AI Data Analyst

San Diego, CA

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Location: San Diego, CA (Hybrid – must be local) | Type: Full-time About Navaide
Location and Work Schedule This position is hybrid and requires candidates to be local to San Diego. The schedule combines remote work days with on-site days at a government facility in San Diego, based on mission needs. Standard Monday–Friday workweek, with occasional travel to other government sites. What We Offer
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What you’ll work on

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Design, build, and test AI agents, retrieval-augmented knowledge bases, and workflow automations in secure, accredited cloud and generative AI environments.
Develop AI-enabled capabilities such as natural language querying, automated leadership summaries, document analysis, and decision-support recommendations.
Develop the data pipelines, integrations, and data quality controls that AI solutions depend on.

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Evaluate commercial and open-source AI technologies, including large language models, agent frameworks, and automation platforms, through market research, proofs of concept, and migration planning. Design, build, and test AI agents, retrieval-augmented knowledge bases, and workflow automations in secure, accredited cloud and generative AI environments. Develop AI-enabled capabilities such as natural language querying, automated leadership summaries, document analysis, and decision-support recommendations.

Design, build, and test AI agents, retrieval-augmented knowledge bases, and workflow automations in secure, accredited cloud and generative AI environments. Develop AI-enabled capabilities such as natural language querying, automated leadership summaries, document analysis, and decision-support recommendations. Validate AI-generated outputs against source data, business rules, and subject matter expert feedback.

Validate AI-generated outputs against source data, business rules, and subject matter expert feedback. Develop the data pipelines, integrations, and data quality controls that AI solutions depend on. Help establish standards for AI governance, risk management, data quality, documentation, and responsible AI use so solutions can scale.

What you’ll bring

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Core experience

Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of professional data science experience (mid level), or Master's degree and 10+ years (senior level), in Data Science, Data Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
Strong Python and SQL, including data pipeline development.
Hands-on experience building LLM applications: retrieval-augmented generation, agents and tool use, prompt engineering, and output evaluation.
Experience with Azure and/or AWS and data platforms such as Databricks.
Understanding of data governance, data quality, access control, and responsible AI practices.
Ability to explain technical findings in plain language to senior military and civilian leaders.

Preferred experience

Experience with GenAI.mil or other DoD-accredited generative AI environments.
Experience across frontier model platforms, such as Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, and OpenAI.

Qualification wording

Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of professional data science experience (mid level), or Master's degree and 10+ years (senior level), in Data Science, Data Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.

Strong Python and SQL, including data pipeline development.

Hands-on experience building LLM applications: retrieval-augmented generation, agents and tool use, prompt engineering, and output evaluation.

Experience with Azure and/or AWS and data platforms such as Databricks.

Understanding of data governance, data quality, access control, and responsible AI practices.

Ability to explain technical findings in plain language to senior military and civilian leaders.

Experience with GenAI.mil or other DoD-accredited generative AI environments.

Experience across frontier model platforms, such as Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, and OpenAI.

Education & alternatives

Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of professional data science experience (mid level), or Master's degree and 10+ years (senior level), in Data Science, Data Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field. - U.S. citizen, eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government SECRET clearance.

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Comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage
Flexible time off
Professional development opportunities
Company perks such as flex spending, wellness initiatives, etc.
401(k) matching

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About Navaide

Our mission is rooted in agility, scalability, and a commitment to exceeding expectations, ensuring impactful results for our clients and communities.

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- Must be local to San Diego and able to work on-site at a government facility on a regular hybrid schedule. - Strong Python and SQL, including data pipeline development. - Hands-on experience building LLM applications: retrieval-augmented generation, agents and tool use, prompt engineering, and output evaluation.

- Hands-on experience building LLM applications: retrieval-augmented generation, agents and tool use, prompt engineering, and output evaluation. - Experience with Azure and/or AWS and data platforms such as Databricks. - Understanding of data governance, data quality, access control, and responsible AI practices.

- Advana, Jupiter, or similar federal/DoD data environments. - Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI) or MLOps. - Tactical edge or disconnected-environment data tooling.

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We file this job under Analyst, by the work the posting describes.

Analysts answer business questions with data. They pull numbers with SQL, build reports and dashboards, and explain what changed and why to the people making decisions.

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Location: San Diego, CA (Hybrid – must be local) | Type: Full-time

About Navaide

Navaide partners with federal clients to deliver mission-focused solutions across financial management, ERP, and digital transformation. We bring deep domain expertise, practical execution, and a people-first culture to complex government environments.

Catalysts for a Stronger Tomorrow

At Navaide, we exist to empower organizations to evolve and adapt in a rapidly changing world. By combining human ingenuity with transformative technology, we develop innovative solutions that drive progress for the people and systems that strengthen our nation. Our mission is rooted in agility, scalability, and a commitment to exceeding expectations, ensuring impactful results for our clients and communities.

How You Will Make an Impact:

We are seeking a proactive, mid-to-senior Data Science / AI Analyst to accelerate the adoption of generative AI, intelligent agents, and process automation for a Navy enterprise IT organization in San Diego. You will partner with senior technical leadership to identify AI capability gaps, help shape a multi-year AI enablement strategy, and build working prototypes that demonstrate measurable operational value.

This is not a traditional dashboard developer role. The successful candidate is a self-starter who blends hands-on engineering with strategic advisory work, engages directly with stakeholders, and delivers results with limited oversight. The role will grow as the organization's AI maturity grows.

Key Responsibilities:

Assess current and future AI capability gaps and develop technical papers, roadmaps, risk assessments, and actionable recommendations for leadership.
Take in, evaluate, and prioritize proposed AI use cases, and drive the highest-value ones from concept through delivery.
Evaluate commercial and open-source AI technologies, including large language models, agent frameworks, and automation platforms, through market research, proofs of concept, and migration planning.
Design, build, and test AI agents, retrieval-augmented knowledge bases, and workflow automations in secure, accredited cloud and generative AI environments.
Develop AI-enabled capabilities such as natural language querying, automated leadership summaries, document analysis, and decision-support recommendations.
Validate AI-generated outputs against source data, business rules, and subject matter expert feedback.
Develop the data pipelines, integrations, and data quality controls that AI solutions depend on.
Help establish standards for AI governance, risk management, data quality, documentation, and responsible AI use so solutions can scale.
Partner with functional subject matter experts, data owners, and field innovation teams to translate business needs into technical solutions.
Represent the team in cross-organizational AI and data working groups.
Deliver training and knowledge transfer that builds self-service AI and analytics capability across user communities.
Present findings, prototypes, and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of professional data science experience (mid level), or Master's degree and 10+ years (senior level), in Data Science, Data Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
U.S. citizen, eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government SECRET clearance.
Must be local to San Diego and able to work on-site at a government facility on a regular hybrid schedule.
Strong Python and SQL, including data pipeline development.
Hands-on experience building LLM applications: retrieval-augmented generation, agents and tool use, prompt engineering, and output evaluation.
Experience with Azure and/or AWS and data platforms such as Databricks.
Understanding of data governance, data quality, access control, and responsible AI practices.
Ability to explain technical findings in plain language to senior military and civilian leaders.
Ability to meet DoD cyber workforce qualification requirements (DoDM 8140.03).

Preferred Qualifications:

Active SECRET clearance.
Experience with GenAI.mil or other DoD-accredited generative AI environments.
Experience across frontier model platforms, such as Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, and OpenAI.
Model Context Protocol or similar agent-integration standards.
Advana, Jupiter, or similar federal/DoD data environments.
Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI) or MLOps.
Tactical edge or disconnected-environment data tooling.
DoD Responsible AI guidance and AI test and evaluation.
Prior Navy experience.

Location and Work Schedule

This position is hybrid and requires candidates to be local to San Diego. The schedule combines remote work days with on-site days at a government facility in San Diego, based on mission needs. Standard Monday–Friday workweek, with occasional travel to other government sites.

What We Offer

Navaide is committed to fostering a supportive, inclusive, and forward-thinking workplace where our team members can thrive. Our benefits are designed to support your well-being, professional growth, and ability to work at a sustainable pace.

Competitive compensation (commensurate with experience)
Comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage
Flexible time off
Professional development opportunities
Company perks such as flex spending, wellness initiatives, etc.
401(k) matching

About Our Culture

Navaide honors integrity, curiosity, diligence, and collaboration in everything we do. We believe in building strong relationships with our clients, communities, and teammates, united by a shared purpose of creating a stronger tomorrow. Navaide is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

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- Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of professional data science experience (mid level), or Master's degree and 10+ years (senior level), in Data Science, Data Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field. - U.S. citizen, eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government SECRET clearance. - Must be local to San Diego and able to work on-site at a government facility on a regular hybrid schedule.