Data Scientist - Fort Belvoir, Virginia; APOGEE

Overview

Celestar Corporation is seeking a Data Scientist to support INSCOM under the Army Persistent Overhead Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) Exploitation Enterprise Support Services (APOGEE). The primary place of performance will be Fort Belvoir, Virginia
. If interested and meet ALL the required qualifications and active clearance level, we encourage you to apply for this opportunity.

Anticipated Award Month: March 2026

Anticipated Start Month: May 2026

Period of Performance: 1 Base + 4 Option Years

Location: Fort Belvoir, Virginia

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT: Active TS/SCI (within the last 5 years)

Celestar, a proud Veteran-Owned company, offers highly competitive salaries and benefits. Our comprehensive benefits package includes company-paid employee and family dental insurance, employee health insurance, life insurance, and disability coverage. Additionally, we provide a 401(k)-retirement plan with company matching, paid holidays, and personal time off.

• Perform data analytics, data engineering, data mining, exploratory analysis, predictive analysis, and statistical analysis; translate data into graphical, written, visual, and verbal narrative products to enable informed analytic decisions.
• Proactively retrieve information from various sources, analyze datasets, and build AI tools that automate processes. Develop ML-based tools or processes (e.g., recommendation engines, automated lead scoring).
• Conduct statistical analysis, apply data mining techniques, and build high-quality prediction systems. Create data visualizations using tools such as Power BI and Tableau.
• Work with major data science languages (R, Python) and manage/merge disparate data sources (preferably via R, Python, or SQL).
• Apply knowledge of large data Multi-INT analytics, ML, and automated predictive analytics.
• Support familiarity with agile software development project management frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, Lean) to deliver new capability.

Education/

Experience:

• MA or MS in a STEM-related discipline with 5 years of relevant experience, or
• BA/BS in a STEM-related discipline with 10 years of relevant experience

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated mastery of geographic and geospatial scientific principles, tools, and analytic techniques.
• Experience with data science techniques (e.g., logistic regression, vector methods, NLP, PCA, clustering, neural networks, deep learning, image recognition) and related algorithm development.
• Proficiency with tabular analysis, SQL, and scripting languages (Python, R, Julia, etc.) to deliver insights.
• Familiarity with agile software development frameworks (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, Lean).
• Current/active TS/SCI clearance.

• Experience with IT, business, or operational metrics platforms (e.g., Splunk, Elastic, Confluence).
• AWS AI/ML specialty certification.
• Knowledge of the NSG TCPED production chain.
• Experience in a DoD or IC operational environment and with DoD/IC geospatial data repositories.
• Familiarity with Army, DoD, or IC GEOINT processes, policy, and programs.
• Experience using Microsoft Office tools for reports, graphics, and briefings.

EEO Statement: Celestar Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in employment based on race, color, religion, genetic information, national origin, sex (including same-sex), sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy/related conditions, age, disability, citizenship status, marital status, service member status, or other protected categories.