Data Science, Associate

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Department Summary:The System Engineering and Analytics Department is seeking a motivated, creative Lead Data Scientist to apply cutting-edge tools and techniques to challenging problems facing the US government. This position offers the opportunity to combine Systems Engineering with Data Analytics to guide teams and build end-to-end data analytic pipelines. You will be expected to act as a seasoned data professional that new professionals can seek for guidance and leadership in a fast-paced and dynamic atmosphere. You will have the opportunity to make strategic differences and have real long-term impacts on some of the most challenging problems in the government space.Roles & Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will

• Be passionate about applying data analytics and data science to real-world problems.

• Have an innate curiosity and interest in developing research questions and testing hypotheses with open-ended tasking.

• Work with a spectrum of government sponsors to gain an understanding of their challenges, evaluate possible solutions, and conduct insightful, actionable analyses.

• Be an individual contributor to the development and application of a variety of analytical models and toolsets to sponsor challenges, with a willingness to adapt and learn.

• Present results in an intuitive, actionable manner that can be understood by all sponsor audiences, regardless of technical expertise.

Basic Qualifications:To be successful in this role, you should have:

• Typically requires less than 1 year of related experience with a related bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Software Engineering, or related field

• Must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD clearance

• 0-1+ years applicable work experience or equivalent academic / internships

• Demonstrated ability to manipulate large datasets

• Experience with analytic tools such as Python, SAS, MATLAB, JavaScript, R, Java

• Data Visualization tools such as Tableau, OBIEE, C#, JQuery

• Ability to understand, interpret, and translate web development needs and lead teams building web-based applications

• Ability to define and formulate complex algorithms and processes to solve complex data problems

• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Excel, and Word

• Must have demonstrated proficiency and strength in verbal, written, PC, presentation, and communications skills

• Ability to develop across the data analytics pipeline

• Use collaboration tools such as JIRA, Git Issues, and Kanban boards to track your tasks

• Academic/ project experience working with databases (e.g., Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server, MongoDB)

• Software Development experience in a shared environment leveraging tools such as GIT

• This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site

Preferred Qualifications

While not required, the following qualifications are preferred:

• Advanced degree in technical field of study

• Candidates that possess a current/active US Government clearance are preferred

• Academic/ project experience working with web frameworks

• Undergraduate research and internship experience is a plus

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

None

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

Secret

Work Location Type

Hybrid

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