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Mission Data Scientist, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton

Fayetteville, NCFull-time$99–225K/yrPosted 1mo agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$99–225K/yr
Location
Fayetteville, NC
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

TS/SCI clearance, required

Job overview

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks a senior mission data scientist to support federal government and health organization decision-making. The role involves working with customers to understand their needs and analyzing data-rich environments, while mentoring teammates and developing algorithms, scripts, and predictive analytics. The scientist applies machine learning and related tools to turn disparate data into objective answers for customers.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Data Analytics, requiredSoftware Engineering, requiredData Engineering, requiredData Science, requiredMachine Learning Engineering, requiredPython Development, requiredMilitary Briefing, requiredWorkflow Automation, requiredQuantitative Modeling, requiredSupervised Machine Learning, requiredUnsupervised Machine Learning, requiredTechnical Communication, requiredPalantir Foundry, nice to haveAPI Development, nice to haveDatabase Management, nice to haveSoftware Architecture, nice to haveDocker, nice to haveKubernetes, nice to haveDeployment, nice to haveETL Tools, nice to haveData Warehousing, nice to haveData Pipeline Development, nice to haveDoD and IC Domains, nice to haveArtificial Intelligence, nice to have

Qualifications

5+ Years Relevant Experience, requiredTS/SCI Clearance, requiredHigh School Diploma or GED, requiredBachelor's Degree, nice to haveAbility to Travel CONUS Up to 25%, requiredAbility to Deploy Internationally Up to 90 Days, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Mission Data Scientist, SeniorThe Opportunity: Are you excited at the prospect of unlocking the secrets held by a data set? Are you fascinated by the possibilities presented by the IoT, machine learning, and artificial intelligence advances? In an increasingly connected world, massive amounts of structured and unstructured data open new opportunities. As a data scientist, you can turn these complex data sets into useful information to solve global challenges. Across private and public sectors from fraud detection to cancer research, to national intelligence, you know the answers are in the data.

We have an opportunity for you to use your analytical skills to improve strategic innovation for the federal government. You’ll work closely with your customer to understand their questions and needs and then dig into their data-rich environment to find the pieces of their information puzzle. You’ll mentor teammates, develop algorithms, write scripts, build predictive analytics, apply machine learning, and use the right combination of tools and frameworks to turn that set of disparate data points into objective answers to help federal health organizations make informed decisions. You’ll provide your customer with a deep understanding of their data, what it all means, and how they can use it. Join us as we use data science for good in the federal government.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

  • 5+ years of experience with data analytics, software engineering, data engineering, data science, or machine learning engineering

  • Experience with Python development

  • Experience briefing military leaders and officers

  • Experience automating analytic workflows and data frames and using quantitative modeling and supervised and unsupervised machine learning algorithms in support of operational requirements

  • Ability to communicate technical requirements to non-technical client SMEs

  • Ability to travel CONUS up to 25% of the time

  • Ability to deploy internationally for up to 90 days

  • TS/SCI clearance

  • HS diploma or GED

Nice If You Have:

  • Experience with Palantir Foundry

  • Experience with software development, including API development, managing databases, and developing software architecture for containerization tools such as Docker or Kubernetes

  • Experience with deployment

  • Experience with Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) tools, data warehousing, and data pipeline development

  • Experience in DoD and IC domains

  • Knowledge of artificial intelligence principles and practices

  • Bachelor's degree

Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.

Compensation At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date. Identity Statement As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

  • Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

  • Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.

  • Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.

How this job compares

Set against the 4,537 open Data Scientist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$99–225K/yr
  • North Carolina median$118–208K/yr77 salary ranges
  • US median$130–210K/yr3,601 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $162K, is close to the North Carolina median midpoint ($162K) — in the middle half of Data Scientist salary ranges in North Carolina.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 104 open Data Scientist jobs in North Carolina and 4,537 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in North Carolina
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Data Scientist postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (3,935 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 2,362 of the 4,537 open Data Scientist jobs (52%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 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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