Data Scientist

KBR, Inc; McLean, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 177,000 - 217,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life insurance

AD&D

Flexible spending account

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Flexible schedule

Career development

Job summary

KBR, Inc. is seeking a Data Scientist in the United States (Virginia, McLean area) to develop and deploy NLP and ML solutions.

You will work on high-end engineering and tech projects for national security with on-site responsibilities and minimal travel. Responsibilities include designing and optimizing models with PyTorch/TensorFlow/Keras, leveraging SpaCy, Gensim, NLTK, and Hugging Face Transformers, and performing advanced statistical analysis on various metrics.

Qualifications

• Experience with NLP tasks using Python libraries (SpaCy, Gensim or NLTK).
• Deep learning models with PyTorch, TensorFlow or Keras.
• Experience with Hugging Face Transformers for NLP and ML tasks.
• Experience creating ML models for text classification and topic modeling.
• Ability to query and analyze large datasets with SQL.
• Experience leveraging GPUs for accelerated computing.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy NLP solutions using Python libraries.
• Design, train, evaluate, and optimize ML/DL models with PyTorch, TensorFlow or Keras.
• Leverage Hugging Face for language models and text analytics.
• Create models for text classification and topic modeling.
• Conduct advanced statistical analysis on personnel and performance metrics.
• Query and analyze large datasets using SQL.
• Utilize GPU-accelerated computing for training and inference.

Skills

NLP

Python

SpaCy

Gensim

NLTK

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Keras

Hugging Face

SQL

GPU computing

Education

Bachelor's in Data Science

Computer Science

Tools

Hugging Face Transformers

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Keras

SpaCy

Gensim

NLTK

SQL

Job description

Title: Data Scientist Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR! KBR’s National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security.

Why Join Us?

Innovative Projects: KBR’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.

Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.

Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and deploy advanced Natural Language Processing (NLP) solutions using Python libraries such as SpaCy, Gensim, and NLTK.
• Design, train, evaluate, and optimize machine learning and deep learning models using PyTorch, TensorFlow, and Keras.
• Leverage the Hugging Face Transformers library and model hub to develop state-of-the‑art language models and text analytics solutions.
• Create and maintain machine learning models that perform text classification, topic modeling, information extraction, and related NLP tasks.
• Conduct advanced statistical analysis on personnel, intelligence, and performance metrics to identify trends, relationships, and actionable insights.
• Utilize SQL to query, transform, and analyze large datasets from multiple data sources.
• Leverage GPU-accelerated computing environments to improve model training, inference, and large‑scale analytical processing.

Work Environment:

Location: On-site Travel Requirements: Minimal Working Hours: Standard

Standard Qualifications:

Required:

• Active TS/SCI with a Polygraph Minimum of 10 years experience
• Experience or academic exposure performing NLP tasks using Python-based NLP packages such as SpaCy, Gensim, or NLTK.
• Experience or academic exposure with deep learning models using PyTorch, TensorFlow, or Keras.
• Experience utilizing the Hugging Face Transformers library and model hub for NLP and machine learning applications.
• Experience creating machine learning models that perform text classification and topic modeling.
• Experience using SQL to access, manipulate, and analyze large datasets.
• Experience leveraging GPUs for accelerated computing and conducting advanced statistical analysis on various metrics.

Desired:

• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience tuning large language models (LLMs) on custom data sets.
• Experience with cloud computing development and architectures.
• Experience with frameworks such as Spring Boot to build backend applications and REST APIs.

Basic Compensation:

$177,200 to $216,500 This range is for the VA area only The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.

Additional Compensation:

KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short term incentives, long term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

KBR Benefits

• 401K plan with company match
• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• AD&D
• flexible spending account
• disability
• paid time off
• flexible work schedule
• We support career advancement through professional training and development.

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

KBR — Delivering Solutions, Changing the World.

KBR brings together the best and brightest to deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most critical missions and objectives. In everything we do, we are guided by our ONE KBR Values: We Value Our People – We create diverse, inclusive environments in which each person can feel safe, respected and valued, and where everyone has opportunities to grow and reach their full potential. We Deliver – We are uncompromising in our commitment to deliver innovative, high-quality, technology‑led solutions for our customers and exceptional, sustainable value for all our stakeholders. We Are People of Integrity – We value honesty, trust, courage, fairness, prudence and tenacity. We believe doing what’s right for the planet, the communities where we work, and our people is good for business. We Empower – We empower our people with a shared purpose, the right tools and the supportive culture they need to be proactive decision‑makers, to be adaptive to change, and to succeed. We Are a Team of Teams – We have a will to succeed, but we value the achievements of our team of teams over individual accomplishments. Our collective focus makes us a better, stronger, more effective company. We have also embedded environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles in every business operation and corporate function. Not only are we committed to operating safely, sustainably and equitably, but we are also committed to using our capabilities and expertise to help our customers accomplish their sustainability goals.

Worldwide, KBR employs a diverse workforce approximately 29,000 people strong, with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in 40 countries.