Data Scientist, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Work type: On-site
Location: Reston, VA
Salary: $112,800–$257,000 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 2 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 1684 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Data Scientist, Senior

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The Data Scientist, Senior will join a data science team to serve as the technical backbone for the mission by building and supporting scalable, cloud-native platforms. You will design and administer IL6 or IL7 cloud environments, such as AWS or Azure Government, to enable data scientists to experiment, iterate, and operationalize insights. Key responsibilities include architecting multi-tenant environments with strict IAM and least-privilege access, developing CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions, and managing Kubernetes clusters like EKS or AKS. You will utilize Python-based environments including Jupyter and conda, while applying knowledge of IaC, configuration hardening, and vulnerability scanning. This role solves the technical challenge of providing reproducible, governed, and secure infrastructure for complex data analytics and mission-related datasets.

What does a Data Scientist earn in Virginia?

Median $162000 from 91 postings across 9 companies.

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Skills

AWS Kubernetes Python Git CI/CD Azure EKS AKS GitLab CI Jenkins Prometheus Grafana OpenTelemetry S3 EC2 IAM Lambda ECS CloudWatch Jupyter Conda Red Hat OpenShift IaC RMF

What you'll do

Architect and administer IL6 or IL7 cloud environments such as AWS or Azure Government.
Design and enforce strict IAM and least-privilege access across multi-tenant environments.
Develop CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitLab CI, Jenkins, or AWS CodePipeline.
Orchestrate containerized workflows and runners using Kubernetes (EKS or AKS).
Build and support scalable platforms for data scientists to run notebooks and explore datasets.
Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC), compliance automation, and configuration hardening.
Manage Python-based environments including Jupyter, conda, and reproducible execution patterns.
Prepare and maintain System Security Plans (SSPs) for RMF and ATO processes.

What we're looking for

8+ years of experience supporting data science, analytics environments, platform engineering, or cloud-native operations.
Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience with data analytics, or 12+ years of experience with data analytics in lieu of a degree.
Active TS/SCI clearance and willingness to take a polygraph exam.
Experience architecting and administering IL6 or IL7 cloud environments such as AWS regions or Azure Government.
Experience designing and enforcing strict IAM and least-privilege access across multi-tenant environments.
Experience with CI/CD pipeline development using GitLab CI, Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline, Git, or GitHub Actions.
Experience with Kubernetes such as EKS or AKS, including runner orchestration and containerized workflow execution.
Knowledge of IaC, compliance automation, configuration hardening, automated testing, vulnerability scanning, artifact management, and environment promotion.