Mid-Level Defense Data Scientist – GEOINT & Automation

Culmen International, LLC; Joint Base Lewis-McChord (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

401(k) with 4% match

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Training & Education

12 Paid Holidays

Job summary

Culmen International, LLC is seeking a Mid-Level Exploitation Specialist/Data Scientist (TS/SCI eligible) to join our Washington operations at Joint Base Lewis‑McChord. You will coordinate with clients, design data‑driven solutions, and support defense and intelligence missions.

Key duties include building analytics dashboards, applying big data techniques, mentoring teammates, and delivering insights to decision-makers while maintaining rigorous security standards.

Qualifications

• TS/SCI clearance with CI/Poly eligibility.
• 9+ years in data science, automation, software development, data engineering, GEOINT support, or related disciplines.
• Experience supporting IC operations and providing analysis or data science to an intelligence mission.
• Ability to operate independently as a mid-level professional.
• Proficiency in Python and its data-science ecosystem (Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, Plotly, Dash, Bokeh, etc.).
• Experience querying and integrating web APIs through Python to retrieve, normalize, and operationalize data.
• Experience developing interactive data visualizations using Plotly, Seaborn, Matplotlib, Bokeh, or comparable tools.
• Experience building dashboards and analytic interfaces using Dash, Streamlit, Panel, Tableau, or similar platforms.
• Strong SQL skills and experience querying relational databases.
• Experience with Git-based version control such as GitLab or GitHub.
• Proficiency with geospatial processing frameworks such as GDAL or ArcPy.
• Proficiency with GIS desktop software such as ArcGIS Pro or QGIS.
• Ability to write clear, concise technical documentation related to software systems and automated workflows.
• Ability to operate independently at a senior level with limited oversight.
• Familiarity with USSOCOM and broader U.S. military organizational structures.
• Familiarity with common IC data repositories.
• Demonstrated experience connecting multiple databases and enterprise systems to automate data collection, transformation, and dissemination.
• Experience automating repetitive business or analytic tasks using scripts and workflows.
• Experience gathering and disseminating metrics and operational data.
• Ability to identify process inefficiencies and implement automation solutions that improve workflow performance.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, explaining technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with clients to understand data questions and design data-driven solutions.
• Automate processes and build dashboards using Python and Plotly/Dash.
• Lead design of solutions and refine existing processes.
• Translate road-map features into components, estimate timelines, identify resources, and recognize risks.
• Apply big-data techniques to deliver insights for decision-makers.
• Research and implement optimization models to inform data-management activities.
• Build dashboards and analytic interfaces using Dash, Tableau, or similar platforms.
• Mentor team members to increase technical skills.
• Conduct peer reviews to improve workflows and methodologies.

Skills

Python

Data Science

SQL

Git

Geospatial

Data Visualization

Dash/Plotly

API Integration

Automation

Problem Solving

Tools

GDAL

ArcPy

ArcGIS Pro

QGIS

Job description

Culmen International, LLC is seeking a Mid-Level Exploitation Specialist/Data Scientist (TS/SCI eligible) to join our Washington operations at Joint Base Lewis‑McChord. You will coordinate with clients, design data‑driven solutions, and support defense and intelligence missions.

Key duties include building analytics dashboards, applying big data techniques, mentoring teammates, and delivering insights to decision-makers while maintaining rigorous security standards.