Expert Data Scientist/Systems Engineer

Markon Solutions; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Markon Solutions is seeking an Expert Data Scientist/Systems Engineer in Chantilly, VA. This role impacts AI technologies, requiring collaboration and technical expertise. Candidates need an active TS/SCI clearance and significant experience in data analysis and systems engineering.

The position offers a salary range from $190,000 to $225,000 and a chance to work within a crucial project for an intelligence customer.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with full scope polygraph.
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing logical workflows for complex decision matrices.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with governance, technology, and other teams to integrate and communicate large volumes of data.
• Assess and validate systems requirements and solutions.
• Collaborate across multiple organizations to identify technology opportunities.

Skills

Analyzing structured and unstructured data

Streamlining business processes

Programming languages (Java, Python, JavaScript)

Data visualization

Using Docker and Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, or related technical field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Tableau

Graph database technologies

Job description

Expert Data Scientist/Systems Engineer

Location: US-VA-Chantilly

ID: 2026-8369

Category: Information Technology

Position Type: Full-Time

Remote: No

Clearance Level: TS/SCI FS Poly

Description

Markon company is seeking an expert-level Data Scientist and Systems Engineer to support an Intelligence customer from Chantilly, VA. This position would directly impact the readiness and capabilities of this client's AI technologies as a blend of systems engineering and data science responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with governance, technology, and other technical and specialized teams while being able to integrate, organize, and communicate large volumes of data.
• Assess and validate the systems requirements and solutions, and its characterization across Sponsor organization.
• Finesse large amounts of data into manageable interfaces.
• Collaborate and communicate across multiple Sponsor organizations.
• Provide Operations and Maintenance (O&M) and content management support for Sponsor's internal risk management framework.
• Develop data models, diagrams, flow charts, other system engineering related documentation to problem solve, identify improvements, create standards and facilitate cross-organizational collaboration.
• Leverage multiple data management tools such as link analysis to organize relevant information and make decisions.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions, develop evaluation CONOPS, coordinate customer and stakeholder meetings.
• Assess and validate risk management controls, questionnaire, and lexicon across Sponsor organization.
• Identify technology opportunities and gaps in technical capabilities and process.
• Clearly communicate verbally and in writing technical analysis in briefing and in report format.
• Assess risk, impact and developing contingencies to mitigate issues related to the Internet.

Qualifications

Required

• Active TS/SCI clearance with full scope polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, or related technical field
  • Additional years of experience may be used in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience analyzing structure and unstructured data and streamlining business process; making customized algorithms and data modeling.
• Demonstrated experience working with Docker, Kubernetes, and/or other Virtualization Software.
• Demonstrated experience with data visualization and link analysis.
• Demonstrated experience working with programming languages Java, Python, and JavaScript.
• Demonstrated experience with graph database technologies and cypher query language.
• Demonstrated experience with building tools for management of technical signatures.
• Demonstrated experience with cloud Infrastructure with in a high security environment.
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing logical workflows for complex decision matrices.
• Demonstrated experience evaluating and developing strategies to solve complex system engineering challenges in cross-organizational environment.

Desired

• Master's degree (or equivalent experience) in a field related to the position
• 15+ years' experience
• 3 years' experience in the Intelligence Community
• Demonstrated experience with Agile frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience with using Tableau.
• Demonstrated experience with the Sponsor regulations governing, or related to, the management of sub-compartmented dissemination programs.
• Demonstrated experience processing and integrating large amounts of information in an organized and comprehensible manner.
• Demonstrated experience identifying and validating requirements from user stories and engagement.

Salary Range

USD $190,000.00 - USD $225,000.00 /Yr.

The Markon pay range for this position is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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