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# Junior Data Solutions Architect

- **Company:** Shift5 Inc.
- **Location:** Arlington, VA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Salary:** $90,000.0 - $110,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Data Systems, R (Programming Language), Python (Programming Language), MATLAB, SQL Databases, Data Strategy
- **Published:** October 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3460214899&tx=KK4343FFL&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

Required:

 * 1â??2 years of industry experience, or equivalent practical research experience demonstrated through undergraduate laboratory research or technical coursework.
 * Coachability: A humble receptiveness to mentorship, guidance, direction, and constructive feedback or correction.
 * Ability to learn how to break down unstructured, ambiguous, and complex problems into smaller, manageable parts.
 * Aptitude in a generic analytics coding language (e.g., Python, R, SQL, MATLAB).
 * Data analysis skills, including the ability to identify data types and technical tests required to validate hypotheses.
 * Willingness to learn to articulate the business impact of data analysis and connect findings directly to decision points.
 * Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a track record of clearly and efficiently presenting technical information to non-technical audiences.
 * Confidence to admit when you're wrong and ask for help.
 * Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% of the time (US only).

Preferred:

 * Demonstrated experience contributing to end-to-end, guided project execution from problem definition to final deliverable.
 * Exposure to time-series data analysis.
 * A foundational formal education in data science or a related field (with emphasis on linear algebra, computation, and statistics).
 * Industry exposure in defense, aerospace, cybersecurity, or mechanical engineering.

## Description

We are seeking a mission-aligned Junior Data Solutions Architect to collaborate with customers and internal stakeholders to generate critical, data-driven insights.

This role sits cross-functionally across Mission Operations, Mission Delivery, Solution Engineering, and Systems and Core Engineering, playing a pivotal role in taking complex business problems, deconstructing them into testable hypotheses, and leveraging data to deliver actionable solutions.

This is a dynamic, collaborative role requiring a "no task too small" mindset, an eagerness for mentorship, and a meticulous approach to data analysis and problem-solving.

What You'll Do

 * Perform structured data analyses under senior guidance to extract actionable insights and solve key customer problems.
 * Utilize statistical tools and software to identify patterns, trends, and anomalies in complex data sets for diagnostic and predictive support.
 * Assist in identifying customer problem sets, prioritizing issues, scoping solution requirements, and analyzing problem manifestations in data.
 * Support the development of testable hypotheses, identify required data sources, and assist in the creation and execution of testing suites.
 * Translate analytical workflows into modular, reusable components for data science capabilities and services, helping generalize targeted solutions back into Shift5 core capabilities.
 * Collaborate cross-functionally with programmers, engineers, project leads, and internal stakeholders to identify process improvements, support system updates, and execute data strategies.