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Data Scientist_ SPLUNK

BAE Systems

Sterling, VAFull-time$150–254K/yrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$150–254K/yr
Location
Sterling, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Splunk Core User Certification

Job overview

BAE Systems seeks Cyber Security Data Scientists at junior through senior levels to support a classified Intelligence Community customer. The role develops, transforms, and models data to improve decision-making, including extracting and manipulating datasets. It also creates workflows and predictive models for end users and conducts statistical analysis to support accurate forecasting in a national security mission.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Data ExtractionData ManipulationData Transfer ToolsLog Data AnalysisShared Network EnvironmentsData Feed TroubleshootingSecDevOpsSplunkPythonBASHShellScriptAnsibleCloud Security ControlsCloud ComputingAWSMicrosoft Azure

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's DegreeSplunk Core User CertificationSplunk Core Power User CertificationAWS Certified Security Specialty

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

Job Description

At BAE Systems, we believe your career should be filled with innovation and discovery. And that's exactly what you'll find here. Join us as our team develops, maintains, and protects the latest technology that directly aids in the defense of national security.

As part of our team, you ll be joining a diverse group of driven professionals who are modernizing legacy infrastructure and applications as part of a no fail mission, all the while protecting systems with the most-current cybersecurity practices. With us, you ll be able to make an impact while you hone your skills and grow in your career.

We are looking for Cyber Security Data Scientists of all levels (junior to senior) to add their skills to our team supporting a classified customer in the Intelligence Community. In this role, you will be responsible for developing, transforming and modeling data to improve decision making, to include data extraction and manipulation of data sets. You will create workflows and predictive models for end-users using system tools, conducting statistical analysis on data to ensure correct predictive forecasting. This is an exciting and dynamic job opportunity where you ll not only work on an important project, but help advance the U.S mission to protect our Nation and partners.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Bachelor's or Master s Degree(s)

  • Bachelor's or Master's Degree(s)

  • Experience extracting data and manipulating data sets

  • Experience with data transfer tools (Ex: NiFi, Cribl, etc.

  • Experience analyzing log data from various network components and operating systems

  • Knowledge of complex environments involving shared networks and multiple security enclaves

  • Ability to manage and troubleshoot data feeds

  • Splunk CORE User certification

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Security Development and Operations (SecDevOps)

  • Hands on Splunk Experience and Certifications

  • Splunk CORE Power User certification

  • Scripting tools to include Python, BASH, ShellScript, or Ansible

  • Cloud security controls and implementation

  • Public, private and hybrid Cloud experience (AWS, Microsoft Azure, etc.)

  • AWS Certified Security Specialty

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $149603 - $254317

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

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How this job compares

Set against the 5,012 open Data Scientist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$150–254K/yr
  • Virginia median$135–187K/yr293 salary ranges
  • US median$135–212K/yr3,850 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $202K, is 22% above the Virginia median midpoint ($166K) — in the top quarter of Data Scientist salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 392 open Data Scientist jobs in Virginia and 5,012 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
Data Scientist postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 7 years (4,316 postings).
Education
2,438 of the 5,012 open Data Scientist jobs (49%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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