What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Data Scientist position at Iron EagleX?
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