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# Data Scientist (Active Secret Clearance

- **Company:** StriveWorks, Inc
- **Location:** Tacoma, WA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $185,000.0 - $230,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Continuous Integration, Extract Transform Load (ETL), DevOps, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Tensorflow, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Pytorch, Scikit Learn, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Data Pipelines, Docker, Programming Languages
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-data-scientist-active-secret-clearance-striveworks-8798165

## About the Role

We lead with trust, treat each other with respect, and use candor consistently, kindly, and constructively. We care deeply about our work, and we find genuine satisfaction in doing it well. Above all, we take ownership-because we feel the weight of collective results personally. We are looking for people who share these values and are eager to put them into practice., * A BS degree in computer science, machine learning, mathematics, or a related discipline and 6+ years of relevant experience

 * Proficiency in machine learning and data science, with demonstrated application to image, video, and/or text data
 * Proficiency in implementing and analyzing data structures and algorithms
 * Excellence in Python and knowledge of TensorFlow, PyTorch, and/or scikit-learn
 * Exposure to software development life cycles and tools
 * Active Secret (or above) US security clearance and US citizenship

The following isn't required, but we'd love to see it:

 * An advanced degree in computer science, machine learning, mathematics, or a related discipline
 * Experience deploying machine learning and data science solutions to production environments
 * Exposure to DevOps and Docker, K8s, CI/CD
 * Experience building AI agents and agentic workflows
 * Experience implementing ETL pipelines, data pipelines, and workflow automation
 * Experience developing software in a compiled programming language
 * Experience building full-stack applications

You will be hybrid/on site at our customer locations at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma, WA. You will be expected to travel 25% of the time.

## Description

As a Senior Data Scientist, you will be a core contributor to the projects, products, and direction of the company. Working as part of a team of data scientists, machine learning engineers, software engineers, and DevOps engineers, you'll develop and validate machine learning models and custom analytic algorithms applied to image, video, text, geospatial, time series, and structured data. You will also implement AI-based software solutions for cloud and edge environments. You will sense what customers need, identify evolving demands, and translate that feedback into actionable input for our product teams. This role puts you directly at the customer site at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma, WA, conducting mission-critical fieldwork.


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