Red Gate Group is seeking a talented Data Scientist to join our team supporting the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) in Reston, VA or Ft. Belvoir, VA. As a Data Scientist, you will have a strong background in machine learning, natural language processing (NLP), and large language model (LLM) implementation to drive impactful solutions in a high-security environment. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of hands-on experience in applied data science, including data exploration, cleaning, analysis, visualization, and mining. You’ll lead the design and deployment of ML models for document classification, extraction, summarization, and search across large-scale, real-time systems. Prior experience with production-level workflows, data lakes, and streaming technologies like Kafka is essential. 
