Data Scientist- Senior

Kinsley Power Systems; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 175,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental Insurance

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) company match

Paid Holidays

Personal Time off

Job summary

Celestar Corporation seeks a Senior Data Scientist seated in the National Capital Region. The role requires an active TS/SCI clearance with a Counterintelligence Polygraph and offers a salary in the $175,000–$180,000 range.

You will conduct data analytics, data engineering, and predictive modeling to enable informed decision-making. The position emphasizes ML tools, data visualization (Power BI/Tableau), and enterprise analytics across multiple databases.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 years of experience in data science-related roles, with recent work within the last 2 years.
• Master’s Degree required; alternatively, a bachelor’s degree with a total of 17 years of related experience.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with In-Scope Counterintelligence Polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Perform data analytics, data engineering, data mining, explorations, predictive analyses, and statistical modeling to produce clear narrative outputs.
• Develop AI tools and automate processes by integrating data from multiple sources.
• Create ML-based tools such as recommendation engines or lead scoring systems as part of enterprise solutions.
• Conduct advanced statistical analyses and apply data mining techniques to build high-quality predictive models.
• Visualize results using Power BI and Tableau to support decision making.
• Use R and Python for major data science tasks and data merging across diverse data sources.
• Provide senior-level analytics and engineering support across cover databases and defense-related applications.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

Data Visualization

Machine Learning

Big Data

Education

Master's Degree in a relevant field

Bachelor's degree + 17 years experience

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

SQL/NoSQL

Job description

Celestar Corporation is currently seeking a Senior Data Scientist seated in the National Capital Region.

LOCATION

National Capital Region (NCR)

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT

Active TS/SCI with In-Scope Counterintelligence Polygraph

Salary

$175,000 - $180,000

About Us

Celestar, a Veteran-Owned Company, is Very Competitive with Salaries and Benefits.

• Employee and Family Dental Insurance
• Employee Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• 401 (k) retirement plan company match
• paid Holidays
• Personal Time off

Responsibilities

• Conducts data analytics, data engineering, data mining, exploratory analysis, predictive analysis, and statistical analysis, and uses scientific techniques to correlate data into graphical, written, visual, and verbal narrative products, enabling more informed analytic decisions.
• Proactively retrieves information from various sources, analyzes it to better understand the dataset, and builds Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools that automate certain processes.
• Duties typically include: creating various Machine Learning (ML)-based tools or processes, such as recommendation engines or automated lead scoring systems.
• Performs statistical analysis, applies data mining techniques, and builds high-quality prediction systems.
• Should be skilled in data visualization and use of graphical applications, including Microsoft Office (Power BI) and Tableau.
• Major data science languages, such as R and Python.
• Managing and merging of disparate data sources, preferably through R, Python, or SQL, statistical analysis, and data mining algorithms.
• Should have prior experience with large data, Multi-INT analytics, ML, and automated predictive analytics.
• Provide senior-level enterprise support through data analytics, data engineering, data mining, exploratory analysis, predictive analysis, and statistical analysis, and use scientific techniques to correlate data into graphical, written, visual, and verbal narrative products, enabling more informed analytic decisions for multiple cover databases and applications in support of the defense cover program.

Required Experience

Minimum of 12 years of experience related to the specific labor category, with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years.

Education

Master’s Degree with 12 years of experience, or a bachelor’s degree with an additional 5 years of related experience (total of 17 years) instead of a master’s degree.

Come on board with a company that values its Employees!

Celestar is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative ActionEmployer.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, disability status, gender identity, or national origin.