Senior Exploitation Specialist/Data Scientist
Freedom Technology Solutions Group · St. Louis, MO
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Jul 7, 2026
St. Louis, MO
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level data science and exploitation role supporting U.S. military and Intelligence Community missions, based in St. Louis, MO. The work centers on building Python-based data pipelines, interactive dashboards, and geospatial analytics tools, while integrating IC data repositories and web APIs. The position also carries leadership responsibilities, including guiding junior staff, performing quality assurance, and advising government leadership on processes and technology. An active security clearance is required.
Senior level · St. Louis, MO-IL · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $101,790 (middle half $80,001–$133,237).
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 (6)
The clearance requirement is stated as 'an active security clearance' with no specific level named. Given the USSOCOM/Intelligence Community context, a Secret clearance at minimum is almost certainly required; TS/SCI is plausible but not explicitly stated — flagged as Secret conservatively.
The title blends 'Exploitation Specialist' (an IC/SIGINT/GEOINT tradecraft role) with 'Data Scientist'; the primary day-to-day work described is data science and geospatial analytics, so 15-2051 is the best fit, with 15-1299 as a runner-up given the IC exploitation framing.
Familiarity with USSOCOM organizational structures and IC data repositories appears in the requirements section but names no specific technology or tool, so it is not captured as a skill.
No total years of experience are specified in the posting; seniority is inferred from the explicit 'Senior level' framing and the described scope (independent operation, QA/QC of others' work, advising government leadership).
Compensation is described only as 'extremely competitive' with no figures provided.
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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