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# Principal Data Insight Analyst (Top Secret)

- **Company:** Northrop Grumman
- **Location:** Palmdale, CA, United States
- **Salary:** $103,600.0 - $155,400.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Data Analysis, Data Intelligence, SAP (Applications), Atlassian Tools
- **Published:** August 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/FA3ACAF552A7457586DC768E75537983/job/

## About the Role

* Must have a minimum of 5 years with Bachelor's degree or 3 years with a Master's degree o r 9 years of experience in lieu of degree
 * 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

Preferred Qualifications:

 * Be familiar with aircraft systems such as avionics/mechanical equipment as well as other common systems

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## Description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a Principal Data Insight Analyst to join our team in Palmdale, Ca. The candidate should be a self-starter who thrives in both independent and collaborative settings while consistently maintaining strong connections across the team.

The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position. Travel up to 10% may be required.

Roles and Responsibilities will include:

 * 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


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