Data Scientist - Intelligence Support (TS/SCI) at Xcellent Technology Solutions
Springfield, VA
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Jul 7, 2026
Springfield, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role supports the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, with day-to-day work centered on wrangling messy, distributed data to surface operationally relevant patterns and insights. The position involves building and deploying Python-based solutions at scale, translating analytical findings into visualizations and workflows that analysts can act on immediately, and managing several projects concurrently across different stages of development. It suits an experienced data scientist comfortable working in a cleared intelligence environment.
Senior level · 10+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
“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).
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 experience requirement is tiered: Master's + 5 years, Bachelor's + 7 years, or 10+ years of relevant experience with no degree. Because equivalent experience is explicitly accepted in lieu of a degree, the degree requirement is set to None.
Total years minimum is set to 10 (the floor of the no-degree path); the degree-paired paths imply fewer years but a degree floor — the 10-year figure represents the most permissive gate.
JEMA, Brewlytics, ArcGIS, and Model Builder are all listed under 'Highly Preferred Experience' and are treated as preferred. JEMA and Brewlytics are listed as alternatives to ArcGIS since the posting groups them with 'or'; Model Builder is listed separately as it is a distinct tool.
Location is not explicitly stated in the posting, but the role supports the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), which is headquartered in the Washington DC metro area (Springfield, VA). The CBSA has been inferred accordingly.
No compensation figures are provided 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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