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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Data Science Consultant - **Company:** Aspetto, Inc. - **Location:** Washington, DC, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $100,000.0 - $135,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Macintosh Computers, Data Cleansing, Data Governance, Data Infrastructure, Machine Learning, Enterprise Data Management, Data Processing, Data Pipelines - **Published:** July 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=2c6cd19adbca0f6c ## About the Role Clearance: Active Top Secret (TS) with ability to obtain SCI, Active Top Secret (TS) security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI with caveats. U.S. Citizenship required., Master's degree (M.A. or M.S.) from an accredited institution (any field/major) - More than 10 years of professional work experience - Ability and commitment to obtain the Palantir Foundry Application Developer Certification within 90 calendar days after contract award and maintain it for the duration of the contract - Demonstrated experience supporting analytical workflow enablement, sustainment, and scaling of data products across an enterprise - Proficiency utilizing enterprise data platform capabilities to support analytics, automation, and decision-making - Experience supporting configuration and use of Government-directed data platform capabilities to enable data analysis, monitoring, reporting, and automation - Proven ability to perform all functional duties independently and support high-visibility, mission-critical program efforts - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including briefing analytical findings to senior leaders Preferred Qualifications: - Current Palantir Foundry Application Developer or Data Engineer Certification - Experience applying AI/ML techniques to defense, intelligence, or infrastructure risk analysis - Experience supporting DoD or Air Force Mission Assurance, critical infrastructure protection, or risk management programs - Familiarity with DoDI 3020.45 and Air Force Mission Assurance data and governance frameworks - Prior experience working in SCIF environments and supporting HAF or MAJCOM-level staffs ## Description INTECON is seeking a Senior Data Science Consultant to support the U.S. Air Force A33B Mission Assurance Construct Support (MACS) program by delivering advanced analytics, data modeling, visualization, and decision-support products that enable mission analysis, assessment, and risk management activities across the Air Force enterprise within a Pentagon SCIF environment., Provide advanced analytical and data workflow support to Mission Analysis, Assessment Support, and Risk Management activities, including data preparation, transformation, modeling, and visualization - Respond rapidly to ad hoc and recurring Mission Assurance analytical requests from AF/A33B, DAF stakeholders, MAJCOM Mission Assurance representatives, and DoD stakeholders, including time-sensitive senior leader taskings - Build and sustain Mission Assurance dashboards, monitoring views, and decision-support products within Government-directed enterprise data platforms such as Palantir Foundry (Contour, Quiver, Workshop) - Implement analytical automation to reduce manual data handling and improve timeliness and consistency of Mission Assurance products - Apply advanced analytics, including artificial intelligence and machine learning methods, to assessment data exploitation and course of action (COA) analysis as directed - Act as a steward of Mission Assurance data products, analytical models, and workflows, supporting data quality checks, validation, and consistency reviews - Support documentation of data models, workflows, analytical methods, and data governance practices, and provide training and knowledge transfer to Government and contractor users - Support scaling of Mission Assurance data products across the enterprise, working on high-visibility, mission-critical program efforts and providing oversight to less senior data staff as required - Obtain the Palantir Foundry Application Developer Certification within 90 calendar days of contract award and retain the certification for the duration of the contract (contract requirement per PWS Paragraph 5.5.1) ## Related Videos - [Data Science in Retail](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/586-data-science-in-retail) - [Why and when should we consider Stream Processing frameworks in our solutions](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1085-why-and-when-should-we-consider-stream-processing-frameworks-in-our-solutions) - [RPA in the Public Sector](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/86-rpa-in-the-public-sector) - [Blueprints for Success: Steering a Global Data & AI Architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1577-blueprints-for-success-steering-a-global-data-ai-architecture) - 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