Journeyman Data Scientist (two positions)

Innovim-Defense-Services,-LLC; United States; Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

Life insurance

401k with matching

Educational/Training support

Job summary

Innovim-Defense-Services,-LLC in the United States is seeking a Journeyman Data Scientist to build data pipelines, tune models, and develop dashboards for a federal program. Remote or hybrid work is available with occasional travel to the National Capital Region, and an Active Secret clearance is required.

The role demands expertise in Python/R, Databricks, and visualization tools, with a focus on end-to-end data workflow, quality controls, and actionable analytics for decision makers.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of data science experience.
• Proficiency in Python and R for exploratory analysis and modeling.
• Experience building and maintaining data pipelines (ETL).
• Advanced knowledge of Databricks or equivalent platform.
• Experience with visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI.
• Active Secret clearance and United States citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automated data pipelines, including ETL over large heterogeneous data.
• Implement automated data quality checks, validation rules, and logging.
• Build metadata tagging and data lineage for traceability of results.
• Maintain pipeline code and infrastructure-as-code with governance docs.
• Improve models via hyperparameter tuning and feature engineering.
• Build dashboards and visualizations to convey findings clearly.
• Collaborate with cost analysts and engineers to translate results into recommendations.

Skills

Five years data science experience

Python

R

Data manipulation libraries

Data-driven recommendations

Tools

Databricks

Tableau

Power BI

Apache Spark

Job description

Journeyman Data Scientist (two positions)

Job Category: MGMT

Requisition Number: CHIEF002794

• Posted : October 1, 2026
• Full-Time
• Remote

Locations

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United States

Description

This position supports a potential Department of the Air Force opportunity and is contingent upon contract award, final Government requirements, and candidate qualification and clearance verification. This posting does not represent an offer of employment and does not imply that a contract has been awarded or that any offeror has been selected.

IDS is building a candidate pipeline for data scientists supporting a federal applied research program in acquisition cost analytics. The lead journeyman position builds and maintains the automated data pipelines, feature engineering, model tuning, and visualizations that the research depends on.

The customer designates this position as key personnel, so qualification thresholds and clearance status are verified before any candidate is proposed. More than one seat is expected.

Location: Remote or hybrid, United States. Occasional travel to the National Capital Region.
Clearance Type: Active Secret required at hire. Top Secret with SCI eligibility strongly preferred.

• Develop and maintain automated data pipelines, including extraction, transformation, and loading processes over large and heterogeneous source data.
• Implement automated data quality checks, validation rules, error handling, and logging.
• Build and maintain metadata tagging and data lineage so that any analytical result can be traced to the source record behind it.
• Maintain all pipeline code, configuration, and infrastructure-as-code in a government version control repository, with documentation sufficient for independent redeployment.
• Improve existing models through hyperparameter tuning, cross validation, and feature engineering.
• Build dashboards and visualizations that communicate analytical findings clearly.
• Work across a mixed team of cost analysts and engineers, translating analytical results into recommendations.

Required qualifications

• Minimum five years of data science experience.
• Proficiency in Python and R, including data manipulation libraries and machine learning frameworks, for exploratory analysis and model building.
• Competence developing and maintaining data pipelines, with knowledge of extraction, transformation, and loading processes and frameworks.
• Advanced knowledge of Databricks or an equivalent platform for efficient data collection, transformation, and loading.
• Skill presenting findings using visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI.
• Experience working with diverse teams and translating data driven insight into actionable recommendations.
• Active Secret clearance. United States citizenship required.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with Apache Spark and cloud based data warehousing.
• Exposure to federal acquisition, financial, or program management data.
• Experience working inside a government authorized cloud environment.

This position is expected to pay $125,000 to $155,000 annually; depending on experience, education, and any certifications that are directly related to the position

IDS is committed to providing superior work in the fields of science, engineering, data analytics and technology to government agencies. We offer competitive compensation packages, including comprehensive nationwide Medical/Dental/Vision insurance programs, life insurance, matching 401k contribution and Educational/Training support.

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