ME00645-Data Scientist 3 at Momentum Engineering, Inc.
Fort Meade, MD
$135,000–$180,000
Aug 6, 2026
Fort Meade, MD
Sep 25, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role focuses on building and maintaining scalable data pipelines, ETL workflows, and automated reporting systems in support of national security missions. The candidate will write Python automation packages, perform data transformation and modeling with SQL and Python, and develop dashboards for agency personnel. It suits an experienced data engineer/scientist comfortable working in a cleared, sensitive government environment.
Senior level · 6+ years · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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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 $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 Aug 8, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The clearance requirement is an active TS/SCI with NSA Full Scope Polygraph — one of the most restrictive clearance gates possible, which will significantly constrain the candidate pool.
The degree requirement is tiered: Master's + 6 years, Bachelor's + 8 years, or Associate's + 10 years. Because equivalent experience is accepted at each tier and no single degree level is an absolute gate, the degree requirement is set to None.
Total experience minimum is set to 6 years (the lowest threshold in the tiered requirement, paired with a Master's degree).
The role title is 'Data Scientist' but the day-to-day work is heavily ETL/pipeline-oriented; it could reasonably be classified as a Data/Database Architect (15-1243). It is classified here as Data Scientist (15-2051) because the posting uses that title and includes data modeling and reporting automation alongside pipeline work.
Location is not specified in the posting; given the NSA Full Scope Polygraph requirement, the role is almost certainly in the Fort Meade/Maryland area, but this cannot be confirmed from the text alone.
Compensation is described only as salary dependent on experience — no figures are provided.
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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