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| Employer | General Dynamics Information Technology |
| Location | Stennis Space Center, MS USA |
| Posted | April 18, 2026 |
Job Details
Scientific Software Data Analyst
**Req ID:** RQ218417
**Type of Requisition:** Regular
**Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:** None
**Public Trust/Other Required:** None
**Job Family:** Data Science and Data Engineering
**Skills:**
Data Analysis,Java,Python Frameworks,Python Software Development
**Experience:**
3 + years of related experience
**Job Description:**
General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), a leading engineering and consulting firm providing scientific analysis, scientific applications development, systems engineering and GIS services, is seeking a Scientific Software Data Analyst to support the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
**Position**
This position works with a team supporting NCEI's Coasts, Oceans, and Geophysics (COGS) Division, specifically with Scientific Data and Information Management Systems. The incumbent is expected to have information management, processing and stewardship, as well as scientific data analysis, metadata, and basic cloud/artificial intelligence (AI) experience to facilitate the work. The candidate should be experienced working with legacy data systems and the fundamentals of translating workflows to a modern environment.
Responsibilities include:
+ Facilitate data transfer and integration for product development tasks to archive, preserve, and access and products.
+ Work in collaboration to analyze data acquisition processes for coastal, oceanographic and geophysical data.
+ Understand and apply data labeling and tagging techniques to the current NCEI archive.
+ Understand and apply analytic tools for the change detection, monitoring, and quality control of scientific data.
+ Coordinate with data contributors to quality control and optimize metadata structures for long-term preservation and stewardship.
+ Utilize and apply AI towards the archive of oceanographic and geophysical data archive, cleaning, screening, data provenance, data stewardship, and search.
**Required** **Skills**
+ Minimum 5 years of experience with scientific data analysis
+ Modern Computer Languages (Python, R, Java, JavaScript)
+ Jira, Confluence, MS Office, Google Workspace, Git
**Preferred** **Skills**
+ Geospatial metadata standards for search and discovery (FGDC, ISO)
+ Experience working in cloud environment (AWS preferred)
+ XML editors
The likely salary range for this position is $59,500 - $80,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.
Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at https://gdit.com/tc.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans
**Type of Requisition:** Regular
**Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:** None
**Public Trust/Other Required:** None
**Job Family:** Data Science and Data Engineering
**Skills:**
Data Analysis,Java,Python Frameworks,Python Software Development
**Experience:**
3 + years of related experience
**Job Description:**
General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), a leading engineering and consulting firm providing scientific analysis, scientific applications development, systems engineering and GIS services, is seeking a Scientific Software Data Analyst to support the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
**Position**
This position works with a team supporting NCEI's Coasts, Oceans, and Geophysics (COGS) Division, specifically with Scientific Data and Information Management Systems. The incumbent is expected to have information management, processing and stewardship, as well as scientific data analysis, metadata, and basic cloud/artificial intelligence (AI) experience to facilitate the work. The candidate should be experienced working with legacy data systems and the fundamentals of translating workflows to a modern environment.
Responsibilities include:
+ Facilitate data transfer and integration for product development tasks to archive, preserve, and access and products.
+ Work in collaboration to analyze data acquisition processes for coastal, oceanographic and geophysical data.
+ Understand and apply data labeling and tagging techniques to the current NCEI archive.
+ Understand and apply analytic tools for the change detection, monitoring, and quality control of scientific data.
+ Coordinate with data contributors to quality control and optimize metadata structures for long-term preservation and stewardship.
+ Utilize and apply AI towards the archive of oceanographic and geophysical data archive, cleaning, screening, data provenance, data stewardship, and search.
**Required** **Skills**
+ Minimum 5 years of experience with scientific data analysis
+ Modern Computer Languages (Python, R, Java, JavaScript)
+ Jira, Confluence, MS Office, Google Workspace, Git
**Preferred** **Skills**
+ Geospatial metadata standards for search and discovery (FGDC, ISO)
+ Experience working in cloud environment (AWS preferred)
+ XML editors
The likely salary range for this position is $59,500 - $80,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.
Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at https://gdit.com/tc.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans
Job #NLX290724736