Principal Data Scientist - On-Site MS&A, TS Clearance

Trinzic; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 172,000 - 212,000; Full time

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Benefits package

Job summary

KBR is seeking a Principal Data Scientist to join a multi-disciplinary team performing modeling, simulation, and analysis for national security and space missions. The role emphasizes developing analytics, dashboards, and data pipelines in support of MS&A across data sources and environments.

The position requires a Master’s degree with extensive experience, strong Python and data-tool proficiency, and a Top Secret clearance with SCI/SAP eligibility.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a quantitative field with 12 years of relevant experience
• Experience applying data science or quantitative methods to complex problems
• Proficiency with Python and data libraries (Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, Scikit-learn, Plotly)
• Experience developing analytics applications, dashboards, or decision-support tools
• Experience developing, managing, and automating data collection, integration, transformation, and analysis workflows
• Experience with structured and unstructured data
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to senior decision-makers
• Security clearance: Top Secret with SCI/SAP eligibility
• PhD in a related field (desirable)
• Experience with DoD or national security domains (desirable)

Responsibilities

• Develop analytical prototypes, dashboards, and decision-support tools
• Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines and workflows
• Apply data science, statistical, and computational methods to analyze datasets
• Collaborate with analysts, SMEs, stakeholders, and software engineers
• Build proof-of-concept capabilities for deployment
• Develop visualizations, dashboards, and reporting for technical and non-technical audiences
• Evaluate emerging technologies to improve workflows
• Present findings, recommendations, and technical approaches to sponsors
• Document methodologies and prototype capabilities
• Contribute to continuous MS&A process improvements

Skills

Data science

Statistics

Data visualization

Communication

Teamwork

Modeling & simulation

Education

Master's degree

PhD (desirable)

Tools

Python

Pandas

NumPy

SciPy

Scikit-learn

Plotly

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

KBR is seeking a Principal Data Scientist to join a multi-disciplinary team performing modeling, simulation, and analysis for national security and space missions. The role emphasizes developing analytics, dashboards, and data pipelines in support of MS&A across data sources and environments.

The position requires a Master’s degree with extensive experience, strong Python and data-tool proficiency, and a Top Secret clearance with SCI/SAP eligibility.