Data Scientist SME Security Clearance

Data Scientist SME with Security Clearance

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This role is for a Data Scientist Subject Matter Expert with an active TS/SCI security clearance, based in Crystal City, VA. The contract length is unspecified, with a pay rate that will be discussed upon interview. We are seeking a candidate with strong skills in Python, SQL, CI/CD, ETL and related data engineering and machine learning technologies. A bachelor’s degree is required.

• Build and ship Python-based analytic services (APIs, batch, streaming) with CI/CD, testing, and containerization.
• Build and update web-based GUIs (Streamlit, etc.) for lightweight visualization of complex analytics.
• Design and harden automated methods for linking disparate sources across very large datasets.
• Own the lifecycle: ingest/ETL, modeling, deployment, and monitoring (performance, drift, data quality).
• Work with analysts, developers, and other data scientists to turn workflows into robust, automated pipelines.
• Apply supervised/unsupervised learning, graph methods, and statistical modeling.
• Enforce engineering rigor: unit and integration testing, typing, code review, and documentation.
• Identify data gaps/anomalies and improve TTPs and methodologies in classified environments.

• Production Python expertise (packages, APIs/services, packaging, dependency management).
• SQL proficiency; experience with large‑scale systems (Trino, Postgre
  
  SQL, Hive, Open Search, Elastic Search; distributed compute a plus).
• Proven model production (FastAPI, batch jobs, or streaming), CI/CD, Docker, and Linux.
• Strong Num Py, Sci Py, pandas, scikit‑learn, Matplotlib; comfortable moving from exploration to maintainable code.
• Practical experience in entity resolution, graph/relational reasoning, and applied statistics.
• Experience integrating structured, unstructured text, and semi‑structured data.
• US Citizen only—requires an active TS/SCI security clearance and willingness to obtain a CI Poly.

• Orchestration & Data Quality:
  Airflow.
• Distributed & Streaming:
  Spark, Kafka.
• Development and CI/CD:
  Kubernetes, pytest.
• Observability & Reliability: data & model drift monitoring.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience). Advanced degrees are a plus.

An active TS/SCI security clearance is REQUIRED; candidates must have or be willing to obtain a CI Poly. Candidates without this clearance will not be considered.

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