Data Scientist

Description

The company is a technology firm within a larger global organization, and it serves federal clients in defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health.

Its 13,000+ people focus on applying technology and new ideas to government missions.

You would join a team that works on data-driven projects for these clients.

Responsibilities

• Find trends and anomalies in raw data and turn them into strategic insight.
• Build and maintain machine learning, AI, and statistical models.
• Parse, transform, and analyze data with Python (pandas, PySpark) and SQL, including ETL work.
• Build interactive dashboards and visualizations that explain findings.
• Work with data engineers to define data requirements and help with development.
• Research and test new tools on difficult problems.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience building NLP or LLM solutions, or using GenAI tools such as LoRA, LangChain, RAG, LLM fine-tuning, or PEFT.
• Proficiency in Python (pandas, PySpark) and SQL.
• Practical experience with visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Databricks, or Palantir.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills to analyze and validate data.
• Understanding of building analytical models and making data-driven decisions.
• Must be a US citizen.

Conditions

Bonus: experience designing and implementing a custom generative AI solution.

Bonus: experience working in a cloud environment on AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Bonus: experience working with federal clients.

Bonus: experience in a specific domain such as cybersecurity or fraud detection.

Bonus: an active security clearance.

The base pay range in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia is $89,000 - $170,200 USD, as required by local law.

Pay varies by office location, role, skill set, and experience.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis with no fixed deadline.

The company provides equal opportunity to all people regardless of background.

Benefits

• A wide variety of benefits is offered, with details available on request.
• Support to grow through hands-on experience, certifications, and industry training.