Onsite Data Scientist Rotational Development Program

US National Security Agency/Central Security Service; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 87,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

The NSA Central Security Service Data Scientist Development Program (DSDP) is a data-focused career path designed for senior-level data scientists working on complex, high-priority challenges.

In this onsite role at Fort Meade, you will apply data science, machine learning, and related capabilities to build and validate solutions while progressing through a structured development track for candidates selected for the three-year rotational program.

Qualifications

• Minimum experience: 2 years.
• Experience in designing/implementing machine learning, data mining, statistical analysis, or AI development.
• Ability to program and work across data-science lifecycle.
• Security background investigation and polygraph required.

Responsibilities

• Explore data analysis and model-fitting to identify features of interest.
• Use machine-learned predictive modeling.
• Construct usable datasets from multiple sources to meet customer needs.
• Identify and analyze anomalous data, including metadata.
• Develop conceptual designs and models to address mission requirements.
• Create qualitative and quantitative methods for characterizing datasets in various states.
• Perform analytic modeling and scripting and/or programming.
• Work collaboratively and iteratively across the data-science lifecycle.
• Design and develop analytics and techniques for analysis.
• Analyze data using mathematical and statistical methods.
• Evaluate, document, and communicate research processes, analyses, and results to customers, peers, and leadership.
• Create interpretable visualizations

Skills

Machine learning

Data mining

Statistical analysis

AI development

Computational science

Software engineering

Technical writing

Data visualization

Programming

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Science

Master's degree in a quantitative field

Doctoral degree (PhD)

Job description

The NSA Central Security Service Data Scientist Development Program (DSDP) is a data-focused career path designed for senior-level data scientists working on complex, high-priority challenges.

In this onsite role at Fort Meade, you will apply data science, machine learning, and related capabilities to build and validate solutions while progressing through a structured development track for candidates selected for the three-year rotational program.