Senior Data Scientist (Active TS/SCI Clearance)
Striveworks · Northern Virginia, Virginia, United States
Posted about 2 months ago · $185,000–$230,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 51 days Striveworks's roles stay open a median of 52 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 96% of Striveworks's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Striveworks
- high 18 stale, 0 reposted of 23 open
- Hiring momentum
- 26 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-24
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Striveworks's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Striveworks.
About this role
As a Senior Data Scientist at Striveworks, you will work collaboratively with a team to develop and validate machine learning models and custom analytic algorithms across various data types, including image, video, and structured data. Your role will involve implementing AI-based software solutions for both cloud and edge environments, while ensuring the performance and reliability of AI systems in real-world applications.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Striveworks as an employer.
What you need
- BS degree in computer science, machine learning, mathematics, or a related discipline
- 6+ years of relevant experience
- Proficiency in machine learning and data science, particularly with image and video data
- Proficiency in implementing and analyzing data structures and algorithms
- Excellence in Python programming
- Knowledge of machine learning libraries like TensorFlow, PyTorch, and/or scikit-learn
Nice to have
- Advanced degree in computer science, machine learning, mathematics, or a related discipline
- Experience deploying machine learning and data science solutions to production environments
- Exposure to DevOps and cloud infrastructure (e.g., Docker, K8s, and CI/CD)
- Experience processing unstructured data types (e.g., imagery, full-motion video, text, acoustic, sonar, RF, geospatial, graphs, telemetry signals)
- Experience building AI agents and agentic workflows
What you get
- Medical/dental/vision insurance
- Voluntary life, long-term disability, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance
- HSA and FSA (including dependent care FSA) plans
- 401(k) plan
- Unlimited PTO
- Paid parental leave
Worth weighing
- Active TS/SCI clearance required, which may limit candidate pool
- Hybrid work environment with on-site requirements at customer locations
- Up to 10% travel may be necessary
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Listed by Striveworks on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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