Data Scientist, Expert
GRVTY · Arnold
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Jul 21, 2026
Arnold
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior technical lead role focused on geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) data management and dissemination systems for the NGA. Day-to-day work centers on building and maintaining Python-based automation tools, developing API integrations, applying AI/ML to geospatial analysis, and administering cloud and relational databases. Suited to a highly experienced engineer with an active TS/SCI clearance and deep expertise in geospatial data workflows.
Senior level · 18+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Bachelor's required · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
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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 $158,337 (middle half $126,441–$180,105).
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 (9)
The role is titled without an explicit seniority level, but the 18 years of combined experience requirement and 'expert-level' and 'technical lead' framing firmly place this at Senior level — it does not cross into Staff/Principal as the scope appears to be a single program/system rather than org-wide technical direction.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role blends software development (Python automation, API integration, legacy codebase maintenance) with data science/geospatial analysis (AI/ML, Geopandas, GEOINT). Primary day-to-day work leans toward building and maintaining automation software, hence 15-1252; 15-2051 Data Scientists is the close runner-up.
Location is inferred as the Washington DC metro area based on the NGA/Intelligence Community mission context and the employer (GRVTY, a national security firm based in Northern Virginia); no explicit work location is stated in the posting.
The CI Polygraph is listed as an 'ability to obtain' rather than a current requirement, but TS/SCI is a hard gate. The role is classified TopSecretSci accordingly.
The degree requirement is a Bachelor's in a relevant field combined with 18 years of experience — this is a hard gate as stated ('What You Must Have'). A Master's degree appears only under 'Nice to Have' and is preferred.
Cloud services are required ('Advanced experience using Python to automate complex workflows and integrate with cloud services') but no specific cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP) is named.
NGA-specific systems (Custom Media Services, NSG Consolidated Library, Gateway) appear only under 'Nice to Have' and are not extracted as separate skills to avoid over-specificity, but are noted here as preferred domain knowledge.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): geospatial analysis.
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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