Data Scientist, Junior

Data Scientist, Junior (Data Scientist I) – Full time, Regular Employee – Minimum

Clearance Required:

TS/SCI. Travel up to 10% locally.

CACI is seeking a Data Scientist I to support a program focused on combating evolving threats, supporting exploitation and replication activities, and advancing operational rehearsal, exercise, wargaming, and counter system development. The role contributes to the development and application of models and simulations throughout the lifecycle of military and commercial technologies and systems, ensuring warfighter readiness and the realization of future capabilities.

• Apply established data science methodologies to DOD mission requirements.
• Fine‑tune existing AI/ML models to improve accuracy for specific mission sets, including predictive maintenance for fleet readiness.
• Support the development of data‑driven solutions for M&S and AI systems.
• Assist in creating custom analytical pipelines and tooling to meet emerging data requirements.
• Support verification, validation, and accreditation of simulation models.
• Work in a collaborative, cross‑functional team environment supporting joint and coalition exercises.
• Perform data engineering on simulation data, including cleaning, preparation, management, integration, and feature extraction functions.
• Support advanced data analytics initiatives, including generative AI analysis workflows within a DOD context.
• Work with structured, unstructured, and natural language datasets to extract actionable insights.
• Collaborate with systems engineers, modeling and simulation developers, and operations research analysts.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or related field, or 3 years of relevant experience (may substitute for education).
• Active TS/SCI clearance.

• Experience with DOD or military modeling and simulation environments.
• Familiarity with Live, Virtual, Constructive (LVC) simulation tools.
• Knowledge of Joint Theater Level Simulation – Global Operations (JTLS‑GO), JLCCTC, OneSAF, or similar M&S tools.
• Experience with big data platforms and cloud computing architectures.
• Understanding of systems engineering principles.
• Experience supporting military exercises or operations.
• Kowledge of AI/ML applications in defense contexts.

Health care, wellness, financial, and retirement plans; family support; continuing education; and time‑off benefits.

The proposed salary range for this position is $69,100–$141,500.

CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment.