Junior Data Scientist
About The Position
We are looking for a passionate Junior Data Scientist to join our team! In this role, you will apply your knowledge and experience to extract and convey actionable insights at NORAD and USNORTHCOM. As a Junior Data Scientist, you drive end-to-end growth by designing rigorous data-driven pipelines and visualizations, shaping high-level strategic roadmaps, and serving as the cross-functional bridge across multiple engineering and leadership teams. You will be supporting the NORAD and USNORTHCOM Office of the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO). You will partner closely with the other members of the Nyla CAIO team to structure data science workflows and deliver high-consequence operational tools that solve critical mission challenges!
Requirements
- Proficiency in Python, SQL and/or TypeScript
- Experience in Palantir Foundry, Databricks, or a similar data platform, and other enterprise DoW tools (War Data Platform, Power Platform, GenAI.mil)
- Familiar with developing and maintaining data pipelines (including cross-domain) and ensuring data health and appropriate user access.
- 2+ years of experience delivering data and AI solutions
- Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Information Systems or a related field.
Nice To Haves
- Demonstrated history of delivering high-consequence mission-enabling tools and solving complex operational challenges.
- Well-versed in data governance best practices and driving cross-functional technical excellence.
Responsibilities
- Apply knowledge and experience to extract and convey actionable insights at NORAD and USNORTHCOM.
- Drive end-to-end growth by designing rigorous data-driven pipelines and visualizations.
- Shape high-level strategic roadmaps.
- Serve as the cross-functional bridge across multiple engineering and leadership teams.
- Support the NORAD and USNORTHCOM Office of the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO).
- Partner closely with other members of the Nyla CAIO team to structure data science workflows.
- Deliver high-consequence operational tools that solve critical mission challenges.
- Automate manual workflows and build operational user-facing apps.
- Design impactful data visualizations and dashboards to clearly communicate insights from multiple enterprise datasets.
- Develop and maintain data pipelines (including cross-domain).
- Ensure data health and appropriate user access.
Benefits
- Discretionary bonus compensation
- Comprehensive benefits package
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
