Lead Data Scientist - Enterprise AI for Critical Missions

Nyla Technology Solutions; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top-of-market compensation

Nyla FLEX benefits program

Fully covered health care (medical, 4D

11 holidays + generous paid leave

Job summary

Nyla Technology Solutions seeks a Lead Data Scientist who will own end-to-end AI/ML model development, from training to production prep, for the War Data Platform. You will collaborate with ML engineers to design data science workflows and deliver high-impact intelligence tools for critical missions.

The role requires 10+ years in ML, a Bachelor's in CS/DS/IT, and an active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility. Arlington County, VA is the hybrid work location for this senior position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
• 10+ years of experience delivering ML models and statistical solutions.
• Hybrid work location in Arlington County, VA.
• Proficiency in Python or R with Databricks Notebooks and MLflow.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end development of AI/ML models from training to deployment readiness.
• Collaborate with ML Engineers to structure data science workflows.
• Build enterprise analytics capabilities for DoW War Data Platform.

Skills

Python

R

Machine Learning

Modeling

Feature engineering

Data visualization

Governance & validation

Top Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/DS/IT

Tools

Databricks Notebooks

MLflow

Job description

Nyla Technology Solutions seeks a Lead Data Scientist who will own end-to-end AI/ML model development, from training to production prep, for the War Data Platform. You will collaborate with ML engineers to design data science workflows and deliver high-impact intelligence tools for critical missions.

The role requires 10+ years in ML, a Bachelor's in CS/DS/IT, and an active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility. Arlington County, VA is the hybrid work location for this senior position.