Senior Data Science Consultant
Company websiteparsons.com (Parsons, opens in new tab)
Base salary $134,100 to $241,400
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Washington, DC
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- LocationWashington, DC
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (20 min ago) · observed since
About this job
Job Description:
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Data Science Consultant 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 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:
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.
Provide 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:
Top Secret security clearance or higher
Master's degree
10+ years of related experience
Must have Palantir Foundry Application Developer certification or be able to obtain it within 90 days of starting work on this program
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
Security Clearance Requirement:
An active Top Secret security clearance is required to apply, however, the selected candidate must be able to obtain a Top Secret SCI clearance prior to the start date.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: $134,100.00 - $241,400.00We 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!Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/.
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Pay in context
This role's base floor ($134,100) is above 48% of the 49 Data & ML roles in Washington, DC listed on this site; 1 other lists the same floor. Their median floor is $134,100; the middle half runs from $117,962 to $152,377.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 8, 2026.
This listingSenior Data Science Consultant$134,100 to $241,400
PNT/Space Integration Engineer$134,100 to $241,400
Space Situational Awareness SME$134,100 to $241,400
CSfC Principal SME & Lead Systems Architect$134,100 to $241,400
Requirement Manager - Technical Assurance$134,100 to $241,400
Chief Engineer — Radar Division$134,100 to $241,400
Roadway Practice Lead$134,100 to $241,400
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Senior Data Science Consultant (this listing) | $134,100 - $241,400 |
| PNT/Space Integration Engineer | $134,100 - $241,400 |
| Space Situational Awareness SME | $134,100 - $241,400 |
| CSfC Principal SME & Lead Systems Architect | $134,100 - $241,400 |
| Requirement Manager - Technical Assurance | $134,100 - $241,400 |
| Chief Engineer — Radar Division | $134,100 - $241,400 |
| Roadway Practice Lead | $134,100 - $241,400 |
Observed changes
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- First observed on the employer's board
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-09-17
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: US - DC, Washington
Salary Range: $134,100.00 - $241,400.00
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