$135,000–$175,000
Senior Data Scientist (Clearance Required)
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$113,560–$192,050Washington, DC · Tysons, VAWashington, DC +1HybridSenior
Leads end-to-end machine learning work for a U.S.
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At a glance
Posted base pay
$114K–$192KBelow the median
Median $188K
This job$114K–$192KTypical senior FDE payMiddle 50% of 1,802 postings$160K–$218KThe work
Builds what the customer runs
Balance
- Mostly building
- Mixed
- Mostly pre-sales or support
Project stages
- Pre-sales (not covered)
- Proof of concept (not covered)
- Implementation
- Operations
Travel Required, amount not stated
- Coding
- Writes production code
- Builds for
- External customers
- Level
- Senior
- Role
- Technical lead
What they ask for
Experience
Background
Tools
Less common in FDE jobs
- Hybrid34%
- Individual contributor or manager: Technical lead46%
Share of US FDE postings that state each fact.
What you’ll do
- Design, validate, deploy, and monitor machine learning models using Army data.
- Build production code and data pipelines for LMI and customer environments.
- Translate mission needs and model outputs into clear decision support for Army stakeholders.
- Integrate models with engineering teams and apply MLOps practices for auditable deployments.
What you’ll bring
- Active Secret clearance or eligibility to obtain one; U.S. citizenship required.
- Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field.
- At least 7 years of experience in data science, statistical modeling, analytics, or data engineering.
- Strong programming skills in Python and/or R, and SQL.
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