Data Scientist SME Automation Specialist
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Job Location:
Odenton, MD - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 154050 - 278475
Posted on:
6 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Data Scientist SME Automation Specialist (Adversary Disruption)
Mission Overview
We are seeking a Data Scientist Mission Automation SME to serve as an Eminent Expert in adversary disruption. Your goal is to transform manual processes into automated mission sets through rapid-prototype development. As a Technical Closer you will guide and mentor a senior technologist to optimize queries and build the mission-critical pipelines that allow the command to operate at wire speed.
Core Technical Requirements
- Automation Tooling: Mastery of Ansible SaltStack and GitLab CI/CD for mission-critical pipeline automation.
- SOAR Engineering: Technical closing of complex playbooks within Splunk Phantom or Cortex XSOAR to automate adversary disruption.
- Agentic AI Frameworks: Scaling network defense using LangGraph CrewAI or AutoGPT.
- Scripting: Professional-grade mastery of Python Go and PowerShell for rapid automation development.
- Mission Orchestration: Ability to build custom API integrations for unified mission systems like TACMS or Maven Smart System.
Preferred Certifications & Experience
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) AWS DevOps Engineer Professional or HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate.
- Military Equivalency: Documented CMF Work Role Certification (Interactive Operator or Host Analyst) or 170A/17A technical leadership in OCO/DCO operations.
Years of Experience
- Total Experience: 1215 years in IT/Cybersecurity or Data Science.
- Specialized Experience: At least 57 years specifically in automation DevSecOps or Hands on Keyboard (HOK) operations within the Intelligence Community (IC) or Department of Defense (DoD).
- Leadership: 3 years of technical mentorship or Team Lead experience as the role requires guiding senior technologists.
Educational Background
- Minimum: A Bachelors degree in Computer Science Data Science Software Engineering or a related technical field.
- Preferred: A Masters degree or PhD in a quantitative field (AI Machine Learning or Computational Engineering). The Data Scientist title often implies a strong grasp of advanced mathematics and algorithmic optimization beyond standard scripting.
Clearance Requirement
- TS/SCI with CI Poly required
If youre looking for comfort keep scrolling. At Leidos we outthink outbuild and outpace the status quo because the mission demands it. Were not hiring followers. Were recruiting the ones who disrupt provoke and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. Were already at step 30 and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting:
May 8 2026For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $154050.00 - $278475.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data applicable bargaining agreement (if any) or other law.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Leidos is an innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. Our 47,000 employees collaborate to create smarter technology solutions for customers in these critical markets.
