Data Scientist – National Security & Big Data

ManTech; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

ManTech seeks a motivated Data Scientist to join our Chantilly, VA team, delivering advanced analytics in a Big Data environment to support national security missions.

You will work with large data sets, build novel analytic methods, and collaborate with IT and analytics professionals to transform data into actionable insights. A TS/SCI with Polygraph is required; the role offers growth in a mission-driven setting with opportunities to develop end-to-end data pipelines and detection capabilities.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma with 7+ years of coding/scripting in Python.
• Experience with analytic tools and methodologies (statistics, modeling, data visualization).
• Experience collecting information and visualizing it for non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Working with large, complex data sets.
• Designing and implementing innovative analytic methods to exploit data holdings.
• Researching and reporting on Sponsor inquiries.
• Proactively identifying areas for analysis and raising inquiries.
• Applying advanced analytical methodologies to solve difficult problems and improve processes.
• Developing custom searches.
• Participating in threat hunting and/or developing detection mechanisms.

Skills

Python

Analytics tools

Applied mathematics

Computer programming

Machine learning

Data visualization

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

SQL

Hadoop

Job description

ManTech seeks a motivated Data Scientist to join our Chantilly, VA team, delivering advanced analytics in a Big Data environment to support national security missions.

You will work with large data sets, build novel analytic methods, and collaborate with IT and analytics professionals to transform data into actionable insights. A TS/SCI with Polygraph is required; the role offers growth in a mission-driven setting with opportunities to develop end-to-end data pipelines and detection capabilities.