Data Scientist, TS/SCI Cleared, Mission-Critical

MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; Reston, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Mental health resources

Student loan repayment assistance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Vantor in Reston, VA is seeking a Mid-Level Data Scientist to automate data workflows, clean large datasets, and provide reliable data for analytics and modelling. The role requires an active TS/SCI clearance and the ability to work in a sensitive government domain, with on-site work in Reston.

You will collaborate with senior data scientists, build ETL pipelines with Python and SQL, leverage Spark/Hadoop and cloud services, and develop dashboards in Tableau while maintaining thorough

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance and willing/able to obtain CI polygraph.
• 5+ years of professional experience in data science, analytics, or data engineering.
• Bachelor’s degree in data science, computer science, engineering, GIS, or related field; degree may be substituted with 2 years of experience.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL; familiarity with R is a plus.
• Experience with data wrangling libraries (pandas, PySpark) and working with APIs or batch processing tools.
• Experience with SQL and relational databases.
• Understanding of data modelling, metadata management, and data governance principles.
• Proficiency with Tableau or similar dashboard tools.
• Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, especially in data-related services.
• Exposure to large-scale data ecosystems and ETL workflows.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior data scientists to prepare, clean, and process structured and unstructured datasets for analysis.
• Automate ETL workflows and streamline repetitive data preparation tasks using Python, SQL, and scripting tools.
• Operate in big data ecosystems using Spark, Hadoop, or cloud-native equivalents (AWS Glue, Azure Synapse, Databricks).
• Assist in developing and deploying data pipelines with data engineering and DevOps teams.
• Implement basic statistical analyses, visualisations, and reporting to support analysis and hypothesis validation.
• Maintain detailed documentation of data preparation methods, scripts, and pipeline configurations.
• Support integration of data into downstream modelling and LLM/NLP workflows.
• Contribute to operationalising data products, APIs, and internal data access tools.
• Build and maintain dashboards using Tableau or similar software.
• Gain exposure to knowledge management systems supported by LLMs and assist in tagging/training datasets.

Skills

Python

SQL

Pandas

PySpark

APIs

Tableau

Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Data wrangling

Big data processing

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in data science, computer science, engineering, GIS or related

Master's degree in a technical field (preferred)

Tools

Spark

Hadoop

AWS Glue

Azure Synapse

Databricks

Clairvoyant

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Vantor in Reston, VA is seeking a Mid-Level Data Scientist to automate data workflows, clean large datasets, and provide reliable data for analytics and modelling. The role requires an active TS/SCI clearance and the ability to work in a sensitive government domain, with on-site work in Reston.

You will collaborate with senior data scientists, build ETL pipelines with Python and SQL, leverage Spark/Hadoop and cloud services, and develop dashboards in Tableau while maintaining thorough