Data Scientist at GRVTY
Chantilly, VA
$150,000–$250,000
Jul 15, 2026
Chantilly, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A data scientist role focused on cyber-related work within the Intelligence Community, based in Chantilly, VA. Day-to-day work involves building AI/ML models and analytics in close collaboration with cyber subject-matter experts, processing large volumes of unstructured data, and applying statistical and machine learning techniques to address mission challenges. Suits candidates with 3–5 years of data science experience, a STEM background, Python proficiency, and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.
Mid level · 3+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Bachelor's required · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
Pay in the description: $150,000–$250,000
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
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). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The role requires a TS/SCI clearance with a Polygraph (full-scope or CI poly acceptable to this customer) — this is a hard gate explicitly stated in both the 'What You Must Have' section and the opening description. Remote work is explicitly not supported; work takes place across the Reston/Herndon/Chantilly, VA area.
A STEM bachelor's degree is required per 'What You Must Have'; an advanced STEM degree is listed under 'What Would be Nice to Have' and is therefore preferred only.
Experience with cyber data sources such as Shodan and Censys.IO is listed as required; these are cited as examples of the category, so Censys is captured as an alternative to Shodan rather than a separate hard gate.
Python is listed with 'or similar language' — alternatives exist but no other specific language is named, so common peer languages (R, Julia, Scala) would be reasonable substitutes; only Python is named in the JD.
NLP and AWS/DevOps appear in the broader program description and team context sections, not in the 'What You Must Have' block, so they are treated as preferred/contextual rather than hard gates.
The experience range of 3–5 years supports a Mid-level classification despite the broad $150K–$250K compensation range, which likely reflects the significant clearance premium for TS/SCI + Poly roles.
Requires a TS/SCI 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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