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Data Scientist - $200K – $230K

RCT Systems
RCT Systems Salary
Chantilly, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/5/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/5/2026
A Data Scientist SME is needed to support high-priority open-source data collection and processing efforts. The role focuses on designing, deploying, and maintaining rapid-turnaround AWS-based solutions that handle diverse and complex data types. The position requires close collaboration with technical leads and mission partners to ensure solutions meet operational and tradecraft needs.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Architect, build, and maintain AWS capabilities for fast, mission-critical data collection.
  • Apply AI/ML to extract and index content from varied structured and unstructured data (text, multimedia, tabular, nested).
  • Perform data engineering tasks: cleaning, modeling, formatting unknown data types.
  • Transfer data across cloud environments and validate formatting.
  • Manage AWS resources (EC2, Lambda, S3, IAM) and maintain code in GitHub with proper documentation.
  • Conduct operations and maintenance to adapt solutions to evolving targets, technologies, and data formats.
Required Skills:
  • Strong Python experience.
  • Experience with geospatial tools, libraries, and data formats.
  • Hands-on expertise creating and managing AWS infrastructure.
  • Proficiency with GitHub.
Desired Skills:
  • AWS CDK deployment experience.
  • Experience with containerized applications.
  • Experience with search engines (Elasticsearch, Lucene, OpenSearch).
  • Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.
  • Exposure to other cloud platforms (GCP, Azure).
  • Relevant AWS certifications (DevOps, Solutions Architect, SysOps)
RCT Systems offers:
  • Competitive benefits package (medical, dental, vision, life insurance)
  • Immediate 401k vesting
  • Generous PTO and flexible schedules
  • $500.00 annual technology allowance
RCT Systems is committed and proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex (to include pregnancy and related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other federally protected class.

Salary : $500

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