Senior Data Scientist - Acquisition & Sustainment

Redhorse Corporation • Arlington, VA

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About The Position

Redhorse is transforming how the Department of Defense (DoD) utilizes data and technology. We are seeking a highly skilled Senior-Level Data Scientist to join our team supporting the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment (OUSD(A&S)). You will play a critical role in advancing data-driven decision-making across the DoD, designing and implementing robust data solutions that directly impact national security initiatives and investments. This is a high-impact position offering significant opportunity to shape the future of DoD data management and analytics.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree plus 7+ years of experience, or a Master’s degree plus 5 years of experience.
• Experience with big data systems, including Apache Spark and Databricks.
• Experience with ETL processes.
• Experience with the Advana Data Environment.
• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or MilCloud 2.0.
• Experience engineering data pipelines across multiple security domains/classified networks.
• Experience with multiple coding languages.
• Active Secret security clearance. Top Secret

Responsibilities

• Support acquisition missions by extracting insights from structured and unstructured datasets.
• Build predictive and prescriptive models to inform decision-makers and commanders.
• Translate analytic outputs into clear, mission-relevant recommendations.
• Develop machine learning, statistical, and optimization models.
• Conduct feature engineering, validation, and performance tuning.
• Clean, normalize, and integrate data from multiple classified and unclassified sources.
• Ensure compliance with data governance standards aligned with DoD data strategies.
• Understand how enterprise-level efforts align with the DoW Data Strategy.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior