Arlington, VA

Salary
Posted
Jul 26, 2026
Location
Arlington, VA
Last confirmed open
Jul 28, 2026

What this job asks for AI summary

A junior-level data scientist role supporting a federal agency's enterprise data management and analytics program. Day-to-day work involves building and evaluating machine learning models, applying NLP techniques to unstructured data, improving entity extraction pipelines, and creating data visualizations for both technical and non-technical audiences. The role sits within an Agile delivery team and requires an active Secret clearance; work is contingent on contract award.

Junior level · 2+ years · Secret clearance · Full-time

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Must have (5)
Python, R or SQL · 2+ yrsMachine LearningNLPData VisualizationAgile

“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

What won't set you apart
Python88%SQL88%Machine Learning80%Data Visualization55%

Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.

What the occupation pays Median $122,874 (middle half $87,544–$162,374).

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)

No work location is specified in the posting; the CBSA is left blank. The 'Work Environment' section references Navy leadership and classified communication systems, suggesting a government facility, but no city or state is named.

The posting contains internally contradictory boilerplate in the 'Work Environment' and 'Physical Demands' sections (references to 'executive settings', 'Navy leadership', 'extensive travel', and 'high-stress decision-making') that clearly does not match this junior data scientist role — these appear to be copy-paste artifacts from an unrelated job description and should be disregarded.

The 2+ years of experience requirement is stated for an analytical/statistical language (Python, R, or SQL), not as a standalone role-level requirement; however, it is the only experience figure given and has been used as the overall years minimum as a reasonable proxy for overall experience.

The degree requirement states a Bachelor's in a related field but explicitly allows equivalent experience in lieu of a degree, so the degree requirement is set to None.

This position is for proposed/contingent work — an offer is conditional on contract award.

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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