Senior Data Scientist: DHS Analytics & Visualization

ARA; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Research Associates, Inc. seeks a Senior Data Scientist to analyze data, build models, and create visualizations for DHS missions. You will work with a multi‑disciplinary team to deliver actionable insights and prototypes in an agile environment.

Responsibilities include leading analytics workflows, automating data tasks, and contributing to documentation and training materials for customers. U.S. citizenship and clearance eligibility are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in data science, statistics, CS, or math with 8+ years of experience or Master's with 6+ years.
• US citizenship and ability to obtain DHS suitability clearance.
• Experience with Agile, Jira, GitLab, and managing customer scope, budgets, and milestones.
• Experience analyzing large datasets and applying ML/statistical techniques.
• Proficiency in Python, R, SQL, SAS; data visualization with Tableau/Power BI.
• Familiarity with pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, PyTorch; visualization with matplotlib/seaborn/Plotly.
• Experience with APIs, CSV/JSON, relational databases; strong documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate teams to process, clean, and transform data.
• Develop analytics, ML models, and exploratory analysis.
• Create visualizations to reveal patterns and performance signals.
• Translate user needs into analytic tasks with customers.
• Lead design, testing, and deployment of data workflows.
• Build scripts/tools to automate routine data tasks.
• Prepare documentation, user guides, and training materials.
• Stay current on analytic methods and best practices; contribute to sprint activities.

Skills

Agile development

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in data science, statistics, computer science, mathematics, or a related field

Master's degree

Tools

Python

R

SQL

SAS

Tableau

Power BI

Pandas

NumPy

scikit-learn

PyTorch

Plotly

Jira

GitLab

Job description

Applied Research Associates, Inc. seeks a Senior Data Scientist to analyze data, build models, and create visualizations for DHS missions. You will work with a multi‑disciplinary team to deliver actionable insights and prototypes in an agile environment.

Responsibilities include leading analytics workflows, automating data tasks, and contributing to documentation and training materials for customers. U.S. citizenship and clearance eligibility are required.