ME00633-AI/ML Data Scientist 3

Job Summary

• Seeking an AI/ML Data Scientist to develop machine learning, data mining, statistical and graph-based algorithms to analyze and make sense of datasets
• The candidate will build models and develop experiments to generate data when training or sample data sets are unavailable
• The candidate will prototype algorithms within production frameworks for integration into analyst workflows

Primary Responsibilities

• Produce data visualizations that provide insight into dataset structure and meaning
• Work with SMEs to identify important information in raw data and develop scripts that extract this information from a variety of data formats
• Oversee the development of individual analytic efforts to guide team in analytic development process and guide development toward solutions that can scale to large datasets
• Guide the transition of prototyped analytics to production system that scale to large datasets
• Partner with software engineers and cloud developers to develop production analytics
• Develop and implement statistical, machine learning, and heuristic techniques to create descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics
• Develop feature vectors for input into machine learning algorithms
• Evaluate and validate the performance of analytics using standard techniques and metrics (e.g. cross validation, ROC curves, confusion matrices)
• Understand emerging pattern recognition algorithms and guide a team of data scientists in integrating state-of-the-art algorithms into solutions

Required Qualifications

• Must have active Top Secret/SCI clearance with NSA Full Scope Polygraph
• Must have a Bachelor's Degree (BS) in a quantitative discipline (e.g. statistics, mathematics, operations research, engineering or computer science) from an accredited college/university
• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in two (2) or more of the following:
• • Designing/implementing machine learning
  • Data mining
  • Advanced analytical algorithms
  • Advanced statistical analysis
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Software engineering with data analysis software (i.e. R, Python, SAS, MATLAB)
  • Independently creating mission specific and tailored tradecraft automated solutions
  • Performing data scientist functions that directly align/integrate into to the architecture
  • Implementing best practices in knowledge management, and/or creating automated solutions
  • Experience with Python, Jupyter Notebooks, ElasticSearch/Kibana, SQL database

Desired Qualifications

• No desired skills listed at this time

Exempt hourly position. 11 paid holidays, minimum of 3 weeks PTO, company sponsored group medical plan, company paid dental, vision, life insurance, and STD/LTD plans. Salary is dependent upon the candidate’s experience and qualifications.