CareerPlan

Mid-Level Data Scientist

Reston, VAFull-time$116k–$169k2026-09-04 → 2026-11-11
On-site · United StatesUnited States citizens onlySecurity clearance required

Core

Mid-level data scientist supporting a hard target mission set by automating data workflows, cleaning large-scale datasets, and preparing data for advanced analytics and modeling.

Role type

Mid-level IC data scientist (defense/intelligence)

Builds

Scalable data pipelines, dashboards, and data products for government stakeholders

Domain

Defense/Intelligence + Big Data Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, SQL, data wrangling (pandas, PySpark), ETL automation, big data frameworks (Spark, Hadoop, AWS Glue, Azure Synapse, Databricks), Tableau, data modeling, metadata management, LLM/NLP basics

Preferred skills

Clairvoyant, container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes), graph data science, GIS tools, enterprise architecture, responsible AI practices

Technologies

Python, SQL, pandas, PySpark, Spark, Hadoop, AWS Glue, Azure Synapse, Databricks, Tableau, Clairvoyant, Docker, Kubernetes

Responsibilities

Automate ETL workflows and streamline data preparation tasks; Operate in big data ecosystems; Assist in developing and deploying data pipelines; Implement statistical analyses and visualizations; Maintain documentation of data preparation methods; Support integration of data into downstream modeling and LLM workflows; Build and maintain dashboards.

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC