Senior Data Scientist TS/SCI CI poly with Security Clearance

TENICA is seeking a Senior Data Scientist in Springfield, VA. This position requires an active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph and supports a government customer in the Springfield, VA area.

Responsibilities

• Develop and conduct algorithm quality trade studies related to synthetic aperture radar imagery, identifying best use cases for selected algorithms and characterizing performance when used outside best‑case scenarios.
• Prototype an analytical procedure that generates confidence values based on algorithm outputs.
• Refine the verification and validation process for analytics.
• Enhance existing models to leverage analytic output for driving automated tasking.
• Develop scripts for running and testing algorithms and analytics using tools such as Databricks, Python, and Jupyter Notebook.
• Prepare and deliver presentations and reports at the government’s request, including a task kick‑off, midpoint review, and final report and presentation.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph is mandatory.

Experience in at least two of the following areas:

• Mathematics/Statistics
• Computer Science
• Domain Expertise/Analysis
• Presentation

Qualifications

• 9 years of relevant experience and a Master’s degree (MA/MS); or
• 19 years of relevant work experience in lieu of the degree.

Desirable Skills

• Synthetic aperture radar image science or analysis
• Other remote sensing imaging (e.g., multispectral)
• Programming and script development
• Data science
• Python, Databricks, Jupyter Notebook
• Intelligence Community analytical workflows