Data Scientist - Expert

GRVTY; Falls Church (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Robust health plan including medical, dental, and vision

Health Savings Account with company contribution

Annual Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays

401(k) with generous company match

Training and Development Opportunities

Variety of Company Sponsored Events

Job summary

GRVTY is looking for a skilled Data Scientist in Falls Church, Virginia. The role emphasizes maintaining and implementing data architecture to support operations related to emergent capabilities. A successful candidate will possess expertise in SQL and NoSQL databases, cloud architectures, and data governance, ensuring that data activities comply with policies.

Responsibilities include developing workflows, cleaning data, and ensuring compliance with security regulations. The ideal applicant should hold an active TS/SCI Clearance and have strong communication skills. A competitive pay range of $180,000 - $210,000 USD is offered.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI Clearance with the ability to obtain a CI/Poly.
• 4+ years of experience working with SQL or NoSQL databases and cloud architectures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain data infrastructure for emergent capabilities.
• Develop workflows for API-based data movement.
• Conduct regular Quality Control (QC) on data.

Skills

SQL databases

NoSQL databases

Cloud architectures

Python

Java

Data governance

Data transformation

API integration

Data pipelines

Job description

GRVTY is seeking a motivated and experienced Data Scientist to support the maintenance and implementation of data architecture across all program data. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in databases, cloud architectures, and data governance, with a passion for building and sustaining the backend workflows that power data operations across security domains and systems. This is a mission-driven opportunity to deliver world‑class data infrastructure in direct support of the DoW and Intelligence Community.

What You’ll Be Owning

• Create and maintain the infrastructure necessary to store and process data related to emergent capabilities, including:
  • Database tables and schemas
  • Data health alerts and monitoring
  • ETL pipelines supporting all emergent capabilities data
• Develop workflows to enable API‑based movement of emergent sensor data between platforms
• Ensure all emergent sensor data adheres to customer‑directed:
  • Data schemas and formats
  • Governance requirements
• Develop, construct, test, and maintain databases and large‑scale complex data processing systems
• Clean, prepare, and transform data to support the building of geospatial data pipelines that create a curated view of content for IC consumption
• Apply scripting tools, programming languages, standards, and software packages to build data pipelines enabling consumption of data
• Support data analytics, data cleansing, analyst workflow efficiencies, and ETL transformation capabilities
• Ensure all data activities conform to data governance policies, including:
  • Data lifecycle management
  • Data structure and schema definitions
  • Data formes (JSON, Parquet, XML, CSV, etc.)
  • Access controls
• Manage the generation, approval, and population of data into databases, ensuring:
  • Compliance with security regulations
  • Satisfaction of customer requirements
• Conduct regular Quality Control (QC) and monitor content to ensure alignment with existing data standards and requirement specifications
• Assess and report the current state of data holdings compliance in both written and oral forms
• Populate, manage, and maintain metadata standards for datasets
• Monitor data and standards changes and adjust data architecture to remain in compliance
• Support the use and development of cloud computing systems and perform automated analytics

What You Must Have

• Active TS/SCI Clearance with the ability to obtain a CI/Poly
• 4+ years of experience working with SQL or NoSQL databases and cloud architectures
• Experience leveraging APIs to:
  • Query systems
  • Migrate data between platforms
• Experience with programming languages including:
• Python
• Java
• Experience developing, sustaining, and monitoring operational data pipelines supporting:
  • Multiple data formas and system interfaces
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to articulate challenging technical concepts to both lay and expert audiences

What Would be Nice to Have

• Experience working with NGA IT enterprise solutions (e.g., NGA CORE, NGA MLOps), Government Authority to Operate (ATO) processes, and Government Non‑Person Entity (NPE) certificates
• Experience implementing processes, standards, and tools within an organization based on the Scaled Agile Framework for Enterprise (SAFe)
• Experience developing dynamic visualizations to monitor availability, currency, and volumetrics of operational data pipelines

Pay Range

$180,000 - $210,000 USD

Benefits

• Robust health plan including medical, dental, and vision
• Health Savings Account with company contribution
• Annual Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• 401(k) with generous company match
• Training and Development Opportunities
• Variety of Company Sponsored Events

GRVTY, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Anyone requiring reasonable accommodations should email [e-mail] or call 703-544-7930 with requested details. A member of the HR team will respond to your request within 2 business days.