Data Scientist

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
McLean, VA
Salary
$77,600–$176,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
16 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role pays less than 74% of similar roles. Most pay $126,800–$197,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $127k versus about $162k for comparable roles.

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About Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton is a management and technology consulting firm that provides analytics, digital, engineering, and cybersecurity solutions primarily to U.S. government agencies and commercial clients. Industry: Management & Technology Consulting

Booz Allen Hamilton currently has 1240 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $86,800–$198,000 across 817 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Data Scientist

As a Data Scientist, you will join the team supporting an AI-enabled Cyber Fusion Center to architect and operationalize the analytic foundation for cyber defense at machine speed. You will build and maintain scalable pipelines that integrate security telemetry and external data sources to power real-time situational awareness and automated decision support. Your daily work involves developing analytic workflows for threat detection, anomaly detection, and automated triage while collaborating with AI engineers to prioritize datasets. The role requires proficiency in Python, SQL, Apache Spark, Databricks, and version control systems like Git or GitLab. You will manage ETL pipelines involving API integrations and various file formats including JSON and XML. This position focuses on the specific technical challenge of transitioning cybersecurity workflows from manual processes to automated, semi-autonomous capabilities within a high-stakes cyber defense environment.

What does a Data Scientist earn in Virginia?

Median $152955 from 77 postings across 6 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Build and maintain scalable pipelines integrating security telemetry and external data sources for real-time analytics.
  • Develop analytic workflows using Python and SQL to enable threat detection and automated triage.
  • Create production-ready solutions using Databricks, clean coding practices, and version control systems.
  • Partner with AI engineers to define requirements and prioritize datasets for cyber fusion workflows.
  • Architect the data foundation to automate the detection, investigation, and remediation of cyber threats.
  • Design data pipelines that provide real-time situational awareness and autonomous decision support.

What we're looking for

  • U.S. citizenship is required.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Data Science, Engineering, or IT and 3+ years of professional experience in a related field, or 5+ years of experience without a degree.
  • 3+ years of experience in data exploration, cleaning, analysis, or data mining with structured and unstructured data.
  • 3+ years of experience building data pipelines.
  • 3+ years of experience working with SQL, Python, and Apache Spark.
  • Experience managing version control (Git, GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket) and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Experience building or operating ETL pipelines including API integration and multi-format data manipulation (JSON, XML, geospatial).
  • Experience with analytics and data science techniques like NLP, machine learning algorithms, MLflow, and optimization (preferred); knowledge of agentic workflow principles and the cybersecurity domain (preferred).

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