Senior Data Scientist — Naval Mission Analytics & ML

Ignite Digital Federal Services; Chesapeake (VA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Education stipends

Referral bonuses

Work with U.S. federal government

Volunteer & community engagement

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Ignite Digital seeks a Senior Data Scientist to support a U.S. Navy program in the Norfolk, VA area. You will translate complex analytical insights into actionable outcomes for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Lead multidisciplinary data science projects, mentor teammates, and advance methodologies while collaborating with Navy mission stakeholders. This role emphasizes independent problem-solving and strategic data solutions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience in data analysis, data science, or closely related fields.
• Expert-level proficiency in core data science concepts, methodologies, and tools.
• Significant experience solving complex mission challenges with data-driven approaches.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex data science projects from conception to deployment.
• Mentor data scientists and analysts; provide technical leadership.
• Develop and evaluate statistical and ML models; design A/B tests.

Skills

Data analysis

Data science

Python or R

Pandas/NumPy/Scikit-learn

SQL/NoSQL

Tableau/Power BI/Matplotlib/Seaborn

AWS SageMaker/Google Cloud/Azure ML

Hadoop/Spark

Communication

Project management/independent work

Education

Master's or Doctorate in a quantitative discipline

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Matplotlib

Seaborn

Job description

Ignite Digital seeks a Senior Data Scientist to support a U.S. Navy program in the Norfolk, VA area. You will translate complex analytical insights into actionable outcomes for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Lead multidisciplinary data science projects, mentor teammates, and advance methodologies while collaborating with Navy mission stakeholders. This role emphasizes independent problem-solving and strategic data solutions.