Principal Data Scientist — Mission Analytics (TS/SCI)

Power3 Solutions; Fort Meade, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k match

11+ paid holidays and PTO

Career development plans

Employee referral bonuses

Job summary

Power3 Solutions is seeking a Principal Data Scientist to work near Fort Meade, MD. The role requires TS/SCI with Polygraph and will involve leading data science initiatives across complex datasets and domains.

You will translate mission needs into technical requirements, build robust analytic methods, and clearly communicate findings to diverse audiences while navigating evolving data capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Applied Statistics, Machine Learning, Data Science, OR Computer Science.
• A degree in a related field with significant advanced math and/or CS coursework may be considered.
• Broader degree acceptance if accompanied by an accredited Data Science certificate.
• Relevant experience in ML, data science, data mining, and engineering across multiple domains preferred.

Responsibilities

• Devise strategies for extracting meaning and value from large datasets.
• Communicate principled conclusions from data to non-technical audiences.
• Translate mission needs into technical requirements and assist with data analysis decisions.
• Develop and implement qualitative and quantitative methods for characterizing large datasets.
• Evaluate competing technical solutions considering NSA/CSS data capabilities and limitations.

Skills

Mathematics

Computational methods

Statistics

Data management

Data visualization

Reproducibility

Data modeling

Model evaluation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mathematics / Statistics / Computer Science

15 years of relevant experience

Associate’s degree + 17 years experience

Certificate in Data Science

Tools

Python

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Job description

Power3 Solutions is seeking a Principal Data Scientist to work near Fort Meade, MD. The role requires TS/SCI with Polygraph and will involve leading data science initiatives across complex datasets and domains.

You will translate mission needs into technical requirements, build robust analytic methods, and clearly communicate findings to diverse audiences while navigating evolving data capabilities.