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# Data Scientist

- **Company:** Guidehouse Inc.
- **Location:** Tysons, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $98,000.0 - $163,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Business Analytics Applications, Data Analysis, Big Data, Data Visualization, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, NumPy, Feature Engineering, Data Ingestion, Model Validation, SC Clearance, Pandas, Scikit Learn, Information Technology, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** August 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/use60339b4004dde8acc340d17bf778b1a/eaa

## About the Role

Active Secret clearance.
Ability to work on site at a government facility in Washington, DC or Northern Virginia.
Strong proficiency in Python for data analysis and machine learning.
Experience with modern data science libraries (such as pandas, scikit learn, NumPy, or similar).
Experience working with large datasets, including cleaning, transformation, and modeling.
Ability to communicate analytical insights to technical and non technical stakeholders.
Experience supporting government site analytics environments and workflows.
What Would Be Nice To Have:
Experience supporting both government site and contractor site environments.
Familiarity with analytics workflows used in federal programs.
Experience with data visualization tools or platforms.
Background in statistics, mathematics, computer science, or related quantitative fields.

## Description

Travel Required: Up to 10%
Clearance Required: Active Secret
What You Will Do:
Develop predictive models and perform advanced analytics to address complex government mission challenges.
Build, refine, and validate machine learning solutions supporting large scale data environments.
Conduct exploratory data analysis, feature engineering, and model performance evaluations across structured and unstructured datasets.
Implement end to end data science workflows, including data ingestion, transformation, modeling, and visualization.
Collaborate closely with government stakeholders to translate mission needs into data driven solutions.
Deliver reproducible, well documented analytical products aligned with government standards and review processes.
Support government site analytics platforms and environments, including cloud based and distributed compute systems.
Work within cross functional teams to integrate analytics into broader technical and operational architectures., All communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or . Correspondence received by an applicant from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will not be honored by Guidehouse. Note that Guidehouse will never charge a fee or require a money transfer at any stage of the recruitment process and does not collect fees from educational institutions for participation in a recruitment event. Never provide your banking information to a third party purporting to need that information to proceed in the hiring process.
If any person or organization demands money related to a job opportunity with Guidehouse, please report the matter to Guidehouse's Ethics Hotline. If you want to check the validity of correspondence you have received, please contact . Guidehouse is not responsible for losses incurred (monetary or otherwise) from an applicant's dealings with unauthorized third parties.
Guidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.


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