Senior Data Scientist

What You’ll Do

• Develop and maintain executive decision support products, including operational dashboards and artificial intelligence (AI) pipelines.
• Build data pipelines and visualizations within enterprise platforms (such as Army Vantage) to provide real-time oversight of key metrics, including application usage, subscription consumption, and application programming interface (API) burn rates.
• Design and implement comprehensive command-wide ontology and data dictionary for utilization across applications and analytic frameworks.
• Ensure strict data traceability from source data and assumptions through analyses to final recommendations.
• Support the creation of a robust API flexible structure to integrate data flows and data sets from Programs of Record, Cloud-based Analytic Platforms, and Mission Systems.
• Produce recurring monthly portfolio dashboards and comprehensive quarterly or annual reports.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited school in a technical discipline (e.g., data science, engineering, mathematics, science, computer science, etc.).
• Proven experience building operational dashboards and data visualizations that provide real-time decision support to senior leadership.
• Strong expertise in developing data pipelines, including experience integrating data from various sources to track utilization, consumption, and financial metrics.
• 5+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Expertise in languages like Python, R, and SQL; data visualization software like Tableau, Power BI, or Qlik; and data management platforms like ADVANA, Palantir Foundry, Databricks, Snowflake, and Azure Synapse Analytics.
• Experience establishing data traceability methodologies to ensure a clear linkage between raw data, analyses, and final recommendations.
• Ability to define objective scoring criteria, evaluation metrics, and key performance indicators (KPIs) for technology assessments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders.
• U.S. citizenship and an active Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain/maintain a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance.

Desired Qualifications

• Master’s Degree from an accredited school in a technical discipline (e.g., data science, engineering, mathematics, science, computer science, etc.).
• Experience working with Army Vantage or similar enterprise, cloud-based data platforms.
• Familiarity with building artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning pipelines for advanced analytics.
• Previous experience supporting a Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Chief Data and AI Officer (CDAO), or similar executive-level function with enterprise-wide technology assessments.
• Understanding of software lifecycle management, cloud computing integration, and modern development practices (e.g., DevSecOps).
• Experience developing and maintaining infrastructure for data storage, data extraction, monitoring, and observability.