified domain. You will own the delivery and sustainment of pipelines, guiding the technical design and aligning with program objectives and platform standards.

You will mentor engineers, coordinate with stakeholders, ensure non-functional requirements such as reliability and security, and manage risks in cross-domain planning. This role requires DoD clearance eligibility.

Qualifications

• Experience leading data pipelines and data products in production.
• Ability to obtain/maintain DoD Secret clearance.
• Experience aligning domain work with program goals and platform standards.

Responsibilities

• Own the domain data pipeline and data product roadmap.
• Lead domain data engineering teams and backlog prioritization.
• Design domain solutions leveraging shared frameworks and data models.
• Ensure reliability, security, observability, and governance.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align with program goals.

Skills

Technical leadership

Data pipelines

Data products

Cross-domain collaboration

Mentoring engineers

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Apache Spark

Delta Lake

Apache Airflow

Kafka

Databricks

Job description

Northrop Grumman in Roy, UT is seeking a Senior Principal Data Scientist to lead data pipelines and data products for a specified domain. You will own the delivery and sustainment of pipelines, guiding the technical design and aligning with program objectives and platform standards.

You will mentor engineers, coordinate with stakeholders, ensure non-functional requirements such as reliability and security, and manage risks in cross-domain planning. This role requires DoD clearance eligibility.