Naval Programs Data Scientist | DoD Clearance

Ignite Digital Federal Services; Chesapeake (VA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

PTO

Education stipends

Referral bonuses

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

Ignite Digital Federal Services is seeking an experienced Data Scientist to support a U.S. Navy program in the Norfolk, VA area. You will translate complex analytics into actionable outcomes for technical and non-technical stakeholders, leveraging ML, statistics, and data engineering.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, cross-functional collaboration, and keeping pace with emerging technologies while delivering mission-ready solutions.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional experience in data analysis or data science.
• Proficiency in Python or R and in SQL.
• Experience with visualization tools and ML workflows.
• Clear ability to communicate complex results to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Acquire, clean, and prepare data from multiple sources for analysis.
• Build, evaluate, and deploy statistical models and ML algorithms.
• Develop and maintain automated data pipelines with quality checks.
• Communicate findings via reports, dashboards, and presentations.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data visualization

Statistical modeling

Machine learning

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

AWS SageMaker

Spark

NoSQL/SQL databases

Job description

Ignite Digital Federal Services is seeking an experienced Data Scientist to support a U.S. Navy program in the Norfolk, VA area. You will translate complex analytics into actionable outcomes for technical and non-technical stakeholders, leveraging ML, statistics, and data engineering.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, cross-functional collaboration, and keeping pace with emerging technologies while delivering mission-ready solutions.