Mid Data Scientist
RedBeard Solutions · Charlottesville, VA
$140,000from the description
Jul 18, 2026
Charlottesville, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A data science and data engineering hybrid role supporting defense infrastructure analysis for a government intelligence client. The work centers on building machine learning tools, predictive models, and data pipelines — using Python, SQL, and visualization platforms like Power BI and Tableau — to process multi-source datasets and deliver analytical products. Suits candidates with hands-on raw coding experience and a background in intelligence community environments.
Mid level · 3+ years · Charlottesville, VA · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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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 $153,094 (middle half $97,232–$158,572). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (10)
The compensation is stated as 'Up to $140K USD' — both min and max are set to $140,000 as no lower bound is given.
The clearance requirement is TS/SCI with a CI Polygraph, which maps to TopSecretSci.
A Bachelor's degree is listed as a minimum qualification but is immediately qualified with 'or equivalent experience', so no hard degree requirement is set.
The role explicitly spans both Data Science and Data Engineering disciplines; the alt SOC (15-1243 Database Architects) reflects the significant data engineering component.
Python and Java are listed as interchangeable options ('Python or Java') in the minimum qualifications; PostgreSQL is listed with 'or similar databases' — common substitutes added to alternatives.
R and Python are listed as required major data science languages; Power BI and Tableau are listed as required visualization tools — all appear in the required qualifications section.
The preferred qualifications section lists significantly higher experience thresholds (7+ years for core skills vs. 3+ years minimum) and additional tools (GitHub, cloud platforms, Streamlit/Tkinter, Agile) — these are marked as preferred.
ETL experience of 12+ years appears only under Preferred Qualifications and is marked accordingly, though the unusually high years figure is preserved as stated.
The posting requires raw coding experience 'without AI assisted IDEs' — this is a notable constraint that cannot be captured in a skill field but is worth flagging for recruiters.
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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