Senior Data Scientist | Lead Multi-INT Analytics & ML

Amentum; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Holidays

Retirement benefits (401(k) matching)

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Tax-saving options

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a senior Data Scientist to lead DIA-focused analytics programs and mentor the team within a Defense Intelligence Enterprise setting. You will shape problem framing, architect scalable data science approaches, and deliver deployed capabilities with rigorous statistical grounding for decision makers.

The role requires active security clearance, program leadership experience, and collaboration with government customers across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance
• 12+ years of relevant data science experience, with recent experience within the last 2 years
• Master's degree desired in data science, computer science, statistics, or a related field
• Prior experience with large-data multi-INT analytics, machine learning, and automated predictive analytics
• Demonstrated technical leadership of data science teams or efforts

Responsibilities

• Lead data science efforts from problem framing through deployed capability, setting technical direction for mid-level data scientists
• Architect approaches for large-data multi-INT analytics, machine learning, and automated predictive analytics across the enterprise
• Advise government customers on managing data within hardware, software, storage, and bandwidth constraints
• Review models, code, and analytic products for statistical soundness before they reach decision makers
• Mentor the team and evangelize best practices in reproducible, rigorous data science

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

12+ years data science experience

Leadership experience

Multi-INT analytics

Machine learning

Automated analytics

Education

Master's degree in data science or related field

Job description

Amentum is seeking a senior Data Scientist to lead DIA-focused analytics programs and mentor the team within a Defense Intelligence Enterprise setting. You will shape problem framing, architect scalable data science approaches, and deliver deployed capabilities with rigorous statistical grounding for decision makers.

The role requires active security clearance, program leadership experience, and collaboration with government customers across the enterprise.