Data Scientist - Senior

Amentum; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Holidays

Retirement benefits (401(k) matching)

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Tax-saving options

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a senior Data Scientist to lead DIA-focused analytics programs and mentor the team within a Defense Intelligence Enterprise setting. You will shape problem framing, architect scalable data science approaches, and deliver deployed capabilities with rigorous statistical grounding for decision makers.

The role requires active security clearance, program leadership experience, and collaboration with government customers across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance
• 12+ years of relevant data science experience, with recent experience within the last 2 years
• Master's degree desired in data science, computer science, statistics, or a related field
• Prior experience with large-data multi-INT analytics, machine learning, and automated predictive analytics
• Demonstrated technical leadership of data science teams or efforts

Responsibilities

• Lead data science efforts from problem framing through deployed capability, setting technical direction for mid-level data scientists
• Architect approaches for large-data multi-INT analytics, machine learning, and automated predictive analytics across the enterprise
• Advise government customers on managing data within hardware, software, storage, and bandwidth constraints
• Review models, code, and analytic products for statistical soundness before they reach decision makers
• Mentor the team and evangelize best practices in reproducible, rigorous data science

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

12+ years data science experience

Leadership experience

Multi-INT analytics

Machine learning

Automated analytics

Education

Master's degree in data science or related field

Job description

DIA's analysts are swimming in more data than any human can read. Your job is to make that data work for them. As a Data Scientist supporting the Defense Intelligence Enterprise, you'll build the tools, models, and pipelines that turn massive, messy, multi-INT data into insight, from recommendation engines and automated lead scoring to predictive models that help analysts see around corners. At the senior level, you'll do this work at its highest degree of difficulty, and you'll multiply your impact by leading and mentoring the team around you. This position is contingent upon award of contract, business needs, security clearance verification, and funding availability.

Location: National Capital Region (NCR)

Work Schedule: (shift hours and days of the week) 0600 and 1800 – 8 hours M-F

Essential Responsibilities

• Lead data science efforts from problem framing through deployed capability, setting technical direction for mid-level data scientists
• Architect approaches for large-data multi-INT analytics, machine learning, and automated predictive analytics across the enterprise
• Advise government customers on managing data within hardware, software, storage, and bandwidth constraints
• Review models, code, and analytic products for statistical soundness before they reach decision makers
• Mentor the team and evangelize best practices in reproducible, rigorous data science

Minimum Requirements (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Active TS/SCI clearance
• 12+ years of relevant data science experience, with recent experience within the last 2 years
• Master's degree desired in data science, computer science, statistics, or a related field
• Prior experience with large-data multi-INT analytics, machine learning, and automated predictive analytics
• Demonstrated technical leadership of data science teams or efforts

Preferred Qualifications

• DIA or Defense Intelligence Enterprise experience
• Program transition support experience
• Advanced certifications or published work in ML or applied statistics

Benefits Overview

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax-saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance

The base salary range for this position is $140k to $180k. This range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low-income status, or mental or physical disability.