Senior Data Scientist - Defense Analytics (Top Secret)

Moseley Technical Services, Inc.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental & vision insurance

401(k) with immediate vesting

Generous PTO & parental leave

Flexible work hours

Job summary

Moseley Technical Services, Inc. seeks a Senior Data Scientist to support DoW at the Pentagon in Arlington, VA. Requires TS clearance with SCI eligibility and hands-on Databricks, Palantir Foundry, Python, PySpark, SQL, Delta Lake, and AWS expertise.

You will lead data science, ML, analytics, and data engineering initiatives, building scalable pipelines, dashboards, and secure data solutions for mission-critical workloads.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a data-related field required.
• 8+ years of professional experience in data science or data engineering.
• Strong Python (pandas, PySpark) and SQL skills.
• Experience building production data pipelines and analytics solutions.
• Hands-on experience with Databricks & Palantir Foundry in production.

Responsibilities

• Collect, clean, transform, and analyze structured and unstructured data to identify trends and insights.
• Develop, evaluate, and deploy statistical analyses and ML models for mission needs.
• Apply NLP and text mining to complex datasets.
• Design and optimize scalable data pipelines using Databricks and Palantir Foundry.
• Develop data models and analytical applications within Palantir Foundry.
• Create dashboards and visualizations for technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Ensure secure data storage, access control, and AWS integration (S3, IAM).
• Collaborate with data engineers, software developers, and government stakeholders.
• Maintain data quality, governance, and documentation across environments.

Skills

Python & PySpark

SQL proficiency

Data science & analytics

Communication with stakeholders

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Databricks

Palantir Foundry

AWS

Job description

Moseley Technical Services, Inc. seeks a Senior Data Scientist to support DoW at the Pentagon in Arlington, VA. Requires TS clearance with SCI eligibility and hands-on Databricks, Palantir Foundry, Python, PySpark, SQL, Delta Lake, and AWS expertise.

You will lead data science, ML, analytics, and data engineering initiatives, building scalable pipelines, dashboards, and secure data solutions for mission-critical workloads.