Data Scientist with Security Clearance

Base-2 Solutions; Chevy Chase (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary based on experience

Employee referral bonuses up to $10,

Company-paid health benefits

401(k) with matching

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Data Scientist to perform research-level data analytics at a customer site in Bethesda, MD. The role supports programs advancing ML, NLP, and data fusion for mission-focused analytics and publishes findings with actionable insights.

The candidate will work with a diverse team to design, build, and optimize a Data Science platform, analyze big data across security and cyber domains, and deliver results to non-technical audiences.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in a quantitative/analytical field with 2+ years of experience or Master’s degree/equivalent.
• Experience in data science, analytics, or quantitative intelligence with progressive technical development.
• Proficiency in Python and scripting.
• Experience deploying data science apps with Docker, Kubernetes, and/or OpenShift.
• Experience with Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch/Kibana) and SQL.
• Experience collaborating in hybrid teams of analysts, engineers, and developers.
• Past work in data science or research with large datasets beyond memory capacity.
• Strong problem solving and learning ability.
• Familiarity with version control (git) and ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with data scientists, software engineers, and researchers to design and optimize a Data Science platform.
• Analyze big data across security, cyber, BI, social media, and behavior datasets.
• Manage multiple projects and present findings to non-technical audiences.
• Identify new data sources to improve predictive algorithms and user adoption.
• Apply research design, exploratory analysis, and quantitative methods to actionable insights.

Skills

Data science

Analytical thinking

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

B.S. in quantitative field

Master’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Python

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Elasticsearch/Kibana

SQL

Git

Job description

Job Description Position Summary Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Data Scientist to perform research-level data analytics at a customer site in Bethesda, MD. The role supports programs advancing research and advanced machine learning, natural language processing, and data fusion applications for mission-focused big data analytics. The Data Scientist will work as part of a research-focused team to advance national security objectives, analyze results, disseminate findings, and contribute to publications and presentations with actionable intelligence insights.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Work closely with a team of data scientists, software developers, network engineers, senior investigators, program managers, researchers, and data analysts to design, build, and optimize a Data Science platform.
• Analyze a variety of big data covering national security, cybersecurity, business intelligence, online social media, human behavior, and more.
• Support multiple simultaneous projects, independently and collaboratively making mission-relevant discoveries and delivering findings to non-technical audiences.
• Identify novel data sources to improve predictive algorithms and encourage user adoption of data analytics platforms.
• Leverage expertise in research design, exploratory analysis, quantitative methods, user interface application design, and customer outreach and engagement.

Required Qualifications

• B.S. Degree in a quantitative or analytical field such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, Engineering, Physics, or Computational Social Science with 2+ years of experience; or Master's degree or equivalent graduate degree including certificate-based advanced training courses with less than 2 years of experience.
• Experience in data science, analytics, or quantitative intelligence analysis with progressive technical development and outcomes.
• Proficiency in one or more scripting languages such as Python.
• Experience deploying data science applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and/or OpenShift.
• Experience with information retrieval and search technologies such as Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch and Kibana) and/or Structured Query Language (SQL).
• Experience working with hybrid teams of analysts, engineers, and developers to conduct research and build and deploy complex but user-friendly algorithms and analytical platforms.
• Previous experience performing Data Science or Research in data analytics or big data that does not fit in memory.
• Track record of active learning and creative problem solving.
• Ability to analyze and assess software development or data acquisition requirements and determine cost-effective solutions.
• Familiarity with git or other version control technologies.
• Ability to own work and complete tasks on time with little or no supervision.

Preferred Qualifications

• Significant data analytics experience supporting military or intelligence community customers with progressive technical development and mission-focused outcomes.
• Experience with at least two of the following data classes: forensic media (DOMEX), open source publicly available information (PAI), measurement and signatures intelligence (MASINT), or cybersecurity and cyber forensics.
• Experience with Knowledge Graphs and related technologies such as neo4j or graph machine learning.
• Experience developing predictive algorithms, image classifiers, and object detectors.
• Familiarity with social network analysis, supply chain analysis, forensic accounting, pattern of life analysis, natural language processing, social media analysis, classification algorithms, and/or image processing.
• Experience blending analytical methodologies and leveraging existing COTS/GOTS/OS tools in unconventional ways.
• Experience with on-premises air-gapped environments and/or Amazon Web Services (AWS/C2S).
• Familiarity with hardware platforms such as CPUs, GPUs, and FPGAs.

Required Education and Experience Equivalency

• B.S. Degree in a quantitative or analytical field with 2+ years of experience.
• Master's degree or equivalent graduate degree including certificate-based advanced training courses with Less than 2 years of experience.

Required Certifications

• None specified.

Required Security Clearance

• Active Top Secret/SCI

Pay & Benefit Highlights Compensation

• Competitive fixed salary or hourly pay (based on experience, skills, location, and internal equity).
• Employee referral bonuses up to $10,000 per hired referral.
• Additional bonus opportunities for exceptional performance and contributions to business development and company growth (role-dependent).

Health

• 100% company-paid medical premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
• Choose from multiple plan options with CareFirst, Kaiser, and UnitedHealthcare, including PPO, POS, HMO, and HSA-compatible plans.
• 100% company-paid dental premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
• 100% company-paid vision premiums for employees and eligible dependents.

Income Protection

• 100% company-paid premiums for short-term disability.
• 100% company-paid premiums for long-term disability.
• 100% company-paid premiums for accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D).
• 100% company-paid premiums for life insurance up to $200,000.

Retirement

• 401(k) with immediate vesting: 4% company match plus a 4% non-elective company contribution (8% total).
• 401(k) pre-tax and Roth options.

Leave

• Up to 20 days of flexible paid time off (PTO).
• 11 paid floating holidays.

Work-Life Balance

• Flexible work schedules, including flex time and compressed work periods (contract and project-dependent).
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