Senior Data Scientist - Defense & Cyber Ops

Native American Talent; Odenton (MD); On-site; USD 154,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos seeks a Data Scientist to architect analytic frameworks and push AI capabilities into production for USCYBERCOM. You will mentor senior technologists and directly tackle complex technical roadblocks, leveraging LangGraph, LangChain, and vector stores in air-gapped environments.

Required 12–15+ years in technical roles with 5+ years in ML/DS and 3–5 years in IC/DoD contexts (TACMS/Maven). Master’s or PhD in relevant fields preferred; security clearance TS/SCI with CI Poly required.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Data Science, AI, CS or Math.
• Experience substituting a Master’s with a Bachelor's plus 5+ years in engineering possible per military equivalency.
• 5+ years in AI/ML engineering or data science.

Responsibilities

• Architect analytic frameworks enabling analytic superiority for DoD missions.
• Mentor senior technologists and directly solve challenging technical roadblocks.
• Engineer RAG stacks with LangChain and vector stores for production.
• Integrate with mission systems via custom API connections.

Skills

Python

Go

Bash

LangGraph

CrewAI

AutoGPT

PyTorch

TensorFlow

LangChain

Milvus

Pinecone

API integration

Maven

TACMS

Kudu Dynamic

RAG

Education

Master’s Degree in Data Science/AI/CS/Math

PhD in Data Science/AI/CS/Math

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

LangChain

Milvus

Pinecone

Job description

Leidos seeks a Data Scientist to architect analytic frameworks and push AI capabilities into production for USCYBERCOM. You will mentor senior technologists and directly tackle complex technical roadblocks, leveraging LangGraph, LangChain, and vector stores in air-gapped environments.

Required 12–15+ years in technical roles with 5+ years in ML/DS and 3–5 years in IC/DoD contexts (TACMS/Maven). Master’s or PhD in relevant fields preferred; security clearance TS/SCI with CI Poly required.