Data Scientist - Senior

Grvty; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Grvty is seeking a senior Data Scientist to design, develop, and operationalize advanced analytic solutions that enhance intelligence production and mission effectiveness. You will build Python-based pipelines, dashboards, and interfaces, integrating data from various sources and modernizing legacy workflows for reliability and scalability.

The role requires deep Python expertise, web API integration, and experience creating interactive visualizations and UI dashboards for DoD/IC contexts.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Poly ability.
• 10+ years experience in data science.
• Senior Python proficiency and mission-ready solutions.
• Experience integrating web APIs and enterprise data.
• Experience building dashboards and analytic interfaces.
• Ability to work independently at a senior level.

Responsibilities

• Develop and operationalize analytic pipelines.
• Design dashboards and analytic interfaces.
• Coordinate with clients to define questions and data needs.
• Ensure reliability, scalability, and maintainability of solutions.
• Create clear technical documentation for software systems.

Skills

Python

SQL

APIs

Data Viz

Dash/Streamlit

Git

Geospatial

GIS Software

Tech Writing

Independent Work

Education

Advanced degree (MS/PhD) preferred

Tools

Dash

Plotly

Tableau

Streamlit

Job description

We are seeking a senior-level Data Scientist to develop and operationalize advanced analytic solutions that directly enhance intelligence production and mission effectiveness. In this role, you will design and deploy Python-based solutions and analytic pipelines that integrate structured and unstructured data from multiple sources, including web APIs and enterprise repositories. You will create solutions, interactive dashboards, and analytic interfaces that improve analytic rigor, transparency, and reproducibility. Your work will modernize legacy workflows to ensure reliability, scalability, and maintainability in high-consequence environments.

What Impact You'll Have:

We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist,with experience processing and analyzing large datasets, who will use their technical knowledge, experience, and customer-centric focus to create and deliver world-class analytic processes, scripting solutions, and data modeling content. This is a mission-driven opportunity to support the DoD and Intelligence Community. The Data Scientist will coordinate with our clients to understand questions and issues involving the client’s datasets, then determine the best method and approach to create data-driven solutions within program guidelines. This position will be relied upon as a Subject Matter Expert (SME), and be expected to lead/assist in the development of automated processes, architect data science solutions, automated workflows, conduct analysis, use available tools to analyze data, remain adaptable to mission requirements, and identify patterns to help solve some of the complex problems that face the DoD and Intelligence Community (IC).

What You Must Have:

• Active TS/SCI Clearance is required with the ability to obtain a CI Poly. 10+ years of relevant experience. (A combination of years of experience & professional certifications/trainings/degree can be used in lieu of the years of experience requirement)
• Senior-level proficiency in Python with demonstrated experience in designing mission ready solutions.
• Experience querying and integrating web APIs through Python to retrieve, normalize, and operationalize data.
• Experience developing interactive data visualizations using Plotly, Seaborn, Matplotlib, Bokeh, or comparable tools.
• Experience building dashboards and analytic interfaces using Dash, Streamlit, Panel, Tableau, or similar platforms.
• Strong SQL skills and experience querying relational databases.
• Experience using Git-based version control platforms such as GitLab or GitHub.
• Proficiency with geospatial processing frameworks such as GDAL or ArcPy.
• Proficiency with GIS desktop software such as ArcGIS Pro or QGIS.
• Ability to write clear, concise technical documentation related to software systems and automated workflows.
• Ability to operate independently at a senior level with limited oversight.
• Familiarity with USSOCOM and broader U.S. military organizational structures.
• Familiarity with common Intelligence Community (IC) data repositories.