$107,000 – $212,000
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What this role is
A Data Scientist will build statistical and machine learning models on large government datasets to extract insights and support decision-making for a defense contractor. The role suits someone with strong Python and data engineering skills who can communicate technical findings to diverse audiences and holds or can obtain security clearance.
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What they ask for
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Applied Statistics, Machine Learning, Data Science, Computer Science or related field
- 3+ years relevant work experience
- Python development in Unix environment
- Unix command line proficiency
- Practical knowledge of Python machine learning and data visualization libraries
- Experience with data ETL including SQL, CSV, JSON, Excel, Pandas, PySpark
- Proficiency in at least one statistical package (Python, R, STATA, SPSS)
- Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph
- U.S. citizenship
Nice to have
- Atlassian Tool Suite experience
- Experience with Hadoop, Pig, MapReduce, or HDFS
- Object-oriented programming in Java or C++
- Front-end data visualization libraries such as D3.js or Raphael.js