Senior Data Scientist & AI Leader — National Security

Booz Allen Hamilton; Aurora (CO); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Lead Data Scientist to turn complex data into actionable insights for national security and commercial clients. You will lead analytics, supervise teams, and develop AI/ML models, including applications of LLMs, with a focus on security clearances and DoW/IC environments.

The role emphasizes mentoring colleagues, translating technical findings into executive-ready narratives, and delivering mission-ready solutions across private and public sectors.

Qualifications

• TS/SCI clearance with willingness to take a polygraph
• Experience building advanced analytics and AI/ML models including LLMs or agentic AI
• Experience with data retrieval, cleaning, modeling, evaluation and visualization
• Ability to present complex data to non-technical leadership and highlight risks

Skills

Data science

Leadership

Visualization

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree with 17+ years experience

Master’s degree with 12+ years experience

21 years experience in lieu of a degree

Tools

Python

R

SQL/NoSQL

Plotly

Seaborn

ggplot2

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Lead Data Scientist to turn complex data into actionable insights for national security and commercial clients. You will lead analytics, supervise teams, and develop AI/ML models, including applications of LLMs, with a focus on security clearances and DoW/IC environments.

The role emphasizes mentoring colleagues, translating technical findings into executive-ready narratives, and delivering mission-ready solutions across private and public sectors.