Senior Data Scientist: Mission-Critical DoD Analytics

Redhorsecorp; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Redhorse Corporation is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to support the DoD’s data and analytics initiatives in Arlington, VA. You will design robust data solutions, build models, and translate analytics into mission-driven recommendations.

The role requires managing data across classified and unclassified sources, ensuring governance, and aligning with enterprise DoD strategies. A Secret clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of experience or Master's with 5+ years.
• Experience with big data systems (Spark/Databricks).
• ETL and data pipeline development.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/MilCloud 2.0).
• Experience in data governance and compliance with DoD data strategies.
• Active Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Extract insights from structured and unstructured data.
• Build predictive and prescriptive models.
• Develop ML, statistical, and optimization models.
• Translate analytic outputs into actionable recommendations.
• Ensure data integration across classified/unclassified sources.
• Align enterprise efforts with DoD data strategy.

Skills

Big data systems

Apache Spark

Databricks

ETL processes

AWS

Azure

MilCloud 2.0

data pipelines

security clearance

multiple languages

Education

Bachelor's degree + 7+ years

Master's degree + 5+ years

Tools

Advana Data Environment

Job description

Redhorse Corporation is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to support the DoD’s data and analytics initiatives in Arlington, VA. You will design robust data solutions, build models, and translate analytics into mission-driven recommendations.

The role requires managing data across classified and unclassified sources, ensuring governance, and aligning with enterprise DoD strategies. A Secret clearance is required.