Data Scientist

Agile Defense offers a mission driven environment where data science and engineering converge to deliver AI enabled data solutions for Department of Defense programs. You will join a multidisciplinary team executing advanced analytics, machine learning, and decision support tools in mission critical settings. This onsite role in Washington, DC offers a competitive salary of USD 130,000 to 155,000 per year, plus comprehensive health, retirement, and learning and development opportunities. The position is based in a SCIF at the Pentagon, reflecting a secure, collaborative work culture.

What you will do

• Contribute to the design, development, and operational deployment of scalable AI enabled data solutions within the DoD CDAO ADA IR program.
• Shape and deploy data pipelines, preprocessing workflows, feature engineering strategies, and ML services inside secure, containerized environments.
• Collaborate with product managers, full stack developers, platform engineers, and mission stakeholders to turn raw data into meaningful insights and decision support tools.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team that integrates advanced analytics, machine learning, and engineering practices in mission critical environments across Combatant Commands.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in applied data science, machine learning engineering, or data pipeline development.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, and distributed data frameworks such as Spark, Databricks, and PySpark.
• Experience moving ML models from training to deployment using industry standard tools and libraries (eg, scikit-learn, TensorFlow, XGBoost, MLflow).

Technologies

• Python
• SQL
• Spark
• Databricks
• PySpark
• scikit-learn
• TensorFlow
• XGBoost
• MLflow
• AWS
• Azure
• Palantir Foundry
• Tableau
• Plotly
• Matplotlib

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Pay
• Short-term Disability
• Long-term Disability
• Retirement
• Learning and Development opportunities
• Other optional benefit elections

Education and Background

• A bachelor's degree plus 3 years of recent specialized experience, OR an associate's degree plus 7 years of recent specialized experience, OR a major certification plus 7 years of recent specialized experience, OR 11 years of recent specialized experience.

Experience

• Minimum 3 years of relevant work experience, with the exact requirement varying by educational path.

Working conditions

• Onsite in a SCIF at the Pentagon, Washington, DC.

Our core values

• Happy - Be Infectious. Happiness multiplies and fosters a positive, connected environment that amplifies motivation and satisfaction.
• Helpful - Be Supportive. Collaboration thrives when teammates are genuinely helpful, driving collective success.
• Honest - Be Trustworthy. Transparency and ethical conduct guide all actions in complex domains.
• Humble - Be Grounded. Humility supports mutual respect and openness to learning and collaboration.
• Hungry - Be Eager. A strong drive for excellence fuels innovation and continuous improvement.
• Hustle - Be Driven. A relentless work ethic propels the mission forward and ensures dependable results.