Senior Data Scientist SME — Geospatial AI/ML for Mission

Colorado Psychiatric; Englewood (CO); On-site; USD 131,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Data Scientist SME to lead data science efforts for the Chinook Program, translating mission needs into actionable analytics. You will shape AI/ML capabilities, collaborate with software and systems teams, and mentor junior engineers while ensuring security and production readiness.

The role requires strategic and hands-on work across data, software, and operations, with engagement from intel stakeholders and senior leadership.

Qualifications

• US citizenship is required; active TS/SCI clearance with poly is preferred.
• Extensive experience applying statistical analysis, ML, and advanced analytics to complex problems.
• Proven expertise in developing and implementing ML/AI models, especially in geospatial contexts.
• Deep knowledge of geospatial tools (GIS, ArcGIS) and remote sensing.
• Proficiency in Python and/or R with data-science libraries.
• Experience with big data tools (Spark, PySpark, Kafka, Hadoop, AWS/Azure).
• Experience deploying models into production environments and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Serve as senior technical authority for data science, analytics, and AI/ML translating mission needs into solutions.
• Lead design, development, validation, and optimization of statistical and ML models.
• Analyze heterogeneous datasets to identify patterns and insights supporting mission objectives.
• Develop and operationalize AI/ML capabilities including NLP and predictive modeling.
• Establish standards for model performance, explainability, bias, and reproducibility.

Skills

Data science

Machine learning

Python

Big data

Geospatial analytics

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Geospatial Science or related field

12-15 years experience or Master’s with 10-13 years

Tools

Pandas

NumPy

SciPy

Scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

GeoPandas

Rasterio

GDAL

Tableau

PowerBI

Spark

Kubernetes

REST APIs

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Data Scientist SME to lead data science efforts for the Chinook Program, translating mission needs into actionable analytics. You will shape AI/ML capabilities, collaborate with software and systems teams, and mentor junior engineers while ensuring security and production readiness.

The role requires strategic and hands-on work across data, software, and operations, with engagement from intel stakeholders and senior leadership.