Data Scientist SME – Enterprise Mission Automation (Process Disruption)
Job Location:
Fort Meade, MD - USA
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Job Summary
Mission Overview
The Leidos Intel Sector is seeking an Eminent Expert Data Scientist and Mission Automation SMEto disrupt ordinary ways of doing business across the command. Your core mission is to eliminate corporate and operational latency. You will challenge legacy workflows transforming manual processes that take hours or days into optimized automated pipelines executing in minutes. As a Technical Transformation Leader you will architect rapid-prototype solutions deploy cutting-edge AI and mentor senior technologists to achieve business and mission operations at wire speed.
Core Technical Requirements
AI & Agentic Frameworks: Production-level scaling of autonomous workflows using LangGraph CrewAI or AutoGPT to replace manual decision trees and administrative bottlenecks.
Workflow Algorithmic Automation: Applying data science methodologies statistical modeling and machine learning to optimize enterprise queries data curation and ingestion pipelines.
Orchestration & Business Logic: Engineering and finalizing complex playbooks within automation platforms (SOAR tools low-code/no-code enterprise suites) to disrupt manual business processing.
Automation Tooling: Mastery of Ansible SaltStack and GitLab CI/CD for mission-critical enterprise pipeline deployment.
Scripting & Development: Professional-grade mastery of Python Go and PowerShell for rapid prototype development of business tools.
Mission Orchestration: Engineering custom API integrations for unified mission-support systems including TACMS and Maven Smart System.
Experience & Leadership
Total Experience: 15 years in Data Science Advanced Analytics Enterprise Architecture or Technical Operations.
Specialized Experience: 57 years focused on workflow automation business process re-engineering (BPR) DevSecOps or Hands on Keyboard (HOK) optimization within the DoD or Intelligence Community (IC).
Technical Leadership: 3 years mentoring senior technologists conducting code reviews and driving cultural change toward automation.
Education & Certifications
Education: Bachelors degree in Data Science Computer Science or Software Engineering. Masters or PhD in AI Machine Learning or Computational Engineering highly preferred to match algorithmic optimization needs.
Preferred Certifications: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) AWS DevOps Engineer Professional or HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate.
Military Equivalency: Documented technical leadership in enterprise modernization data governance or automated operations within a cyber/technical framework.
Clearance & Location
Clearance: TS/SCI with Polygraph required.
Location: Fort Meade MD (100% On-site / SCIF).
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.
For 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.
The 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.
