Data Scientist at Zantech
Arlington, VA
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Aug 13, 2026
Arlington, VA
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level, on-site Data Scientist role supporting a federal Technical Infrastructure and Platform Support contract in Arlington, VA. The position serves as technical lead for data acquisition, analytics, and governance services — designing, building, and deploying AI/ML and NLP models against S&T portfolio data to drive workforce, logistics, and operational decisions for DoD leadership. The role also carries responsibility for Responsible AI governance and security-compliant model outputs.
Senior level · 10+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance
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Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $135,107 (middle half $108,024–$176,763).
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Why we read it this way (8)
The posting lists Tableau, Power BI, and matplotlib together as a single visualization requirement. They are emitted as separate skills since all three are distinct tools; each is listed with the others as alternatives because the posting treats them as a group satisfying one requirement.
Big data and cloud analytics platforms are required (5+ years) but no specific platform names are given beyond the preferred certifications (AWS ML Specialty, Azure AI Engineer). Those platforms are captured as preferred skills tied to the certification callout.
The degree requirement is ambiguous: a Master's is the stated primary requirement, but a BA/BS with 12+ years is explicitly accepted as a substitute. Because equivalent experience is accepted in lieu of the higher degree, the minimum hard-required degree is set to Bachelor's.
Security clearance is gated on US Citizenship and the ability to obtain a Secret or higher clearance — not on holding an active clearance at time of application. Classified as Secret (the minimum stated).
The posting names 'DoW organization' (likely 'DoD organization') — interpreted as Department of Defense based on context.
Cloud ML/AI platform certifications (AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty; Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate) appear under 'Certifications Preferred' and are captured as preferred skills.
Ignored 4 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): predictive modeling, network analysis, bibliometric analysis, NIST SP 800-53.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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