Dataverse & Data Science Lead for DHS CBP

Xenith Solutions; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Xenith Solutions seeks a Dataverse/Data Science Lead to join our team supporting the Department of Homeland Security. The role requires hands-on leadership, advanced analytics, and technical mentorship to advance national security objectives.

The ideal candidate combines statistical expertise, strong coding skills, and mission awareness, communicating uncertainty and data limitations clearly to technical and executive stakeholders. U.S.

Qualifications

• 9+ years in applied data science, analytics, or related roles within complex, mission-driven environments.
• Proven track record leading analytical efforts from problem definition to results.
• Hands-on Python and SQL for data workflows, modeling, and validation.
• Experience designing data models, data pipelines, quality controls, and reporting-ready datasets.
• Familiarity with Dataverse, Databricks, Power BI, and cloud platforms; strong communication with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead analytical strategy for complex operational and programmatic questions aligned to customer needs.
• Serve as SME for Microsoft Dataverse data structures and integration with reporting and data-science solutions.
• Assess data readiness, quality, lineage, and access for analytical use cases.
• Design and maintain reporting-ready Dataverse data models and pipelines.
• Develop and evaluate statistical models, ML methods, NLP, and AI evaluations.
• Perform hands-on analysis with Python, SQL, and Dataverse queries; troubleshoot issues.
• Mentor analysts and data scientists; establish reproducible standards and governance.
• Translate findings into actionable products for technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

Skills

Python

SQL

Statistical analysis

Machine learning

Communication

Education

Master’s degree in a quantitative discipline

Tools

Dataverse

Databricks

Power BI

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

Xenith Solutions seeks a Dataverse/Data Science Lead to join our team supporting the Department of Homeland Security. The role requires hands-on leadership, advanced analytics, and technical mentorship to advance national security objectives.

The ideal candidate combines statistical expertise, strong coding skills, and mission awareness, communicating uncertainty and data limitations clearly to technical and executive stakeholders. U.S.