Data Scientist
J5 Consulting · VA
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Jul 26, 2026
VA
Jul 27, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A data scientist role supporting government mission work through NLP, machine learning, and statistical analysis. Day-to-day work involves building text classification and topic modeling pipelines in Python, working with transformer-based and generative language models, querying relational databases with SQL, and presenting analytical findings to senior leadership. Suits candidates with hands-on NLP and deep learning experience who hold an active Top Secret clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.
Mid level · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · TS/SCI clearance
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What the occupation pays Median $135,107 (middle half $108,024–$176,763).
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Why we read it this way (7)
The posting requires a Top Secret clearance with a Full Scope Polygraph (TS/SCI + FSP), which is among the most restrictive clearance requirements and will significantly narrow the candidate pool.
No overall years-of-experience requirement is stated; the posting accepts both professional AND academic experience for all required skills, which suggests this role may be accessible to recent graduates with strong academic project work — consistent with a Mid-level band rather than Senior.
GitHub and Jenkins are listed together as examples of 'version control systems'; they serve different functions (source control vs. CI/CD), but are grouped as a single requirement in the posting. GitHub is named as primary with Jenkins as an alternative to reflect the posting's framing.
GPU computing is listed as a hard requirement ('Demonstrated experience leveraging GPUs for accelerated computing') under the Required Skills section.
The 'Highly Desired Skills' section covers web API scripting, cloud computing, Flask, LLM fine-tuning, and Tableau — all marked preferred accordingly.
No compensation, degree requirement, or employment type is stated in the posting.
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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