National Security Data Scientist — Skillbridge Fellow

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc.; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) is offering an externship aligned with the Skillbridge program.

The successful candidate will shadow SPA customers in national security analytics, applying math, statistics, and software development to build analytical infrastructure and data visualizations. The role emphasizes rigorous data analysis, reporting for decision-making, and collaboration with government customers.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing professional reports to impact decision-making.
• Active Secret clearance.
• Must participate in Hiring Our Heroes Skillbridge Fellowship.

Responsibilities

• Shadow SPA customers to provide advanced analytical support.
• Design and implement analytical infrastructure and data visualizations.
• Develop data standards and frameworks to collect, integrate and link data.
• Create software code to extract and transform data for analysis.
• Develop automated analytic algorithms and action plans to meet deadlines.

Skills

Programming languages

Data analysis

Report writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in math, physical or computer science, data science, analytics or related STEM field

Tools

Relational databases

NoSQL databases

Job description

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) is offering an externship aligned with the Skillbridge program.

The successful candidate will shadow SPA customers in national security analytics, applying math, statistics, and software development to build analytical infrastructure and data visualizations. The role emphasizes rigorous data analysis, reporting for decision-making, and collaboration with government customers.