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This position requires an active U.S. Government Security Clearance at the TS/SCI level with required polygraph.

Our team has an immediate need for an experienced Geospatial Data Scientist to join our team at a customer-site in McLean, VA. The candidate will support gathering project requirements from the customer and implementing data-driven solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Use Python scripting and AWS services to automate geospatial data ingestion, transformation, and analysis
• Apply geospatial data science techniques to identify patterns, trends, and mission-relevant insights
• Create maps, visualizations, and analytic products for technical and non-technical audiences
• Maintain high-quality, repeatable data workflows, ensuring data integrity, documentation, and performance

Minimum Qualifications:

• Active U.S. Government Security Clearance at the TS/SCI level with required polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree with 3+ years of relevant experience, or Master's degree with 1+ year of relevant experience
• Strong experience using Python for geospatial data transformation, automation, and analysis
• Strong experience working with geospatial data in thick-client GIS software (e.g., ArcGIS)
• Experience with PostgreSQL/PostGIS, AWS services, and Linux-based environments
• U.S. citizenship and Active TS/SCI with required polygraph
• willingness to work on-site full time

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with Python notebooks (e.g., Jupyter) for exploratory and reproducible analysis

• Experience integrating and consuming data via REST APIs

• Experience with R, Tableau, or similar analytical and visualization tools

• Experience with Apache NiFi or comparable data workflow/orchestration tools

• Familiarity with Git for versioning scripts and analytic artifacts

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