Data Scientist (Active TS/SCI Clearance required)

Select Search Associates LLC; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Select Search Associates LLC is seeking a Data Scientist in Arlington, VA, to collaborate with clients on data challenges and build analytic processes, models, and workflows. The role emphasizes Python scripting, EDA, and working with large structured and unstructured data to deliver actionable insights for DoD/IC missions.

The candidate should have an active TS/SCI clearance (CI Poly potentially sponsored) and at least 7 years of experience with a BS degree, plus experience with AI/ML and data

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with eligibility for CI Polygraph (we can sponsor your CI poly)
• 7+ years of experience and a BS degree (substitutions of experience, education, and certifications/training are allowed)
• Background supporting Intelligence Community operations (as analyst or data scientist) to support -INT related missions
• Senior-level Python scripting ability and experience with data mining in large datasets
• Ability to work with large structured and unstructured data and create visualizations for daily operations
• Experience with government-off-the-shelf data processing and analytics tools for modernizing methodologies
• Strong communication skills to explain technical details clearly to non-technical stakeholders
• Familiarity with AI/ML technologies and data visualization techniques

Responsibilities

• Apply exploratory data analysis (EDA) techniques to extract insights from complex datasets
• Create processes around large datasets and visualize discoveries for daily operations
• Engage with structured and unstructured data to develop efficient analytics workflows
• Use big data tools to process diverse datasets and generate meaningful insights
• Write Python scripts to automate data workflows and analyses
• Lead creation of new solutions and enhancement of existing analytics
• Collaborate with stakeholders to break down roadmaps into actionable tasks and estimates
• Integrate math, coding, and analytics to derive actionable insights for decision-makers
• Research optimization frameworks to inform data management and analytics

Skills

Python scripting

Data mining

Big data

Communication skills

IC domain knowledge

Education

BS degree

Tools

Tableau

MATLAB

Job description

Data Scientist (Active TS/SCI Clearance required)

• Arlington, VA

Role Overview:

The selected candidate will collaborate directly with clients to understand their data-related challenges and questions. Based on this understanding,your technical background, and IC domain knowledge, you will build modern analytic processes, new solutions, scripts and data modeling content. You will serve in arole that is focused onbuilding automated processes, designing data science architectures, conducting analysis, and developing workflows. You will utilize advanced tools for data examination and identify trends to address complex DoD and IC challenges.

Key Responsibilities:

• Apply exploratory data analysis (EDA) techniques to extract insights, patterns, and correlations from complex datasets
• Create processes around large data sets to identify analytical discoveries
  • Create visualizations for those discoveries that are easily integrated into daily operations.
• Engage with both structured and unstructured datasets in a modeling and analytics context to develop efficient processes for evaluating complex data sources and addressing unique intelligence challenges
• Use big data tools to process and interpret diverse datasets, generating meaningful insights
• Python Scripting
• Lead and contribute to the creation of new solutions, as well as the enhancement of existing ones
• Collaborate with stakeholders, product owners, and program managers to break down road map items into actionable tasks, provide time and resource estimates, propose solutions, and assess risk
• Integrate math, coding, and analytics to derive actionable insights for decision-makers
• Research and apply optimization frameworks and strategies to inform both data management and analytical activities

Required Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI clearance with eligibility for CI Polygraph (we can sponsor your CI poly if you don't already have one)
• 7 years of experience and a BS degree(substitutions of experience, education, and certifications/training are allowed and will be considered)
• Background supporting Intelligence Community operations (either as an analyst or a data scientist to support -INT related missions)
• Must be able to script at a Senior Level in python.
• Hands-onexperience with data mining
• Ability to work with large datasets of structured and unstructured datawith theability to create processesto identify analytical discoveries
• Must be able tocreatevisualizations for data discoveries and provide them in a way that is easily integrated into daily operations
• Ability toidentify opportunities for system enhancements and new analytic capabilities
• Experience leveraging government-off-the-shelf (GOTS) data processing and analytics tools to modernize methodologies
• Understanding of and hands-on experience with advanced analytical methods, and a track record of applying them to meet client needs
• Knowledge of multi-INT and specialized technology research methods to support operational needs
• Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly explain technical details in an accessible way

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in programming for web interfaces and geodatabase development using .NET, Python, C++, or Java
• Familiarity with building and maintaining databases for GEOINT, SIGINT, or OSINT to align with mission needs
• Prior experience with maintaining or developing databases
• Background in developing and implementing AI/ML technologies
• Proficiency in visualizing data through Matrix or Network Analytics, graphical data tools, and creating operational pictures that support assessments and intelligence products
• Proficiency with commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) statistical tools such as MapLarge, Tableau, or MATLAB for data visualization and complex statistical analysis