Junior Data Scientist

Posted Friday, February 27, 2026 at 6:00 AM

We are Spec Pro Sustainment and Environmental (SSE), a government contracting and consulting firm supporting several federal agencies and military installations across the U.S.

SSE is seeking a Data Scientist to support the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s (AFCEC) Asset Management Framework managed out of AFCEC/CP. The Air Force is working to mature its Asset Management processes, procedures, and strategies to an end‑state that optimizes life‑cycle management while balancing risk and fiscal constraints.

The successful candidates will be part of the SSE team providing innovative solutions to execute the program’s objectives. This position will serve the Built Infrastructure team and work alongside several other Air Force Product Lines supporting Real Property Asset Management. The role will include supporting the AFCEC Branch Chiefs with the management and analysis of the specific asset product line, development of asset management principles, and execution of the requirement development and validation process.

• Provide Subject Matter Expert (SME) with experience and proven skills in interpreting, analysis, reporting, design, development, integration, training, testing, documentation, and implementation of key data from asset management tools and databases.
• Analyze built infrastructure data, aggregate requirements, assess asset performance predictions from Sustainment Management Systems (SMS), analyze statistics and trends across portfolios, validate data, perform data management, compile other summarizing reports for each Activity Management Plan (AMP) portfolio, and recommend enhancements to processes.
• Support integration of multiple database tools including socialization of data tool capabilities, development of learning aids for tool implementation, development of dashboard exports to align with reporting cycles for senior leader briefings, incorporation of user feedback, collaboration for development and tracking of metrics for performance, and application of analytics to dashboard tools and integration.
• Work directly with the Built Infrastructure Asset Management Team to provide analysis of associated databases for requirements validation research, verification of requirement entry matches in databases, awareness of requirement changes from previous years, and reporting and visualization of associated metrics such as cost, term lengths, status updates, and trend identification.
• Assist with validation tool development input, testing and use, and other process improvement support and coordination with other business areas such as facilities, housing & dorms, transportation network and airfield pavement, etc.
• Improve data confidence within SMS and other Civil Engineer IT systems through quality assurance checks, data reviews, and ensuring corrections and updates occur.
• Facilitate resolutions to challenging technical and programmatic issues.
• Develop informative, professional graphs, charts, datasets, and comparative analysis.
• Generate finished product reports and presentations for mid- to senior-level staff.
• Travel to various USAF installations to provide training and perform data quality analysis as a part of Asset Management team, when necessary.

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in STEM field such as math, statistics, data science, engineering, IT, or computer science.
• 5+ years of related experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Experience working with databases preferred.
• Understanding of Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) and able to tell the story within the data to technical and non-technical professionals.
• Basic knowledge of Linear and Logistic Regression, Decision Trees, PCA, and Random Forest Modeling in Python or R coding languages.
• Work well in a team environment, able to independently develop professional deliverables, and take direction well.
• Good written and verbal communication skills including the ability to develop graphs, charts, datasets, and comparative analysis.
• Ability to adapt and develop innovative solutions.
• Understanding of cross-functional span of control over various…