Senior Data Scientist

ManTech; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

MANTECH seeks a motivated Senior Data Scientist to join our team in Springfield, VA. This full-time onsite role requires experience with databases, cloud architectures, and data standards compliance to support data backend workflows across security domains.

Responsibilities include building data pipelines, ETL processing for emergent sensors, and maintaining data accuracy and availability. Applicants should have 18+ years of experience (BA=4, MA/MS+2), strong programming skills, and familiarity

Qualifications

• 18+ years of experience; BA can account for 4 years while an MA/MS can account for an added 2 years of experience.
• 4+ years of experience with SQL or NoSQL databases and cloud architectures.
• Experience leveraging APIs to query systems and migrate data.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to articulate technical concepts clearly.
• Experience with programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, or Java.
• Experience developing, sustaining, and monitoring operational data pipelines across formats and interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Create infrastructure to store and process data for emergent sensors, including DB tables/schemas, data health alerts, and ETL pipelines.
• Build data pipelines using scripting languages to support data consumption for mission needs.
• Support data analytics, cleansing, analyst workflows, and ETL capabilities.
• Manage data population into databases ensuring compliance with security regulations and customer needs.
• Conduct QC and monitor data holdings to align with standards and specifications.
• Assess and report data compliance state; adjust architecture as standards evolve.
• Maintain data availability, accuracy, consistency, and reliability for training data operations.
• Create and maintain Government directed software environments and Gitlab repositories for preprocessing activities.
• Support data pipeline setup and maintenance across security domains.

Skills

SQL/NoSQL

APIs

Python/JS/Java

Communication

ETL pipelines

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Master's degree preferred

Tools

GitLab

Job description

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Senior Data Scientist to join our team in Springfield, VA. This is a full-time onsite position. This position requires experience with databases, cloud architectures, and compliance with data standards. This position is responsible for maintaining data backend workflows that allow for data operations across security domains and across systems.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Create the necessary infrastructure to store and process data related to emergent sensors and platforms. This includes creation of any database tables and schemas, establishing relevant data health alerts, and the setup of data pipelines to support Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) of all data related to the emergent sensors.

• Apply knowledge of scripting tools, programming languages, standards, and software packages to build data pipelines that enable the consumption of data supporting mission needs

• Support data analytics, data cleansing, analyst workflow efficiencies, and transformation supporting Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) capabilities

• Manage the generation, approval, and population of data into databases, ensuring that all data complies with security regulations and satisfies customer requirements.

• Conduct regular Quality Control (QC) and monitor the content to ensure it aligns to existing data standards and requirement specifications

• Assess and report the current state of compliance of data holdings in both written and oral forms; monitor data and standards changes and adjust data architecture to remain in compliance

• Maintain data availability, accuracy, consistency, and reliability for all training data operations

• Create and maintain Government directed and approved software and computing environments to enable data preprocessing work, such as creating NPEs to enable connections to external systems, setting up software environments to enable development activities, and establishing appropriate Gitlab repositories.

• Support data pipeline setup and maintenance for data preprocessing activities across all security domains.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 18+ years of experience; BA can account for 4 years while a MA/MS can account for an added 2 years of experience.

• 4+ years of experience working with SQL or NoSQL databases and cloud architectures

• Experience leveraging APIs to query systems and migrate data

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to articulate challenging technical concepts to both lay and expert audiences.

• Experience with programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, or Java

• Experience developing, sustaining, and monitoring operational data pipelines supporting multiple data formats and interfaces.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with NGA IT enterprise solutions (e.g., NGA CORE, NGA MLOps), Government Authority to Operate (ATO) processes, and Government Non-Person Entity (NPE) certificates.

• Experience implementing processes, standards, and tools within an organization based on the Scaled Agile Framework for Enterprise.

• Experience developing dynamic visualizations to monitor availability, currency and volumetrics of operational data pipelines.

Clearance Requirements:

• An active TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a polygraph

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for extended periods while performing imagery analysis and reporting.

• Must be able to occasionally move about the work area to collaborate with team members and access mission systems.

MANTECH International Corporation considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to disability or veteran status or any other status protected under any federal, state, or local law or regulation.

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