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Senior Data Scientist/Engineer

Agile Defense· Data Analytics & AI – BI and Advanced Analytics
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Chantilly, VA$192k - $200kRegularPosted 5mo ago

About the role

Senior on-site data science role focusing on NLP, entity extraction, and generative AI to surface actionable insights from cyber datasets within a secure, DoD-related environment.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the end-to-end development of NLP and entity-extraction models tailored for cyber data.
  • Prototype and integrate generative AI solutions to automate insight generation.
  • Assist with data-engineering tasks, including parsing raw logs and preparing feature sets.
  • Collaborate with cyber SMEs to define data-quality standards and validation criteria.
  • Translate user stories and requirements into technical specifications and test plans.
  • Implement, document, and maintain Python code for reproducible data-science workflows.
  • Conduct model performance evaluations and iterate to improve accuracy and scalability.
  • Present findings and demos to stakeholders, incorporating feedback into subsequent sprints.

Qualifications

  • Active U.S. security clearance at TS/SCI with Full Scope Poly
  • Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field.
  • 4–8 years of hands-on data-science experience, including algorithm development and model deployment in production environments.

Skills

Required:PythonNatural Language ProcessingEntity extractionGenerative AIData engineeringCommunicationCyber/security datasets
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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