Senior Data Scientist

This Department of War enterprise data and analytics program delivers mission-critical capabilities that enable leaders across the Department to make faster better-informed decisions using trusted data at scale. Leidos Digital Modernization sector is seeking an experienced Senior Data Scientist to support the delivery enhancement and adoption of enterprise data and analytics products used across multiple DoD organizations.

In this role you will work alongside government partners engineers and other industry teammates to translate operational and strategic requirements into scalable production-ready solutions. You will contribute directly to product planning execution and continuous improvementhelping ensure capabilities are delivered efficiently aligned to mission priorities and positioned for sustained success.

This position offers the opportunity to work on a high-visibility enterprise program at the intersection of data analytics and emerging AI technologies. Ideal candidates are motivated by mission impact comfortable operating in complex stakeholder environments and interested in building deep domain expertise while delivering capabilities with real-world national security outcomes.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead efforts to extract insights from operational service and performance data to identify opportunities for improvement.

• Lead development and deployment of advanced statistical models machine learning algorithms and predictive analytics solutions.

• Design and develop predictive models and data-driven analytical frameworks that optimize processes and support informed decision-making.

• Build models that forecast future demands highlight operational and service-related risks and detect performance anomalies in real time.

• Collaborate with engineering and functional teams to ensure analytical outputs are accurate actionable and aligned with mission objectives.

• Design experiments feature engineering strategies and model validation frameworks to support enterprise analytics objectives.

• Collaborate with data engineering teams to ensure scalable data pipelines supporting model training and inference.

• Integrate models into DevSecOps pipelines for automated testing validation and production deployment.

• Develop and maintain documentation evaluation metrics and model performance dashboards.

• Ensure responsible AI practices including bias detection explainability and performance monitoring.

• Participate in PI Planning backlog refinement sprint reviews and Inspect & Adapt events to align analytics priorities with Program Increment (PI) objectives.

• Translate complex analytical findings into actionable insights for technical and executive stakeholders.

• Establish modeling standards peer review processes and analytical quality governance frameworks.

• Foster a collaborative innovative and mission-focused analytics culture within the organization.

Basic Qualifications:

• Active Top Secret (TS) clearance with SCI eligibility.

• Bachelors degree in Data Science Computer Science Mathematics Statistics Engineering or related technical discipline and 812 years of relevant experience OR Masters degree in a related field and 610 years of relevant experience.

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in data science data engineering or a related field.

• Strong proficiency in programming languages such as Python R SQL or similar analytical programming languages.

• Experience with data engineering tools and platforms such as Hadoop Spark or similar.

• Experience developing and deploying machine learning and statistical models in enterprise environments.

• Proven experience in designing and developing predictive models and data-driven analytical frameworks.

• Experience performing data exploration feature engineering model validation and performance tuning.

• Knowledge of data security policies including data encryption and access controls.

• Experience with data governance frameworks and compliance enforcement.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI clearance.

• Experience operating within SAFe or large-scale Agile frameworks supporting enterprise systems.

• Experience supporting analytics initiatives across NIPRNet SIPRNet and JWICS environments.

• Experience operationalizing AI/ML models in cloud-native environments (AWS Azure or GCP).

• Knowledge of machine learning algorithms and frameworks such as PyTorch TensorFlow Scikit-learn or equivalent.

• Experience implementing model monitoring drift detection and continuous validation frameworks.

• Experience supporting enterprise data AI/ML or digital modernization programs within DoD environments.

• Experience with cloud-based data platforms and tools such as AWS Azure or Google Cloud.

• Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI.

• Experience with data catalog management and data sharing agreements.

• Strong project management skills and experience leading cross-functional teams.

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