Senior Cyber Data Scientist (Washington)

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Minimum Clearance Required Top Secret

Job ID 2503967-2293
Location WASHINGTON, DC, US
Date Posted 2025-06-25
Category Information Technology
Subcategory Data Scientist
Schedule Full-time
Shift Day Job
Travel No
Minimum Clearance Required Top Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain DOE Q
Potential for Remote Work No
Description
SAIC is looking for a Cyber Data Scientist/Analyst Senior to support the Enterprise Security Operations Center (ESOC) at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to monitor, detect, and respond to safeguard the Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE) ensuring the integrity, confidentiality, and availability identifying, detecting, preventing, and coordinating the response and recovery efforts in response to cyber threats to protect the NNSAs critical production environments and information and operational technology systems. Work will be located at the customer facility in Las Vegas, NV, or Washington, DC and will require a Top Secret or DOEQ clearance to start.
This opportunity is contingent upon award.
Responsibilities And Duties

• Deep understanding of cybersecurity principles, data science techniques, and machine learning.
• Ability to articulate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to handle security incidents and vulnerabilities.
• Ability to work effectively with other IT teams, stakeholders, and external partners.
  

Qualifications
Requirements and Skills

• Bachelors degree in computer science, Information Security, Data Science, or a related field is required; OR Masters degree in Cybersecurity, Data Science, or a related field.
• A minimum of 7 years of experience in cybersecurity, data science is required.
• Proficiency in data analysis, machine learning, and cybersecurity principles.
• Experience in leading a team, managing projects, and providing technical guidance to junior team members is crucial.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to handle security incidents and vulnerabilities.
• Ability to work effectively with other IT teams, stakeholders, and external partners.
• One of the following certifications is required CISSP, CLDS, CADSAI-CYBER.
• A DOE Q or Top Secret level security clearance is required to start.
• Must be able to maintain a DOE Q level security clearance.
  

Target salary range $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Computer Hardware Manufacturing, Defense and Space Manufacturing, and IT Services and IT Consulting

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