Senior Principal Data Scientist

General Dynamics Information Technology

17h • $187,000 - $253,000 • Onsite

About The Position

DATA SCIENTIST SR PRINCIPAL YOUR IMPACT Own your opportunity to work with the largest government agency in the nation. Make an impact by advancing the Department of War’s mission to keep our country safe and secure. OUR COMPANY Iron EagleX (IEX), a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), delivers agile IT and Intelligence solutions. Combining small-team flexibility with global scale, IEX leverages emerging technologies to provide innovative, user-focused solutions that empower organizations and end users to operate smarter, faster, and more securely in dynamic environments. JOB DESCRIPTION Iron EagleX is seeking a Senior Principal Data Scientist to join our dynamic team in Crystal City, VA. This role creates and delivers innovative analytic solutions as a member of a fast-paced, multi-discipline team. MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT As a Senior Principal Data Scientist, you will quickly turn large and complex datasets into clear, actionable insights for critical customer requirements.

Requirements

• Strong Python for analysis and automation (pandas/NumPy, visualization, reproducible notebooks/scripts, etc.).
• Strong SQL and comfort working directly with large datasets in modern data platforms (e.g., Trino, PostgreSQL, Hive; OpenSearch/ElasticSearch; distributed query experience a plus).
• Experience developing repeatable analytic workflows: source triage, data profiling, quality checks, transformation logic, and documentation to support consistent re-use.
• Practical experience with entity resolution, relationship discovery, graph and relational analysis, and applying statistics to support analytic confidence (scoring, thresholds, error rates).
• Experience integrating and analyzing structured, semi-structured, and text-based data, including extraction of key fields/signals and combining schemas across sources.
• Ability to communicate findings effectively to technical and non-technical audiences, including writing concise analytic narratives and building clear visualizations.
• Clearance: Current TS/SCI Clearance with current or willingness to obtain CI polygraph
• Experience: 10+ years of related experience
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience). Advanced degrees are a plus.
• Role requirements: This position is onsite in Crystal City, VA and requires travel for 60-90 days to CONUS sites each year.
• Due to US Government Contract Requirements, only US Citizens are eligible for this role

Responsibilities

• Conduct structured, repeatable data analysis across large, disparate datasets to surface patterns, trends, anomalies, and relationships.
• Develop and maintain analytic tooling (queries, scripts, lightweight services) to automate recurring analytic workflows and enable rapid turnaround analysis.
• Build and enhance interactive analytic dashboards and lightweight GUIs (e.g., Streamlit) that allow for the exploration of complex data, review linkages, and generate structured outputs.
• Produce analyst-ready deliverables such as tables, visualizations, summaries, and briefings to translate technical findings into clear, decision-oriented insights.
• Collaborate with analysts, engineers, and other technical staff to convert ad hoc analyses into reusable pipelines and standardized methodologies.

Benefits

• Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
• To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
• To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
• We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

What This Job Offers

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