Data Scientist - Mid

Posted 2 Days Ago
Washington, DC, USA
In-Office
120K-160K Annually
Senior level
Security • Cybersecurity
The Role
Support Defense Intelligence analysts by building data pipelines, ML models, and analytics for multi‑INT data. Perform data engineering, mining, predictive analysis, and deliver visualizations. Use Python, R, SQL, Power BI, and Tableau. Work requires active TS/SCI clearance and 8+ years of data science experience.
Summary Generated by Built In

DIA's analysts are swimming in more data than any human can read. Your job is to make that data work for them. As a Data Scientist supporting the Defense Intelligence Enterprise, you'll build the tools, models, and pipelines that turn massive, messy, multi-INT data into insight, from recommendation engines and automated lead scoring to predictive models that help analysts see around corners. This position is contingent upon award of contract, business needs, security clearance verification, and funding availability.

Location: National Capital Region (NCR)

Work Schedule: (shift hours and days of the week)

0600 and 1800 – 8 hours M-F

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Conduct data analytics, data engineering, data mining, exploratory analysis, predictive analysis, and statistical analysis on intelligence data sets
  • Build ML-based tools and processes, such as recommendation engines and automated lead scoring systems, that automate analytic workflows
  • Correlate data into graphical, written, visual, and verbal narrative products that enable more informed analytic decisions
  • Proactively retrieve and merge information from disparate sources using Python, R, and SQL
  • Build high-quality prediction systems and apply data mining algorithms against large-volume, multi-INT data
  • Deliver visualizations in Power BI, Tableau, and other graphical applications that make complex findings immediately understandable

Minimum Requirements (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities):

  • Active TS/SCI clearance
  • 8+ years of relevant data science or advanced analytics experience, with recent experience within the last 2 years
  • Bachelor's degree in data science, computer science, statistics, or a related field
  • Skill in major data science languages, including R and Python, and in managing and merging disparate data sources through R, Python, or SQL
  • Proficiency in data visualization tools including Power BI and Tableau

Security Clearance Required:  

Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance

Minimum Education:  

Bachelor's degree in data science, computer science, statistics, or a related field

Minimum Years of Experience:  

8+ years of relevant data science or advanced analytics experience, with recent experience within the last 2 years

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Prior DIA or IC data science experience
  • Experience deploying ML models in classified environments
  • Relevant certifications in data science, cloud, or ML platforms 

Other Responsibilities:

Safety - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.

Quality - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

Pay Transparency Verbiage

Amentum’s health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Eligible employees and their dependents may elect medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees can enroll in our company’s 401k plan, and, if eligible, a deferred compensation plan and Executive Deferral Plan. Employees will also receive 17 days of vacation per year, seven paid holidays, plus floating holidays and caregiver leave. Hired applicants will be able to purchase company stock and receive a performance discretionary bonus.
The base salary range for this position is $120k to $160k. This range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

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Compensation Details:

120,000 - 160,000

       

The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.


Benefits Overview:

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance

  • Paid time off and holidays

  • Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)

  • Educational reimbursement

  • Parental leave

  • Employee stock purchase plan

  • Tax-saving options

  • Disability and life insurance

  • Pet insurance


Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

       

Original Posting:

07/20/2026 - Until Filled

Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.

       

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed,  marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low-income status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal laws and supplemental language at Labor Laws Posters.

Skills Required

  • Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance
  • 8+ years of relevant data science or advanced analytics experience, with recent experience within the last 2 years
  • Bachelor's degree in data science, computer science, statistics, or a related field
  • Proficiency with Python
  • Proficiency with R
  • Proficiency with SQL
  • Proficiency in data visualization tools including Power BI and Tableau
  • Prior DIA or Intelligence Community (IC) data science experience
  • Experience deploying ML models in classified environments
  • Relevant certifications in data science, cloud, or ML platforms

Amentum Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Amentum and has not been reviewed or approved by Amentum.

  • Healthcare Strength Healthcare offerings are described as comprehensive, with medical, dental, and vision plans and multiple PPO/HSA options. Mental health support via an employee assistance program and other wellness resources is also included in the benefits mix.
  • Retirement Support Retirement support is positioned as a meaningful part of total rewards through a 401(k) plan with employer matching. Profit-sharing contributions and immediate or near-term vesting in some cases further strengthen the retirement value proposition.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time-off benefits are presented as solid for the sector, including tiered PTO accrual by tenure and a set of paid holidays. Role-dependent flexible or remote work options and leave programs add to perceived work-life support.

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The Company
HQ: Chantilly, VA
18,261 Employees

What We Do

Amentum is a premier global technical and engineering services partner supporting critical programs of national significance across defense, security, intelligence, energy, and environment. We draw from a century-old heritage of operational excellence, mission focus, and successful execution underpinned by a strong culture of safety and ethics. Headquartered in Germantown, Md., we employ more than 20,000 people in 48 states and 28 foreign countries and territories. Visit us at amentum.com to explore how we deliver excellence for our customers’ most vital missions.

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