Senior Data Scientist Engineer; TS​/SCI CI Polygraph

Position

Senior Data Scientist Engineer (TS/SCI with CI Polygraph)

Aurora, CO

BUCK-DSE3-01

TS/SCI with CI Polygraph

Lead the design, development, and deployment of advanced AI/ML solutions supporting complex mission and operational environments. This role is ideal for an experienced data science professional who thrives at the intersection of research, engineering, and mission execution—developing high-impact, explainable models that transform raw data into actionable intelligence.

• Design and deploy models that extract real-world value from signal and sensor data.
• Lead the integration of automated retraining and deployment pipelines within secure cloud environments.
• Mentor and lead junior data scientists and engineers.
• Develop and optimize advanced ensemble, neural network, and unsupervised learning models tailored to mission data.
• Design automated pipelines for data ingestion, curation, and retraining to ensure model adaptability and long-term performance.
• Coordinate with analysts and mission experts to validate models, track accuracy metrics, and enforce compliance with explainability and transparency standards.
• Integrate and operationalize ML models into production systems, collaborating with Dev Sec Ops  to align with CI/CD pipelines and mission constraints.
• Implement tools for continuous monitoring, A/B testing, and drift detection to maintain model reliability.
• Mentor junior team members, review code and models, and promote best practices in data science methodology, governance, and reproducibility.

• 10 to 15 years of experience designing, training, and deploying ML models within the DoD or Intelligence Community.
• Experience leading technical teams or enterprise AI initiatives.
• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline (statistics, mathematics, operations research, engineering, or computer science). A Master’s degree may substitute for two years of experience; a PhD may substitute for four years; an additional two years of related experience may substitute for a Bachelor’s degree.
• TS/SCI with CI Polygraph clearance.
• None required certifications.

• Machine Learning & AI:
  Ensemble models, CNNs, RNNs, Transformers, unsupervised and semi-supervised learning.
• Frameworks & Libraries:
  Tensor Flow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, XGBoost.
• Data Infrastructure:
  Feature stores, distributed computing frameworks (Spark, Ray, Dask).

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Premiums 100% Employer Paid for you and your legal dependents or plus-up, cost split plan.
• DeNOVO Paid Health Reimbursement Account (HRA).
• 401k with 6% Match.
• 120 hours of Paid Time Off (PTO).
• Company Outings and Trips.
• Tuition Reimbursement, Skillset Training, and New/Renewed Certification assistance.
• Home Fund It  Company Down Payment Match – Employer match towards the down payment of buying a new home.

DeNOVO Solutions is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.