Data Scientist 650

Freedom Technology Solutions Group, LLC; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

Competitive compensation

Excellent benefits

Paid training

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Freedom Technology Solutions Group is seeking a Data Scientist to develop, run, and analyze complex queries on massive-scale data stores and advance NLP capabilities.

You will work with Python libraries (Spacy, Gensim, NLTK) and DL frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras) while leveraging HuggingFace for transformer models. Strong SQL, GitHub/Jenkins, and GPU-backed processing are essential, with a focus on actionable insights for leadership.

Qualifications

• Active security clearance with polygraph is required.
• Experience performing NLP tasks and selecting Python libraries for tasks.
• Experience with Python NLP packages (Spacy, Gensim, NLTK).
• Experience with deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras).
• Experience with HuggingFace Transformers library and hub.
• Experience creating ML models for text classification and topic modeling in Python (Scikit-learn or DL models).
• Experience with encoder-decoder and generative language models for NLP tasks.
• Ability to communicate methodological choices and model results.
• Strong SQL skills (CTEs, set operations, aggregates, nested subqueries).
• Experience with version control (GitHub) and Jenkins.
• Experience leveraging GPUs for accelerated computing.
• Ability to measure performance and analyze data for senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and run complex queries against massive-scale data stores.
• Develop, validate, and use methodologies to support analytic requirements in clustered computing environments.
• Perform NLP tasks and build reporting/products from high-volume data.
• Provide technical targeting analytic support using All-Source data analysis.
• Communicate model results and methodologies to stakeholders.

Skills

NLP tasks

Python

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Keras

HuggingFace

SQL

GitHub

Jenkins

GPU computing

Statistics

Communication

Tools

GitHub

Jenkins

Spacy

Gensim

NLTK

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Keras

Tableau

Flask

LLM tuning

Scikit-learn

Job description

Freedom Technology Solutions Group is looking for a Data Scientist to apply and enhance their skills with developing, running, and analyzing results of complex queries against massive scale data stores. The candidate will also increase their skills with the following:

• Manipulating high-volume structured and unstructured data to perform analysis and generate reporting/products.
• Using analytic techniques and tools and All-Source data analysis to provide technical targeting analytic support to the Sponsor Agency.
• Performing large scale parallel processing of data, and developing, validating, and using methodologies to support analytic requirements in Clustered Computing environments.

Required Skills

• An active security clearance with polygraph.
• Demonstrated professional or academic experience performing NLP tasks, including selecting the best Python libraries for a given task, choosing appropriate pre-processing actions, performing analysis, and assessing model performance.
• Demonstrated professional or academic experience using Python NLP packages such as Spacy, Gensim, or NLTK to analyze or process collections of documents.
• Demonstrated professional or academic experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch, Tensorflow, or Keras
• Demonstrated professional or academic experience with the HuggingFace Transformers library and hub.
• Demonstrated experience creating machine learning models that conduct text classification and topic modeling in Python using standard machine learning (Scikit-learn) or deep learning models.
• Demonstrated academic or professional experience using encoder-decoder and generative language models to perform NLP tasks.
• Demonstrated academic or professional experience communicating methodological choices and model results.
• Demonstrated professional or academic experience and proficiency with SQL to include using common table expressions, set operations, aggregated functions and nested subqueries.
• Demonstrated professional or academic experience with version control systems such as Github and Jenkins.
• Demonstrated experience leveraging GPUs for accelerated computing.
• Develop practical approaches for measuring performance.
• Assist in developing types of measure, the collection of data, analyzing the data, and presenting that data to senior leadership.
• Conduct advanced statistical analysis on personnel, intelligence, and performance metrics.
• Assist in selection or development of appropriate methodology to conduct research.
• Analyze information and provide research findings in a manner that is easily grasped by the customer and consumers.

Desired Skills

• Demonstrated experience writing Python scripts that pull data from web-based APIs and relational databases.
• Demonstrated experience with cloud computing development and architecture
• Demonstrated experience with front-end web development frameworks such as Flask.
• Demonstrated experience developing applications for semantic search.
• Demonstrated experience tuning LLMs on custom data sets and applying results to specific use cases.
• Demonstrated professional or academic experience and proficiency with Tableau to produce visualizations and dashboards.

What’s in It for You?

• Flexible work environment
• A team mentality – work with friendly, like-minded professionals
• Work with innovative, cutting edge technologies

Enjoy Extremely Competitive Compensation And Benefits

• A work-life balance you can count on
• Opportunities to grow and advance your career on our dime

The Benefits You Get with Freedom

• Amazing benefits including matching 401k, fully paid medical, and more
• Generous paid time off – including paid site closure days
• Competitive salary offerings
• Paid training and tuition reimbursement
• Referral bonuses
• Fully paid life and disability
• Annual logo wear allowance
• Company sponsored events (game nights, holiday party, summer party, happy hours)

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