Senior Data Scientist (TS/SCI) – Cyber Threat Analytics

TalentOps; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer match

Annual bonus opportunities

Employer-paid disability insurance

Cell phone and internet stipend

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

TalentOps seeks a Senior Data Scientist for mission-critical programs in Fort Meade, MD. The role emphasizes data analysis, statistical modeling, and transforming complex datasets into actionable intelligence for cyber operations.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in data science, strong Python/SQL skills, and a TS/SCI clearance. You will work with interdisciplinary teams on analytics, dashboards, and threat detection across large data landscapes.

Qualifications

• Experience in data science, statistics, machine learning, or related disciplines.
• Strong programming skills in Python and SQL with data manipulation libraries.
• Experience building statistical models, anomaly detection, or predictive analytics.
• Ability to process and correlate large datasets from multiple sources.
• Familiarity with data visualization and model evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement advanced data analytics, models, and ML algorithms.
• Analyze large cybersecurity datasets to identify patterns and activity.
• Develop predictive and behavioral analytics to detect threats.
• Correlate data across diverse cyber sources and report findings.

Skills

Data science

Python

SQL

Statistics

Machine learning

Data analysis

Communication

Threat analytics

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

Jupyter

Elasticsearch

Splunk

Apache Spark

Kafka

Hadoop

Job description

TalentOps seeks a Senior Data Scientist for mission-critical programs in Fort Meade, MD. The role emphasizes data analysis, statistical modeling, and transforming complex datasets into actionable intelligence for cyber operations.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in data science, strong Python/SQL skills, and a TS/SCI clearance. You will work with interdisciplinary teams on analytics, dashboards, and threat detection across large data landscapes.