Senior Data Scientist - AI Production for Cyber Defense

Leidos; Odenton (MD); On-site; USD 154,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking an experienced Data Scientist within the Intelligence Sector to architect analytic frameworks and push AI capabilities into production environments. You will mentor senior technologists and directly tackle the command's most complex technical roadblocks.

Applicants should bring 12–15+ years in technical roles, 5+ years in ML engineering/Data Science, and 3–5 years in IC/DoD ecosystems with Maven or TACMS, plus an MS/PhD in Data Science, AI, CS, or Math.

Qualifications

• Total 12–15+ years in technical roles.
• AI/ML focus with 5+ years in ML Engineering or Data Science.
• 3–5 years in IC/DoD ecosystem with systems like Maven or TACMS.

Responsibilities

• Architect frameworks to achieve analytic superiority and push AI into production.
• Mentor senior technologists by example and solve complex technical roadblocks.
• Engineer Retrieval-Augmented Generation stacks and integrate with mission systems.

Skills

Python

Go

Bash

Education

Master's or PhD in Data Science/AI/CS/Math

Tools

LangGraph

CrewAI

AutoGPT

Llama 3

Mistral

PyTorch

TensorFlow

LangChain

Milvus

Pinecone

Kudu Dynamic

TACMS

Maven

Job description

Leidos is seeking an experienced Data Scientist within the Intelligence Sector to architect analytic frameworks and push AI capabilities into production environments. You will mentor senior technologists and directly tackle the command's most complex technical roadblocks.

Applicants should bring 12–15+ years in technical roles, 5+ years in ML engineering/Data Science, and 3–5 years in IC/DoD ecosystems with Maven or TACMS, plus an MS/PhD in Data Science, AI, CS, or Math.