Data Scientist

KBR Careers; Town of Vienna (WI); On-site; USD 177,000 - 217,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

Medical insurance

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Paid time off

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

KBR’s National Security Solutions team seeks a Data Scientist to develop and deploy NLP and ML solutions that support national security missions. You will work on state-of-the-art language models, information extraction, and text analytics using Python, PyTorch, and Hugging Face in an on-site environment.

The role requires a TS/SCI with Polygraph and a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience. Travel is minimal; a strong collaboration mindset and ability to translate complex data into

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with a Polygraph.
• 10+ years of experience in NLP and ML.
• Experience with Python NLP libraries: SpaCy, Gensim, or NLTK.
• Experience with deep learning frameworks: PyTorch, TensorFlow, or Keras.
• Experience with Hugging Face Transformers for NLP tasks.
• Experience building text classification and topic modeling models.
• Proficient in SQL for large dataset analysis.
• Experience using GPUs for accelerated computing.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy NLP solutions using SpaCy, Gensim, and NLTK.
• Design, train, evaluate, and optimize models with PyTorch, TensorFlow, and Keras.
• Leverage Hugging Face Transformers for language models and text analytics.
• Create models for text classification and topic modeling.
• Conduct advanced statistical analysis on personnel and performance metrics.
• Utilize SQL to query and analyze large data sources.
• Leverage GPUs to accelerate training and inference.

Skills

NLP

Python

Statistics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or related field

Tools

SpaCy

Gensim

NLTK

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Keras

Hugging Face Transformers

SQL

GPUs

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

• KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule.

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