Junior Data Scientist — Mission Analytics & Dashboards

starfish; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Torch Technologies is seeking a Junior Level Data Scientist to support USSPACECOM with data collection, interpretation, and development of analytical products. The role focuses on turning requirements into data-driven solutions and dashboards for decision support. You will build and maintain data pipelines, apply SQL and Python skills, and communicate findings to stakeholders.

This position requires U.S. citizenship and a secret clearance with TS/SCI eligibility, and collaborates across mission

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, CS, Statistics, OR related field.
• 2+ years of related experience.
• Secret level DOW clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI.
• Experience building data products or analytical solutions (pipelines, datasets, dashboards).
• Strong understanding of relational database concepts (tables, relationships, keys, joins, schemas, normalization).
• Proficiency in SQL for querying, transforming, and analyzing data.
• Proficiency in Python for data analysis, transformation, automation, or statistical modeling.
• Experience integrating data from multiple structured and semi-structured sources.
• Ability to translate customer objectives into technical requirements, data models, and usable products.
• Experience briefing analytical results to senior leaders and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with mission partners.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to identify high-value decisions and analytical requirements.
• Translate needs into technical requirements, data-product designs, and prioritized work.
• Design and develop data products that transform and present data for decision support.
• Model mission-relevant entities, relationships, and processes.
• Develop and maintain data pipelines and data-quality checks in Foundry and Databricks.
• Apply relational database concepts to organize data sources.
• Develop analytical methods, metrics, models, and decision-support tools.
• Use SQL, Python, PySpark, and TypeScript for analysis and development.
• Build dashboards or workflows enabling data exploration and insights.
• Communicate methods, assumptions, findings, and limitations to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Validate data products with end users and refine based on feedback.

Skills

SQL

Python

PySpark

TypeScript

Data pipelines

Data analysis

Data modeling

Dashboards

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Foundry

Databricks

Job description

Torch Technologies is seeking a Junior Level Data Scientist to support USSPACECOM with data collection, interpretation, and development of analytical products. The role focuses on turning requirements into data-driven solutions and dashboards for decision support. You will build and maintain data pipelines, apply SQL and Python skills, and communicate findings to stakeholders.

This position requires U.S. citizenship and a secret clearance with TS/SCI eligibility, and collaborates across mission