Senior AI/Data Scientist - Defense Analytics Lead

Leidos; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 154,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Senior AI/Data Scientist to drive advanced AI development for a DTRA contract, in partnership with the DIA. You will lead analytics across the full solution lifecycle—from problem definition to deployment and O&M—working within a multi-disciplinary team.

The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise and strong mission awareness for communicating insights to senior decision-makers. You will translate operational challenges into data science requirements, design and

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in data science and analytics for mission-focused problems.
• Strong programming in Python and/or R with ML libraries.
• Experience applying analytics to complex national security challenges.
• Experience working in JWICS or highly secure environments.

Responsibilities

• Serve as senior analytic lead on complex national security programs.
• Define mission problems with government customers and analytic objectives.
• Translate challenges into data science requirements and designs.
• Design, develop, and deploy advanced analytics and ML solutions.
• Architect and deploy ML models like Physics-Informed Neural Networks and Generative AI.

Skills

Python

R

Data science

Education

Master’s degree in Data Science or related field

Bachelor’s degree with 18+ years relevant experience

Tools

JWICS

AWS GovCloud

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Senior AI/Data Scientist to drive advanced AI development for a DTRA contract, in partnership with the DIA. You will lead analytics across the full solution lifecycle—from problem definition to deployment and O&M—working within a multi-disciplinary team.

The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise and strong mission awareness for communicating insights to senior decision-makers. You will translate operational challenges into data science requirements, design and