Senior Data Scientist and AI Specialist

Parsons · US - DC, Washington

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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Data Scientist / AI Specialist (Palantir – Foundry) to join our team! The Air Force Mission Assurance (MA) Construct Support Team requires highly specialized technical, analytical, and investigative support services.  In this role you will get to execute the role of Data Platform User Experience and Application Designer, Data Collection and Entry by designing the user interface and experience of a data collection platform.  You will provide data platform enablement and analytical support to ensure that MA business process workflows are scalable, maintainable, and decision-relevant.

What You'll Be Doing:

  • Will execute the role of Data Platform User Experience and Application Designer, Data Collection and Entry by designing the user interface and experience of a data collection platform, specifically focusing on making the process of entering data as intuitive and efficient as possible for users, ensuring accurate data capture and minimizing errors

  • Maintain documentation, training materials, and knowledge transfer processes to support Air Force personnel.  

  • Provide ongoing system maintenance, enhancement, and performance optimizations

  • Capability development, integration with DoD MA systems and Dept of AF Data Fabric systems to ensure USAF MA Enterprise data system of record capabilities are maintained.

  • Work with the requirement business owners to understand needs and translate requirements into technical specifications and deliverables.

  • Analytical Support to Mission Assurance Activities

  • Enterprise Platform Coordination and Advocacy Support

  • Data Architecture Review, Evolution, Stewardship, and Process Support

  • Workflow Data Platform Enablement, Sustainment, and Automation

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

  • Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance

  • 10+ years of related experience and a Bachelors Degree or equivalent work experience

  • Apply advanced analytics, AI/ML, and statistical methods to derive insights from complex mission data sets, including design, development, evaluation, and application of AI- and ML-based analytical methods to support MA use cases.

  • Translation of analytical and AI-driven insights into decision-relevant products for senior leaders and MA stakeholders.

  • Ability to implement, sustain, and scale MA data workflows, analytical models, and decision-support tools

  • Align MA data workflows with evolving MA processes, governance requirements, and decision-support needs

  • Configure Government-directed data platform capabilities to enable MA data analysis, monitoring, reporting, and automation

  • Implement, sustain, and continuously improve MA–related business process workflows, including coordination workflows, governance preparation workflows

  • Experience working in Palantir Foundry’s data integration and platform application


What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

  • Foundry Application Developer certification

Security Clearance Requirement:

None

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range: $125,100.00 - $225,200.00

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!

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Data & ML pay context

Based on 1,554 disclosed Data & ML salaries on RoleSuite, the role pays a median of $162K/year, with most offers between $127K and $202K (10th–90th percentile: $106K–$245K).

This posting lists $125K–$225K, in line with the $162K market median.

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