Data Scientist - Secret Clearance

Our Deloitte Strategy & Transactions team helps guide clients through their most critical moments and transformational initiatives. From strategy to execution, this team delivers integrated, end-to-end support and advisory services covering valuation modeling, cost optimization, restructuring, government operations modernization, business design and transformation, infrastructure and real estate, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and sustainability. Work alongside clients every step of the way, helping them navigate new challenges, avoid financial pitfalls, and provide practical solutions at every stage of their journey-before, during, and after any major transformational projects or transactions.

Work You'll Do

Our Deloitte Strategy & Transactions team helps guide clients through their most critical moments and transformational initiatives. From strategy to execution, this team delivers integrated, end-to-end support and advisory services covering valuation modeling, cost optimization, restructuring, government operations modernization, business design and transformation, infrastructure and real estate, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and sustainability. Work alongside clients every step of the way, helping them navigate new challenges, avoid financial pitfalls, and provide practical solutions at every stage of their journey-before, during, and after any major transformational projects or transactions.

Work You'll Do

This role requires a strong foundation in statistics, machine learning, predictive modeling, and data visualization, along with the ability to design, develop, and maintain data pipelines, databases, application programming interfaces (APIs), and analytical models. The successful candidate will translate requirements into technical solutions, work effectively across teams, and deliver reliable outcomes in a mission-focused setting.

As a Project Manager on the engagement, you will:

• Collaborate with technical and mission stakeholders to translate operational needs into scalable, secure, and reliable solutions.
• Oversee data quality, governance, documentation, and continuous improvement.
• Lead the development, refinement, and execution of data strategies.
• Advise senior leadership on software solutions to enable efficient and effective execution of mission priorities.
• Translate leadership intent into actionable plans, initiatives, and performance objectives.
• Coordinate across functional areas to align efforts with strategic goals.
• Conduct research, trend analysis, and assessments to support data management strategies.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain software tools and dashboards.
• Monitor progress against strategic objectives and identify risks, gaps, and dependencies.

The successful candidate would possess these skills:

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to provide clear mentorship and guidance to others

The Team

Deloitte's Government & Public Services (GPS) practice - our people, ideas, technology and outcomes - is designed for impact. Serving federal, state, & local government clients as well as public higher education institutions, our team of professionals brings fresh perspective to help clients anticipate disruption, reimagine the possible, and fulfill their mission promise.

Our Operations Transformation offering provides NextGen core operational solutions and operating models, business-led technology support, and process optimization services, maximizing value to our government clients' missions.

The Project Delivery Talent Model is designed for professionals with specialized skills that align to a current client need. Team members focus on delivering services to clients, without additional expectations related to business development or promotion. Their employment is tied to their role on a project, and they are eligible for a benefits package that is competitive for project delivery-focused professionals.

Qualifications

Required :

• Bachelor's degree
• 8+ years of experience with Python, Structured Query Language (SQL), or comparable programming languages, with the ability to write maintainable, scalable code and apply software engineering best practices in complex environments
• Active Secret security clearance required
• Ability to travel 0-30%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $119,000 to $198,400.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

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