Senior Geospatial Data Scientist — TS/SCI, Onsite Quantico

EpochGeo; Quantico (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

HSA/FSA options

401(k) match

PTO 4 weeks

Paid holidays

Dental/vision/life

Parental leave

Flexible schedule

Tuition reimbursement

Referral program

Relocation assistance

Job summary

EpochGeo is seeking a Mid to Senior Geospatial Data Scientist to deliver scalable data science solutions for national security missions. The role focuses on building data pipelines, applying ML methods, and developing geospatial analytics for real-world use cases.

Responsibilities include collaborating with analysts, designing end-to-end data workflows, and driving prototypes to production. A TS/SCI clearance is required and CI polygraph willingness is expected.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of professional experience in data science, data engineering, analytics, or related technical discipline.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL, including scripts, data processing workflows, and complex queries.
• Experience designing and maintaining data pipelines and scalable architectures.
• Working knowledge of ML algorithms and statistics for real-world analytics.
• Experience with geospatial data, analytics, or processing tools and libraries.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience in a related field.
• Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance (required).
• Willingness to submit to a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Partner with intelligence analysts and stakeholders to clarify problems and identify automation opportunities.
• Design, build, and optimize Python scripts, SQL queries, and end-to-end data pipelines for large datasets.
• Apply machine learning algorithms and statistical methods to uncover patterns and insights.
• Develop and iterate geospatial analytics, models, and tools aligned to national security use cases.
• Create prototypes and proofs-of-concept to validate analytical approaches.
• Integrate data science with data engineering to support scalable architectures.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to move concepts into operational capabilities.
• Adapt to changing customer requirements and evaluate new technologies.

Skills

Python

SQL

Geospatial analytics

Data pipelines

Machine learning

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

GeoPandas

Shapely

Rasterio

PostGIS

Job description

EpochGeo is seeking a Mid to Senior Geospatial Data Scientist to deliver scalable data science solutions for national security missions. The role focuses on building data pipelines, applying ML methods, and developing geospatial analytics for real-world use cases.

Responsibilities include collaborating with analysts, designing end-to-end data workflows, and driving prototypes to production. A TS/SCI clearance is required and CI polygraph willingness is expected.