Data Scientist – Modern Data Platform for DoD (Secret)

SMX; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid leave

Retirement benefits

Job summary

SMX is seeking a Data Scientist to join our team in support of a Modernized Data Science Platform for a Federal customer. The focus of this role is to bridge the gap between business needs and technical solutions, focusing on requirements analysis, business process improvement, and data-driven decision-making to support the program's IT transformation and modernization activities.

If you are interested in joining a high-performing team with advancement opportunities, then look no further!

Qualifications

• Security Clearance: U.S. citizenship and an active DoD Secret security clearance are required.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Experience: 6 years of related work experience.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Hands-on development with Python and PySpark (5+ years).
• Experience with Dev/Ops and CI/CD pipelines using GitLab.
• Army functional knowledge and requirements elicitation, analysis, and documentation.
• Experience with cloud architectures (AWS/Azure).
• Familiarity with relational and non-relational databases.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and independently.

Responsibilities

• Design new solutions using Databricks to deliver capabilities meeting business functional requirements.
• Analyze & Design modifications to existing data model solutions as needed.
• Define test cases and verify test results to ensure solutions are functioning as designed.
• Build data models and reports using datasets from ERPs and legacy systems.

Skills

Python

PySpark

Databricks

Requirements elicitation

Data modeling

CI/CD (GitLab)

Cloud architecture (AWS/Azure)

DoD security compliance

Analytical skills

Independent worker

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GitLab

Databricks

SQL databases

REST APIs

JIRA / issue tracking

Job description

SMX is seeking a Data Scientist to join our team in support of a Modernized Data Science Platform for a Federal customer. The focus of this role is to bridge the gap between business needs and technical solutions, focusing on requirements analysis, business process improvement, and data-driven decision-making to support the program's IT transformation and modernization activities.

If you are interested in joining a high-performing team with advancement opportunities, then look no further!