Data Scientist

RPMGlobal; Bethesda, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions in Bethesda, MD is seeking a Data Scientist to support a long-term mission-focused big data and predictive analytics program. You will design, build, and optimize a Search and Discovery platform with a hybrid team of analysts, engineers and developers.

You will deploy data science applications using Docker/Kubernetes/OpenShift, leverage Elastic Stack and SQL, and communicate results to non-technical audiences while advancing national security objectives.

Qualifications

• BS in a quantitative field or related Master's degree.
• 4+ years of data science or quantitative analytics experience.
• Proficiency in Python and data retrieval tools.
• Experience deploying apps with Docker, Kubernetes, or OpenShift.
• Familiarity with Elastic Stack and SQL.
• Collaborative, cross-disciplinary team experience.
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize a Search and Discovery platform.
• Develop reusable agents and tools for data discovery.
• Collaborate with hybrid cross-functional teams on analytics projects.
• Communicate results to non-technical stakeholders.
• Identify data sources to improve predictive algorithms.
• Support multiple projects and deliver mission-relevant insights.

Skills

Python

Data science

Data analysis

Research methods

Communication

Collaboration

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or analytical field

Master's degree or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Elasticsearch

Kibana

Git

SQL

Job description

Position Summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Data Scientist to support a long-term mission-focused big data and predictive analytics program. The role involves delivering advanced data science capabilities to advance national security objectives, analyzing results, disseminating findings, and contributing to actionable intelligence insights. The position requires collaboration with a multidisciplinary team and offers a flexible schedule with a hybrid work model based in Bethesda, MD.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Work closely with a team of data scientists, software developers, network engineers, senior investigators, program managers, researchers, and data analysts to design, build, and optimize a Search and Discovery platform.
• Conduct research tasks to recommend optimal approaches to index and organize data for discovery and create reusable agents and tools.
• Support multiple simultaneous projects, independently and collaboratively make mission-relevant discoveries, and communicate findings to non-technical audiences.
• Identify novel data sources to improve predictive algorithms and encourage user adoption of data analytics platforms.
• Leverage expertise in research design, exploratory analysis, quantitative methods, user interface application design, and customer engagement.
• Collaborate with a hybrid team of analysts, engineers, and developers to build and deploy complex algorithms and analytical platforms.
• Engage in co-development and cooperative research to leverage and reuse team products.

Required Qualifications

• B.S. Degree in a quantitative or analytical field such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, Engineering, Physics, or Computational Social Science; or Master's degree or equivalent graduate degree including certificate-based advanced training courses.
• 4+ years of experience in data science, analytics, or quantitative intelligence analysis, with 2+ years required if holding a Master's degree.
• Proficiency in Python.
• Experience deploying data science applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and/or OpenShift.
• Experience with information retrieval and search technologies such as Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch and Kibana) and/or SQL.
• Familiarity with Git and cooperative software development practices.
• Experience working with hybrid teams to conduct research and build analytical platforms.
• Demonstrated active learning and creative problem solving.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting military or intelligence community customers with progressive technical development and mission-focused outcomes.
• Experience constructing and performing evaluations of analytics including test data construction, test execution, and metrics.
• Experience with Agentic software solutions such as Agno, CrewAI, Pydantic AI, or LangGraph.
• Experience working in on-prem, air-gapped environments and/or Amazon Web Services (AWS/C2S).

Required Education and Experience Equivalency

• B.S. Degree in a quantitative or analytical field with 4+ years of experience.
• Master's degree or equivalent graduate degree including certificate-based advanced training courses with 2+ years of experience.

Required Certifications

• None specified.

Required Security Clearance

• Active Top Secret/SCI