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Principal Data Scientist CTJ TSSCI

Microsoft


Job Location:

Reston, VA - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 142800 - 274800
Posted: 6 October 2026 (2 days ago)
Application Deadline: 3 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Data Science

Job Summary

Overview

Do you enjoy solving problems looking at problems through a different lens and working closely with customers to innovatenew solutionsto complex problems Do you jump with excitement at the opportunity toidentifytrends and provide unique business solutions Do you want to join a team where learning abouta new technologyor solution is part of our work every dayThen come join us!
The Industry Solutions Engineering (ISE) team is a global engineering organization that works directly with customers looking to leverage the latest technologies to address their toughest challenges.

We work closely with our customers engineers to jointly develop code for cloud-based solutions that can accelerate their organization. We work in collaboration with Microsoft product teams partners and open-source communities to empower our customers to do more with the cloud. We develop solutions side-by-side with our customers through collaborative innovation to solve their challenges. This work involves the development of broadly applicable high-impact solution patterns and open-source software assets that contribute to the Microsoft platform.

We are hiring aPrincipalData Scientistto help drive high-impact engineering projects with our customers and their partners transforming their missions using AI and other cloud-based solutions and scientistshavedata management andexpertisein developing statistical techniques to analyze data and find will be part of a cross-functional team of software engineers data scientists technical program managers and designers who work side-by-side with high-impact and strategic customers and their engineers to build innovative solutions.



Responsibilities
  • You will oversee data acquisition and ensure data is properly formatted and coach engineers in data cleaning and analysis best practicesidentifygaps in current data sets and drive ethics and privacy discussions around data collection and preparation.

  • You will evaluate your teams models and recommend improvements as necessary drive best practices for models and develop operational models that run at conduct thorough reviews of data analysis and modelingtechniques andidentifyand invent new evaluation methods.

  • You will research andmaintaina deep knowledge of the industry including trends and technologies so that you canidentifystrategy opportunities and contribute to thoughtleadershipbest write extensible code that spans multiplefeatures anddevelopexpertisein proper debugging techniques.

  • You will define business customer and solution strategy goals and partner with other teams toidentifyand explore new commit to a customer-oriented focus by acknowledging theirneeds andoffer customer pragmatic solutions that align with their data capabilities.



Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

  • Doctorate in Data Science Mathematics Statistics Econometrics Economics Operations Research Computer Science or related field AND 5 years data-science experience (e.g. managing structured and unstructured data applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
    • OR Masters Degree in Data Science Mathematics Statistics Econometrics Economics Operations Research Computer Science or related field AND 7 years data-science experience (e.g. managing structured and unstructured data applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
    • OR Bachelors Degree in Data Science Mathematics Statistics Econometrics Economics Operations Research Computer Science or related field AND 10 years data science experience (e.g. managing structured and unstructured data applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
    • OR equivalent experience.
Other Qualifications:

Security Clearance Requirements: Candidates must be able to meet Microsoft customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

  • Candidates must have an active TS/SCI and be willing and eligible to upgrade to TS/SCI (with polygraph). This role will require candidates to maintain the TS/SCI (with polygraph) clearance. Ability to meet Microsoft customer and/or government security screening requirements are required pre-offer and post-hire for this role. Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination.
  • Clearance Verification: This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements. You will be asked to provide
    clearance verification information prior to an offer of employment.
  • Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
  • Citizenship & Citizenship Verification:This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically this position supports United States federal state and/or local United States government agency customer and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement citizenship will be verified via a valid passport or other approved documents or verified US government Clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Doctorate in Data Science Mathematics Statistics Econometrics Economics Operations Research Computer Science or related field AND 8 years data-science experience (e.g. managing structured and unstructured data applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
    • OR Masters Degree in Data Science Mathematics Statistics Econometrics Economics Operations Research Computer Science or related field AND 10 years data-science experience (e.g. managing structured and unstructured data applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
    • OR Bachelors Degree in Data Science Mathematics Statistics Econometrics Economics Operations Research Computer Science or related field AND 12 years data-science experience (e.g. managing structured and unstructured data applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
    • OR equivalent experience.

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Data Science IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142800 - $274800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $188000 - $304200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
position will be open for a minimum of 5 days with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.



Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age ancestry citizenship color family or medical care leave gender identity or expression genetic information immigration status marital status medical condition national origin physical or mental disability political affiliation protected veteran or military status race ethnicity religion sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process read more about requesting accommodations.


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