Hiring: Data Scientist (TS/SCI) Company: Vantor Location: Herndon, VA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 12:00:00 Employment Type: On-site Target Skills & Keywords : Deep Learning, ETL, Hadoop, LLM, Machine Learning, PyTorch, Python, SQL, Security Clearance, Spark, TensorFlow, scikit-learn About the job Experience: •6 years of professional experience in data science, analytics, or data engineering roles. •4 years of experience. Required Skills: •Automate and maintain data extraction, cleaning, processing, and analysis workflows using Python, SQL, and ETL tools under established best practices. •Process and analyze structured and unstructured datasets using big data or cloud-native frameworks (e.g., Spark, Hadoop, or managed cloud services). •Develop, test, and evaluate predictive models and statistical analyses to support mission-focused use cases. •Contribute to end-to-end data science and data engineering workflows, from data preparation and feature engineering through model development and results delivery, with guidance from senior team members as needed. •Write clear, well-structured documentation of methods, assumptions, and results; assist with briefings or presentations to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Qualifications: •US Citizen and must have an active TS/SCI clearance, with ability to obtain CI Poly. •Bachelor’s degree in data science, computer science, engineering, statistics, GIS, or related discipline. Degree may be substituted with an additional 4 years of experience. •Strong coding proficiency in Python and SQL. •Applied hands-on capability in data manipulation, feature engineering, machine learning libraries (e.g., scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow), and automation tools. •Demonstrated capacity to clearly communicate technical concepts and analytical results in writing and verbally. •Demonstrated capacity to work effectively in a collaborative environment, taking direction and feedback while owning assigned technical tasks. •Must be able to work on-site in Herndon, Va, as required. •Master’s degree in data science, computer science, statistics, engineering, or a related technical field. •A strong background in statistics and graph analytics. •The base pay for this position within the Washington, DC metropolitan area is: $116,000.00 - $154,000.00 - $169,400.00 annually. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!