Data Scientist: Build Mission-Critical Data Pipelines

MANTECH; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

MANTECH seeks a motivated Data Scientist to join our team in Springfield, VA. This full-time onsite position supports the maintenance and implementation of data architecture for all program data, ensuring security standards and reliable data workflows across domains.

You will build and maintain data pipelines, leverage SQL/NoSQL databases, APIs, and cloud architectures to enable data processing for mission needs.

Qualifications

• 18+ years of relevant experience; BA can account for 4 years while a MA/MS can account for 6 years of experience.
• 4+ years of experience with SQL or NoSQL databases and cloud architectures.
• Experience leveraging APIs to query systems and migrate data.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to articulate challenging technical concepts to both lay and expert audiences.
• Experience with programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, or Java.
• Experience developing, sustaining, and monitoring operational data pipelines supporting multiple data formats and interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Create the necessary infrastructure to store and process data related to emergent sensors and platforms, including database tables, schemas, data health alerts, and ETL pipelines.
• Apply knowledge of scripting tools, programming languages, standards, and software packages to build data pipelines that enable data consumption for mission needs.
• Support data analytics, data cleansing, analyst workflow efficiencies, and transformation supporting ETL capabilities.
• Manage the generation, approval, and population of data into databases, ensuring compliance with security regulations and customer requirements.
• Conduct regular QC and monitor content to align with data standards and specifications.
• Assess and report current data holdings compliance; monitor changes and adjust architecture accordingly.
• Maintain data availability, accuracy, consistency, and reliability for all training data operations.
• Create and maintain government directed software environments to enable data preprocessing and establish Gitlab repositories.
• Support data pipeline setup and maintenance for preprocessing across all security domains.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal comm.

Articulating complex concepts

Tools

SQL

NoSQL

Cloud architectures

APIs

Python

JavaScript

Java

Job description

MANTECH seeks a motivated Data Scientist to join our team in Springfield, VA. This full-time onsite position supports the maintenance and implementation of data architecture for all program data, ensuring security standards and reliable data workflows across domains.

You will build and maintain data pipelines, leverage SQL/NoSQL databases, APIs, and cloud architectures to enable data processing for mission needs.