Senior Data Scientist, Drone Armor Data Mesh & Cloud

Parsons; Maryland; On-site; USD 112,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision plans

Paid time off

ESOP

401(k)

Job summary

Parsons is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to support its Drone Armor counter-UAS program. The role focuses on data engineering, data science, cloud technology, data tagging, and governance to enable advanced analytics and mission effectiveness.

You will design data pipelines, build ML models, and translate mission requirements into data-driven analytic products. Collaboration with engineers and operators is essential, with opportunities to mentor junior staff and contribute to program-wide data

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, or related technical field.
• 8 years of relevant experience may substitute for education.
• Experience applying data and engineering sciences to real-world systems.
• Experience designing data pipelines and data interoperability in complex environments.
• Experience with cloud-based or hybrid data/analytics solutions and data mesh/governance.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement data science workflows for detection, tracking, and decision support.
• Develop ML and statistical models for anomaly detection and performance prediction.
• Build data pipelines and data interoperability solutions across multiple systems.
• Collaborate on data mesh/data fabric architecture for distributed data products.
• Create visualizations and dashboards for operators and leadership.
• Mentor junior data scientists and engineers, contributing to best practices.

Skills

Python/R/Scala

Analytical skills

Data storytelling

Education

MSc in CS/DS/EE

8 years exp substitute option

Tools

Airflow

NiFi

Spark

Flink

Docker

Kubernetes

Grafana

Kibana

Power BI/Tableau

Job description

Parsons is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to support its Drone Armor counter-UAS program. The role focuses on data engineering, data science, cloud technology, data tagging, and governance to enable advanced analytics and mission effectiveness.

You will design data pipelines, build ML models, and translate mission requirements into data-driven analytic products. Collaboration with engineers and operators is essential, with opportunities to mentor junior staff and contribute to program-wide data