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Red Arch Solutions

Intelligence systems and software engineering solutions

Data Scientist

Full-Time
$190k - $220k/yr+ Annualized bonus + Spot bonuses + Profit sharing + Referral bonuses
Expert
Bachelor's, Master's
Reston, VA, USA
In Person
Data & AnalyticsData Science
No H1B Sponsorship
US Top Secret Clearance Required

About the job

Requirements
  • Active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph.
  • Strong experience with data engineering, data management, data visualization, machine learning principles, data fusion, and data science tools including Tableau, Python, R, pandas, and Jupyter Notebooks.
  • Ability to work independently without direct supervision and carry out strategic objectives.
  • Experience working with senior government officials and tailoring communication for the audience.
  • At least 12 years of relevant experience; a relevant bachelor's degree may substitute for four years of experience, and a master's degree may substitute for six years of experience.
Responsibilities
  • Use artificial intelligence algorithms, statistical analysis, and other data science techniques to analyze and interpret datasets supporting decision-making for the acquisition and integration of new and existing datasets.
  • Work closely with a small contractor team and engage with industry and senior customer leadership to define a comprehensive enterprise data strategy aligned with customer mission priorities.
  • Use cloud-based data analysis tools, visual analytics tools, and open-source text-processing technologies to analyze and interpret datasets.
  • Extract, transform, load, analyze, and interpret data to provide recommendations to customer leadership.
  • Provide reports on patterns, anomalies, and data quality issues identified in data samples.
  • Develop expertise with customer applications, analytic capabilities, existing data, and mission objectives to recommend new datasets and support the comprehensive data strategy.
  • Research emerging data science methodologies and technologies and implement new approaches to interpret and use data.
  • Analyze unstructured and semi-structured data using latent semantic indexing, entity identification and tagging, and complex event processing.
  • Use advanced tools and computational skills to interpret, connect, predict, and make discoveries in complex data.
  • Apply machine learning, algorithm analysis, and data clustering techniques to evaluate datasets.
  • Communicate and present ideas to key stakeholders and write, document, and present technical material to senior-level officials.
  • Use project management tools including GitLab, Jira, Confluence, and SharePoint.

About the company

Red Arch Solutions provides specialized intelligence and engineering services for the U.S. national security community. It offers state-of-the-art tactical and strategic intelligence, systems, and software engineering solutions to address unique challenges faced by the intelligence community. Its product approach combines highly skilled personnel with analytical and engineering capabilities to collect, analyze, create, and engineer solutions that support critical missions. The company differentiates itself through a strong people-first culture, emphasizing career mobility, work-life balance, and individualized career paths, aiming to retain highly trained professionals as its core asset. The goal is to deliver value-added, synergistic support to customers by leveraging deep expertise across the intelligence community while maintaining commitment to equal opportunity and affirmative action.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Columbia, South Carolina

Founded

2004

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What believers are saying

  • September 2026 job boards show 21 open roles, signaling active contract demand.
  • Roles pay $180,000 to $200,000, attracting scarce TS/SCI-cleared engineers.
  • New 2026 contract awards suggest ongoing recompete wins and pipeline momentum.

What critics are saying

  • Revenue depends on Defense Intelligence Agency and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency budgets.
  • A single lost SITE III task order can cut headcount quickly in Annapolis Junction.
  • No public diversification into commercial markets creates existential concentration risk.

What makes Red Arch Solutions unique

  • SITE III and OASIS+ position Red Arch inside DIA, NGA, and federal buying channels.
  • Red Arch still markets data modernization, cybersecurity, and cloud for intelligence customers.
  • Its 2004 founding and 51-200 employee scale support niche, cleared-delivery specialization.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Profit Sharing

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

529 College Saving Plan

College Loan Pay Back Program

Employee Referral Bonus

Professional Development Budget