Senior AI & Data Analytics Scientist – TS/SCI On-Site

Bridge Defense; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Bridge Defense, based in Washington, DC, seeks a senior analytics and AI-operations professional for on-site work at JBAB. The role focuses on data exploration, analytics, TEVV, and risk mitigation across classified DoD/IC contexts.

The candidate will lead cross-disciplinary efforts, evaluate AI methodologies, and communicate complex results to senior leadership, delivering mission-ready insights in a fast-paced defense environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience correlating complex technical findings into narrative products.
• 5+ years of experience with object-oriented programming (OOP) and functional programming to build modular and scalable testing libraries.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, including AI or ML validation.
• Experience with building and evaluating outputs and performance of advanced analytics, particularly LLMs and/or agentic AI.
• Experience working on classified networks in support of DoD or IC clients.
• Ability to work independently with minimal oversight and direction.
• Ability to visualize complex data and concepts for non-technical leadership, highlighting system risks and go/no-go criteria.
• Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of experience with scientific techniques such as mathematics, statistics, information science, AI, machine learning, probability modeling, data mining, data engineering, or data warehousing, OR 12+ years ... in lieu of a degree.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex data exploration and analytics projects with statistics.
• Evaluate AI methodologies to influence AI usage in strategic intelligence.
• Perform TEVV and AI risk mitigation to shape analytics futures.
• Conduct data analytics, data mining, and statistical analysis; produce graphical, written, visual, and verbal narratives for informed decisions.

Skills

Data visualization

AI/ML validation

OOP & FP

CI/CD pipelines

DoD/IC experience

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s degree

12+ years experience without degree

Job description

Bridge Defense, based in Washington, DC, seeks a senior analytics and AI-operations professional for on-site work at JBAB. The role focuses on data exploration, analytics, TEVV, and risk mitigation across classified DoD/IC contexts.

The candidate will lead cross-disciplinary efforts, evaluate AI methodologies, and communicate complex results to senior leadership, delivering mission-ready insights in a fast-paced defense environment.