Sr Data Scientist / Analyst

Infotrend • Washington, DC

23h

About The Position

The Senior Data Scientist/Analyst extracts, manages, validates, and analyzes large datasets from federal government enterprise systems in a highly secure government data environment. The role develops and maintains SQL queries, ETL/ELT workflows, and structured datasets that support reporting, research, statistical analysis, and AI/ML and non-AI/ML modeling initiatives.

The position applies advanced analytical and statistical techniques to identify trends, anomalies, and actionable insights; develops data visualizations and analytical models; and ensures data ingestion processes are accurate, complete, timely, and secure. It requires expertise in Python and/or R, SQL, and Databricks or similar platforms. The Senior Data Scientist/Analyst works with government stakeholders and technical teams to translate mission and business requirements into reliable, actionable data-driven solutions.

Requirements

• Expertise in Python and/or R, SQL, and Databricks or similar software.
• Ability to quickly understand complex data structures and formulate queries to extract information as needed.
• Ability to build simple and complex analytical, statistical, AI/ML, or other models using client data to address quantitative purposes or problems posed by the client.
• Ability to integrate large datasets and ETL workflows with Business Intelligence platforms such as Tableau, including preparing, optimizing, and exposing data for visualization, analytics, and reporting.
• Experience developing and managing data connections between Databricks, SQL-based data sources, Python workflows, and BI tools such as Tableau, ensuring reliable, performant, and scalable data delivery for dashboards and automated reporting.
• Ability to quickly understand the operational underpinnings of data in enterprise systems.
• Ability to quickly understand client business requirements using methods such as interviews, document analysis, and self-directed research.
• Analytical thinking, creativity, and ability to investigate root causes.
• Ability to engage successfully in multiple initiatives simultaneously and prioritize appropriately.
• Ability to gather and interpret large amounts of data and information and quickly distinguish relevant information from superfluous information using analytical and statistical techniques.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to interact professionally.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Security Clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Work with large customer, operational, and transactional datasets from federal government enterprise systems to develop, maintain, and enhance reports, analyses, and models.
• Extract data from various IT systems using SQL and other programming languages.
• Manage, review, validate, and secure data ingestion processes to ensure accurate, complete, timely, and controlled transfer of data into a highly secure government data environment.
• Create clean, structured datasets for reports, analyses, studies, and AI/ML and non-AI/ML models.
• Develop and maintain ETL/ELT workflows for structured and unstructured data.
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative research using client data, formulate and test hypotheses, and present results clearly and concisely.
• Use advanced statistical techniques to identify and measure trends and anomalies and determine relevant insights.
• Create visualizations and other tools that allow users to interact with data.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed