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Data Scientist

Tharros
Arlington, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 9/17/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/16/2026

Tharros is actively pursuing an opportunity to support the Air Force Mission Assurance Construct Support (MACS) program, providing mission analysis, base assessment support, and data platform management services that strengthen the Air Force's Mission Assurance Construct.

Tharrosis seeking a Data Scientist to serve as the program's senior analytical authority, leading development and application of advanced data science methods, analytical models, and Palantir Foundry applications in direct support of Mission Assurance decision-making. Where the Senior Solutions Architect provides architectural stewardship over the data infrastructure layer, the Senior Data Science Consultant leads to the analytical application layer building sophisticated models, developing Foundry applications, and providing expert consultation on how Mission Assurance data can be exploited to inform senior-leader decisionsatenterprise scale. This individual works independently on high-visibility and mission-critical analytical efforts and may oversee the work of Data Analysts, Data Managers, and Workflow Support Specialists on assigned analytical development activities.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead development and application of advanced data science, AI/ML, statistical modeling, predictive analytics, and automation methods to extract actionable insights from Mission Assurance assessment reports, dependency data, risk records, and related stakeholder documentation.
  • Design, build, and sustain analytical models that support COA analysis, risk prioritization, dependency mapping, mitigation effectiveness evaluation, ROI-based decision support, and enterprise-level Mission Assurance risk visibility.
  • Lead development of Mission Assurance analytical applications within Palantir Foundry, including decision-support tools, risk monitoring applications, COA comparison interfaces, dashboards, and governance preparation products.
  • Support implementation, sustainment, scaling, lifecycle management, documentation, and quality assurance of Mission Assurance data workflows, analytical models, and Foundry applications.
  • Provide senior analytical consultation to AF/A33B on how Mission Assurance data can be structured, modeled, automated, and exploited to improve decision-support products for senior Air Force and Department of War leaders.
  • Develop analytical products, dashboards, monitoring views, and interfaces that provide accurate, timely Mission Assurance information and support integration with relevant Air Force, Joint, or Department of War reporting systems.
  • Aggregate, normalize, prioritize, and analyze Mission Assurance risks and dependencies at enterprise scale to identify trends, systemic vulnerabilities, recurring dependencies, cross-mission risk drivers, and resource implications.
  • Prepare decision-support briefings, risk summaries, analytical products, and COA comparison outputs for Mission Assurance governance forums, including MACBs, SSGs, and senior-leader decision cycles.
  • Coordinate analytical development activities using Government-directed collaboration and task management platforms, including Platform One, Mattermost, Jira, and Confluence, while documenting methods, findings, and product delivery.
  • Provide technical leadership, quality review, knowledge transfer, and analytical guidance to Data Analysts, Data Managers, Workflow Support Specialists, the Program Manager, and the Senior Solutions Architect on assigned data science and application development activities.
  • Master's degree
  • Currently a legal citizen of the United States of America.
  • Active TS, eligible for SCI
  • More than ten years of professional experience in any career field, discipline, or industry.
  • Ability to perform functional duties independently and provide technical oversight to less senior staff assigned to data science and application development activities.
  • Palantir Foundry Application Developer Certification.
  • Demonstrated experience developing analytical applications within Palantir Foundry or comparable enterprise data platforms, including design, build, testing, sustainment, and documentation of decision-support tools and analytical interfaces.
  • Demonstrated experience applying advanced data science methods, including AI/ML, statistical modeling, predictive analytics, or automation, to operational or mission-focused analytical problems in a Department of
  • Defense environment.
  • Experience developing ROI-based analytical models, COA comparison frameworks, risk prioritization approaches, or comparable decision-support products for senior military or civilian leadership.
  • Experience providing senior analytical consultation to Government program leadership on data science methods, model design, analytical product strategy, and decision-support modernization.

ANALYGENCE is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decision without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.


 

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