Data Scientist

This Position is most remote, but will require occasional visits to the client site in Reston, VA

PLEASE NOTE -- THIS POSITION REQUIRES an Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraphy (required). 



Our client is seeking a Data Scientist who will use AI algorithms, statical analysis and other data science techniques to analyze, and interpret datasets to support decision making for the acquisition and integration of new and existing datasets for a suite of customer tools and mission priorities. The Data Scientist will work closely with a small contractor team and engage with industry and senior customer leadership to help define a comprehensive data strategy for the enterprise in line with customer mission priorities.
 
Key Responsibilities:

• Utilize cloud-based data analysis tools, visual analytic tools, and open-source textual processing technologies to analyze and interpret datasets
• Extract, transform, load, analyze, and interpret data to provide recommendations to customer leadership
• Provide reports on associated patterns, anomalies, and data quality issues with data samples
• Develop expertise with customer applications, analytic capabilities, existing data, and mission objectives to help drive recommendations for new datasets and the comprehensive data strategy
• Conduct ongoing research on emerging data science methodologies and technologies, implementing new approaches to interpret and utilize data
• Analyze unstructured and semi-structured data using advanced techniques such as latent semantic indexing (LSI), entity identification and tagging, and complex event processing (CEP)
• Utilize 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. Writing, documenting, and presenting technical material to senior level officials
• Leverage project management tools such as, Gitlab, Jira, Confluence, SharePoint.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Demonstrated strong experience with data engineering, data management, data visualization, machine learning principles, data fusion, and data science tools (Tableau, Python, R, pandas, Jupyter Notebooks etc.)
• Demonstrated experience working independently without direct supervision, able carry out strategic objectives.  Experience working with senior government officials and tailoring communication for the audience.
• Demonstrated 12+ years of relevant experience without a college degree OR
  • Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of demonstrated experience OR 
  • Master’s degree and 6 years of demonstrated experience 

Flexible work from home options available.