Senior Data Scientist

The Capabilities, Analysis and Development (CAD) division of Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) has an outstanding opportunity for a Senior Data Scientist. Support a multi-disciplinary team providing data analysis and visualization support across the Department of War (DoW) mission space. Analyze data, develop basic models, create visualizations, and generate actionable insights for data-driven decision making.

Coordinate teams as they process, clean, and transform structured and unstructured data. Support development of analytics, machine learning and statistical models, and exploratory data analysis. Create visualizations to identify patterns, trends, and performance indicators while working with customers to translate user needs into analytic tasks.

Lead the design, testing, and deployment of data and analytic workflows in an agile environment. Build and deploy scripts and tools to automate routine data tasks. Collaborate with and potentially lead an agile team, contributing to sprint activities using tools such as Jira and Gitlab.

Help prepare documentation, user guides, and training materials. Stay current on emerging technologies, analytic methods, and industry best practices. This role is ideal for data scientists passionate about solving real operational problems and building prototypes; position is contingent upon TS/SCI clearance upgrade and contract award in January 2027.

ARA is an employee-owned international research and engineering company providing technically superior solutions to complex problems in defense technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, and more. Founded in 1979, ARA employs over 1200 professionals across offices in the US and Canada.