Data Scientist - Expert

Job Description

Job Description

What Impact You'll Have

GRVTY is seeking a motivated and experienced Data Scientist to support the maintenance and implementation of data architecture across all program data. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in databases, cloud architectures, and data governance, with a passion for building and sustaining the backend workflows that power data operations across security domains and systems. This is a mission-driven opportunity to deliver world-class data infrastructure in direct support of the DoW and Intelligence Community.

What You'll be Owning

• Create and maintain the infrastructure necessary to store and process data related to emergent capabilities, including:
  • Database tables and schemas
  • Data health alerts and monitorin
  • ETL pipelines supporting all emergent capabilities data
• Develop workflows to enable API-based movement of emergent sensor data between platforms
• Ensure all emergent sensor data adheres to customer-directed:
  • Data schemas and formats
  • Governance requirements
• Develop, construct, test, and maintain databases and large-scale complex data processing systems
• Clean, prepare, and transform data to support the building of geospatial data pipelines that create a curated view of content for IC consumption
• Apply scripting tools, programming languages, standards, and software packages to build data pipelines enabling consumption of data
• Support data analytics, data cleansing, analyst workflow efficiencies, and ETL transformation capabilities
• Ensure all data activities conform to data governance policies, including:
  • Data lifecycle management
  • Data structure and schema definitions
  • Data formas (JSON, Parquet, XML, CSV, etc.)
  • Access controls
• Support cross-domain solutions using customer enterprise tooling
• Manage the generation, approval, and population of data into databases, ensuring:
  • Compliance with security regulations
  • Satisfaction of customer requirements
• Conduct regular Quality Control (QC) and monitor content to ensure alignment with existing data standards and requirement specifications
• Assess and report the current state of data holdings compliance in both written and oral forms
• Populate, manage, and maintain metadata standards for datasets
• Monitor data and standards changes and adjust data architecture to remain in compliance
• Support the use and development of cloud computing systems and perform automated analytics

What You Must Have

• Active TS/SCI Clearance with the ability to obtain a CI/Poly
• 4+ years of experience working with SQL or NoSQL databases and cloud architectures
• Experience leveraging APIs to:
  • Query systems
  • Migrate data between platforms
• Experience with programming languages including:
• • Python
  • JavaScript
  • Java
• Experience developing, sustaining, and monitoring operational data pipelines supporting:
  • Multiple data formas and system interfaces
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to articulate challenging technical concepts to both lay and expert audiences

What Would be Nice to Have

• Experience working with NGA IT enterprise solutions (e.g., NGA CORE, NGA MLOps), Government Authority to Operate (ATO) processes, and Government Non-Person Entity (NPE) certificates
• Experience implementing processes, standards, and tools within an organization based on the Scaled Agile Framework for Enterprise (SAFe)
• Experience developing dynamic visualizations to monitor availability, currency, and volumetrics of operational data pipelines

Pay Range: At GRVTY, we understand that compensation is influenced by many factors—such as geographic location, federal contract labor categories, wage rates, prior experience, skillsets, education, and certifications.
We're proud to offer a work environment that empowers our team to achieve a strong work-life balance. GRVTY provides competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth.
Our benefits package is designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families, and includes coverage in areas such as healthcare, financial wellness, retirement planning, family assistance, continued education, and paid time off.

Virginia Pay Range

$180,000—$210,000 USD

Why Choose GRVTY

The toughest national security challenges demand vision and ingenuity, not just resources. We deliver mission and technical expertise to outpace our adversaries. We're purpose-built to tackle the most entrenched, systemic national security issues around the world.

We partner with our customers to help them overcome challenges in every corner of technology and defense—including the ones still being explored. Our growing capabilities create complementary advantages, giving on-the-ground operations the edge they need to succeed. We muster everything we have to answer every challenge presented, every day of our lives.

At GRVTY, we believe that when our employees thrive, our company thrives. That's why we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support your well-being, growth, and work-life balance.

• Robust health plan including medical, dental, and vision

• Health Savings Account with company contribution

• Annual Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays

• Paid Parental Leave

• 401k with generous company match

• Training and Development Opportunities

• Award Programs

• Variety of Company Sponsored Events

EEO Statement

GRVTY, is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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