Senior Data Scientist

Geo Owl • Springfield, VA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The imagery that supports the Government's AI model evaluation program doesn't move itself. It has to be ingested, standardized, transformed, and routed across security domains with precision — and that requires a data engineer who can build the backend that makes it all work. As a Senior Data Scientist on this program, you'll own the data architecture and pipeline infrastructure that enables the accreditation pipeline to run: building ETL workflows, managing database schemas, and solving the cross-domain data problems that stand between an AI model and its accreditation clearance.

As a Senior Data Scientist on the program, you support the maintenance and implementation of the data architecture that enables the program to store, process, and move imagery data across security domains and systems. Working alongside imagery scientists and the government customer team, you'll build and sustain the pipelines and database infrastructure needed to ingest emergent sensor data, apply ETL transformations to standardize it for labeling and model testing, and move it between platforms via API. You'll bring deep database and cloud architecture experience, strong programming skills, and the ability to work within classified government IT environments. This is a SCIF-based role performed at a contractor facility.

The Data Scientist shall support the maintenance and implementation of the data architecture for all Program data. This position requires experience with databases, cloud architectures, and compliance with data standards. This position is responsible for maintaining data backend workflows that allow for the movement of data across security domains and across systems.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI clearance with eligibility for SI/TK/G/HCS/NATO access; CI polygraph required or willingness to obtain
• Minimum 10 experience points required (see experience point calculation below)
• 4+ years of experience working with SQL or NoSQL databases and cloud architectures
• Experience leveraging APIs to query systems and migrate data
• Experience with programming languages including Python, JavaScript, or Java
• Experience developing and sustaining operational data pipelines supporting multiple data formats and interfaces
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both lay and expert audiences

Nice To Haves

• Experience with government enterprise technologies, authorization processes, and secure government system access management
• Experience implementing processes and tools within an organization using the Scaled Agile Framework for Enterprise (SAFe)
• Experience developing dynamic visualizations to monitor pipeline availability, currency, and volumetrics

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain database tables, schemas, and health alerts for emergent sensor data; set up ETL pipelines to ingest, transform, and load new imagery data in alignment with government schemas and governance requirements
• Develop API-based workflows to enable data movement between platforms as directed by the government; assess metadata, format, and schema differences when integrating new sensors into the existing data operations pipeline
• Determine pre-processing and standardization approaches for new sensor data — file format conversions, geospatial tiling (chipping), orthorectification, and other data transformations needed for labeling and model testing
• Monitor data health and pipeline availability; address issues that could block imagery delivery to the accreditation testing pipeline
• Ensure all sensor data adheres to government-directed schemas, formats, and governance requirements; maintain documentation and standards compliance throughout the pipeline
• Available during core business hours (10am–2pm EST) to coordinate with imagery scientists and the government customer on data architecture and pipeline questions
• Build and maintain database infrastructure (tables, schemas, health alerts, ETL pipelines) to store and process emergent sensor data in support of program AI model evaluation and testing
• Develop API-based workflows to enable data movement between platforms across security domains as directed by the government
• Ensure all sensor data adheres to government-directed data schemas, formats, and governance requirements throughout the pipeline
• Assess metadata, format, and data structure differences for new sensors; adapt ETL processes, schemas, and APIs accordingly to enable clean ingestion into the existing data operations pipeline
• Determine pre-processing and standardization requirements for new sensor data — file format conversion, tiling/chipping to specified geospatial bounds, orthorectification, and other data transformations required for labeling and model testing
• Maintain pipeline reliability and data availability across program's operational environment; respond to data health issues that could block the accreditation testing workflow

Benefits

• Health Insurance (Geo Owl pays 80%+ of the premium).
• 401k matching.
• Dental, Vision, and other supplemental insurance plans available.
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability and life insurance.
• Peer-to-Peer spot bonuses.
• 120 hours of PTO per year plus federal holidays.
• Fully Paid Military Leave: You make your full Geo Owl salary while you are on military duty

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree