AI Pilot Data Scientist for Government Ops

Optima Global Solutions Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Optima Global Solutions Inc. is seeking a mid-level Data Scientist to lead practical ML pilot initiatives within federal programs. You will design, develop, and deploy AI/ML solutions, build Python-based data pipelines, and integrate systems via APIs in secure environments.

You will collaborate with agile teams to translate business needs into deployable models, support workflows with Power Automate, and help scale successful pilots to production systems for mission-focused clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, MIS, engineering, mathematics, or related field.
• 3–6 years of data science, AI, or analytics experience.
• Strong Python development skills, including data pipelines, ML models, and API integrations.
• Experience with Power Automate or similar workflow tools.
• Experience delivering AI/ML solutions (predictive models, NLP, or LLM apps).
• Experience integrating multiple data sources via REST APIs.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy AI/ML pilot solutions for government use cases.
• Develop Python-based data ingestion, processing, modeling, and deployment pipelines.
• Build automation workflows with Power Automate to support data movement and process improvement.
• Integrate APIs and data services to enable end-to-end analytical pipelines.
• Prepare and structure datasets for analysis and modeling.
• Translate business needs into technical designs and prototypes.
• Collaborate with teams and stakeholders to ensure mission alignment.
• Support scaling pilots into production-ready implementations.

Skills

Python development

Agile delivery

Strong communication

REST APIs

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/MIS/Engineering/Math

Tools

Power Automate

Azure AI/ML

REST APIs

Job description

Optima Global Solutions Inc. is seeking a mid-level Data Scientist to lead practical ML pilot initiatives within federal programs. You will design, develop, and deploy AI/ML solutions, build Python-based data pipelines, and integrate systems via APIs in secure environments.

You will collaborate with agile teams to translate business needs into deployable models, support workflows with Power Automate, and help scale successful pilots to production systems for mission-focused clients.