Security-Cleared Senior Data Scientist, AI & Automation

Bluehawk LLC, Intelligence Services; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Bluehawk, LLC. seeks a Senior Data Scientist to develop and evaluate AI/ML capabilities that enhance collection prioritization, tasking, and resource optimization.

The role partners with software engineers and mission stakeholders to translate CI/HUMINT requirements into responsible, explainable analytical solutions while ensuring compliance with DoD AI ethics and security standards. On-site in Reston, VA.

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience in data science, ML/AI, or related field.
• Proficiency in Python or R and ML frameworks.
• Experience with developing, validating, and deploying predictive or ML models.
• Ability to explain methods, assumptions, performance, and limitations to mission/executive audiences.
• Strong analytical judgment and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Apply AI to identify and prioritize Essential Elements of Information aligned with national/defense priorities.
• Develop predictive models for collection management, resource optimization, and mission planning.
• Implement ML for pattern recognition, anomaly detection, forecasting, and decision support.
• Support automation of tasking processes based on optimal alignment of collectors, sources, and mission requirements.
• Establish real-time feedback mechanisms to refine tasking and strategies.
• Collaborate with software engineers on AI/ML prototype development, integration, deployment, and sustainment.
• Prepare, cleanse, transform, and analyze data from multiple sources.
• Conduct model validation, performance assessment, error analysis, documentation, and monitoring.
• Brief stakeholders on model performance, limitations, risks, and operational implications.
• Apply responsible AI practices in line with DoD AI Ethical Principles and security/data governance.

Skills

Senior data scientist

Machine learning

Explainable AI

Analytical thinking

Tools

Python

R

Data science frameworks

Job description

Bluehawk, LLC. seeks a Senior Data Scientist to develop and evaluate AI/ML capabilities that enhance collection prioritization, tasking, and resource optimization.

The role partners with software engineers and mission stakeholders to translate CI/HUMINT requirements into responsible, explainable analytical solutions while ensuring compliance with DoD AI ethics and security standards. On-site in Reston, VA.