Senior Data Scientist

Overview

Iron EagleX (IEX), a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics Information Technology, delivers agile IT and Intelligence solutions. Combining small-team flexibility with global scale, IEX leverages emerging technologies to provide innovative, user-focused solutions that empower organizations and end users to operate smarter, faster, and more securely in dynamic environments.

Responsibilities

Job Description:

Iron EagleX is seeking a skilled Senior Data Scientist to support a high-profile engagement with the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO). This role will contribute to efforts to develop high-impact assessments for senior policymakers using data-driven analyses and key findings.

The Data Scientist will be responsible for delivering data-driven analytics and key insights, visualizing data, and making sense of a variety of data sources to answer customers’ key requirements and mission priorities. This person will expertly interpret and analyze complex sets of data and apply advanced analytics, AI/ML techniques, and domain-relevant modeling to distill complex data into key findings. This person will leverage multiple methodologies such as data mining, Natural Language Processing, spatio-temporal models, and Machine Learning models. 

Location: Arlington, VA

This position is contingent upon the award of an OSD CDAO contract. Work is expected to begin in Mid-August 2025.

Job Duties Include (but not limited to):

• Design and deploy sophisticated Machine Learning models, including Natural Language Processing, computer vision, time-series forecasting, and anomaly detection to support data-driven analyses and strategic assessments
• Conduct end-to-end data science workflows on structured and unstructured data sources and automate processes to improve data exploitation and support analytic workflows
• Build and iterate on models in secure cloud environments using platforms like Databricks
• Work with other technical team members to translate national security requirements into technical workplans and deliver high-impact assessments to key stakeholders using effective visualizations, dashboards, and briefing materials
• Leverage data to provide new insights into strategic problems
• Use frameworks such as Spark and Hadoop to conduct large-scale data processing
• Perform statistical modeling and create compelling data visualizations using products like Tableau, Microsoft Power BI, and R Shiny
• Research, design, and implement algorithms to solve complex problems
• Program using R, Python (NumPy, SciPy, Pandas) or similar analytical languages
• Perform data engineering, data processing, and modeling techniques using cloud-based data management, data science, and ML platforms such as Databricks, IBM Cloud Pak, Cloudera, and Snowflake
• Communicate complex concepts and hypothesis to a non-technical audience

Qualifications

Required Skills & Experience:

• 7+ years as a Data Scientist
• Able to work on site 5 days/week
• Strong background in statistics
• Experience using Databricks
• Expertise in delivering data-driven insights to senior military or government customers
• Experience in programming / scripting languages: R, Python, MATLAB
• Experience working with large data sets and with distributed computing technologies
• Ability to communicate data analysis results in a clear and concise manner to a variety of technical and non-technical audiences.
• Must be able to define and document appropriate advanced analytic methods, predictive analysis, pattern analysis, and the like
• Unit testing and associated frameworks
• Ability to conduct independent research in new domains
• Due to US Government Contract Requirements, only US Citizens are eligible for this role.

Desired Skills:

• ML-Flow experience
• Experience working with the Department of Defense
• Familiarity with the CDAO’s mission and Advana Platform

Education & Certifications:

• Bachelor’s in Information Technology, Computer Science, Statistics, or related field or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience desired
• Certificate in Data Analysis or other relevant experience or training

Security Clearance: 

• An active Top Secret/SCI clearance is required

Benefits:

• National Health, vision, and dental plans
• 20 days of PTO and 11 paid holidays
• Life Insurance
• Short – and long-term disability plans
• 401(K) retirement plans
• Incentive and recognition programs
• Relocation opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans