Data Scientist at Altamira Technologies Corp.
McLean, VA
$200,000
Jun 28, 2026
McLean, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A data science role supporting national security programs, focused on evaluating and demonstrating analytical technologies, characterizing data, and documenting findings for senior leadership through written and multimedia formats. The work draws on a broad toolkit spanning statistical modeling, text analytics, and geospatial analysis. Suited to candidates with an intelligence community background and experience applying advanced quantitative methods to defense or intelligence problems.
Senior level · 5+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
Pay in the description: $140,000–$230,000
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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 $132,200 (middle half $105,700–$172,960). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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 (7)
The posting requires a TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph (FSP) — this is a hard gate for the role.
Experience requirement is stated as '5-10 years or an advanced degree (MS/PhD)'; the overall years minimum is set to 5 (the minimum of the range). The degree is an alternative path to experience, not a standalone hard requirement, so the degree requirement is left as None.
Three years of experience specifically within the intelligence community is also called out as a hard requirement.
The role blends data science (R, MATLAB, statistical modeling) with intelligence community analysis and operations research, making 15-2031 (Operations Research Analysts) a plausible runner-up.
Geospatial and visual analytics tools (ArcGIS, OpenGeo, GeoTime, Clavin, Gephi, Vortek/Starlight, word cloud tools, Adobe Creative Suite, HTML5, PowerPoint) are explicitly framed as 'an added benefit for the senior data scientist,' so they are marked as preferred.
The job title contains no seniority level word, so the title states no level; however, the scope, clearance level, IC experience requirement, and salary range ($140K–$230K) support a Senior classification.
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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