Data Scientist III

Reflexive Concepts
Linthicum, Maryland, United StatesFull-timePosted Sep 15, 2026

About the role

Reflexive Concepts is seeking a skilled Data Scientist III to join our team!

Qualifications

Twenty-two (22) years of experience supporting projects and programs similar in scope and complexity

Bachelors Degree in a related field

Duties and Responsibilities:

As part of the Secure the Enterprise initiative, develop capabilities to shift from the current manual system security evaluation and authorization process to a new model that emphasizes automation, streamlined processes and approvals, continuous monitoring and assessment, and network data gathering across the entire life cycle of a project.

Leverage Python as a primary language to process data to accurately determine if resources and systems are secure

Look for outliers to help track the progress of systems through the Risk Management Framework lifecycle

Identify which system a resource belongs to, determined by various attributes of the identified resource against known potential system information

Design, develop, and maintain ETL pipelines to extract security and compliance data from multiple sources (network sensors, security tools, compliance databases), transform the data for analysis and reporting, and load it into target data repositories to support continuous monitoring and automated assessments

Support data engineering operations including data quality validation, pipeline monitoring, and optimization of data workflows to ensure reliable, scalable, and timely delivery of security-related data for Risk Management Framework automation and decision-making

Required:

10 years analyzing datasets and developing analytics

10 years programming in R, Python, SAS, or MATLAB

Desired:

Strong background in statistical analysis

Experience developing, tuning, and testing predictive models

Proficiency in creating analytic dashboards, visualizations, and charts

Elasticsearch

RegEx

Machine learning

Natural Language Processing

Regression and predictive analysis

MATLAB or R

SQL or MongoDB

Metric database (Grafana/Graphite/InfluxDB)

Responsibilities

  • Develop capabilities for automated system security evaluation and authorization
  • Leverage Python to process data for security assessments
  • Track system progress through the Risk Management Framework lifecycle
  • Design, develop, and maintain ETL pipelines for security and compliance data
  • Support data engineering operations including data quality validation and pipeline monitoring

Qualifications

  • 22 years of experience supporting similar projects
  • Bachelors Degree in a related field
  • 10 years analyzing datasets and developing analytics
  • 10 years programming in R, Python, SAS, or MATLAB

Skills mentioned

PythonData AnalysisStatistical AnalysisMachine LearningPredictive ModelingData VisualizationETLData PipelinesElasticsearchSQL

About Reflexive Concepts

Reflexive Concepts is a Baltimore-based small business dedicated to providing the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, and industry partners with top-tier technology solutions. We strive to connect the brightest engineers with the most complex and important projects in the National Security industry.

Defense and Space Manufacturing51-200 employeesColumbia, Maryland