Data Scientist Security Clearance

Position: Data Scientist with Security Clearance
Data Scientist - Multiple Levels Chantilly, VA Active Top-Secret Clearance with SCI and CI Polygraph Required @Orchard is actively supporting a proposal expected to be awarded in Fall 2026 for a Virginia client in the Intelligence Sector. We are seeking individuals with the necessary skills, experience, and clearance to sign a letter of intent to join the team once the program is awarded.

This is an exceptional opportunity to join one of our clients, a leader in the IC space with exceptional benefits and opportunities for advancement. We are seeking multiple Data Scientists at varying levels of expertise to provide analytic, technical, and advisory support. Data Scientists will help advance mission-critical initiatives by applying data science, modeling, and analytic tradecraft to enhance enterprise capabilities, inform senior decision-making, and drive innovation across the Directorate community.

As a Data Scientists your responsibilities include.
* Develop, refine, and operationalize statistical, machine learning, and predictive models to support enterprise Directorate decisions.
* Conduct exploratory data analysis (EDA), feature engineering, and data quality assessments across diverse mission datasets.
* Build reproducible analytic workflows and pipelines to support enterprise-level assessments and long-term analytic baselines.
* Provide analytic insights to customer leadership on system performance, collection strategies, and future architecture planning.
* Evaluate system- and enterprise-level tradeoffs using quantitative methods, simulation outputs, and mission modeling tools.
* Support enterprise integration activities by translating complex analytic findings into actionable recommendations for senior stakeholders.
* Work with structured and unstructured data from multiple NRO and IC sources, ensuring proper handling, transformation, and integration.
* Develop dashboards, visualizations, and analytic products that clearly communicate trends, uncertainties, and mission impacts.
* Implement best practices for data governance, metadata tagging, and analytic reproducibility.
* Partner with government leads, system engineers, modelers, and mission analysts across the organization.
* Present analytic results to technical and non-technical audiences, including senior government officials.
* Contribute to working groups, tiger teams, and enterprise-level studies supporting customer priorities. Your background will include.
* Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph.
* Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Statistics, or related field. Alternatively, demonstrate an additional 4 years of related experience per level if no bachelor's degree is held.
* Demonstrated experience applying statistical analysis, machine learning, or quantitative modeling to complex datasets. As there are several roles of varying seniority, you will be assessed during the interview process and aligned with an appropriate role.
* Proficiency with Python, R, or similar analytic languages.
* Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Plotly, matplotlib).
* Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly and concisely. Additional preferred experience and qualifications.
* Experience supporting NRO, NGA, or other IC mission partners.
* Experience with cloud environments (AWS, C2S, Gov Cloud) and distributed computing.
* Knowledge of mission modeling tools, simulation frameworks, or GEOINT performance metrics.
* Background in operations research, optimization, or decision science. Compensation:
As there are several potential levels for this skillset within the program, compensation can range between $82,000 and $225,000. All employees will receive a generous benefits package:
Health, Dental, Vision, 401K with immediate vesting, tuition reimbursement, and generous PTO. Established in 2010, @Orchard LLC has an exceptional reputation, providing staffing solutions to time-sensitive, talent scarcity issues to deliver better talent management ROI. Our specialty lies in the critical area of program talent acquisition and resource management, not in one narrow skillset, but across many areas of technical and functional delivery.

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