Data Scientist & AI Analytics Developer

Accenture Federal Services; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 100,200 - 203,100; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services in Arlington, VA seeks a data science professional to conduct discovery, clean data, build models, and develop analytics apps using Palantir Foundry and Python.

Responsibilities include dashboards, ML/AI integration, and communicating insights to a diverse audience in an Agile team.

Requires US citizenship, DoD Secret clearance, strong statistics background, and experience with BI tools.

Qualifications

• US Citizen (No dual citizenship).
• Active DoD Secret clearance required.
• Strong experience in data science and analytics including EDA, wrangling, modeling, and statistical analysis.
• Proficiency in Python and related analytics/pipeline libraries (pandas, polars, PySpark).
• Experience with AI/ML and statistical modeling tools (scikit-learn, statsmodels, Prophet; NLP tools such as spaCy or NLTK).
• Experience building production-grade analytics solutions (apps, dashboards, notebooks).
• Experience with data visualization using Python libraries or BI tools (matplotlib, seaborn, plotly, PowerBI, Tableau, Qlik).
• Comfort in Agile/Scrum environments with evolving requirements.
• Strong communication skills for presenting to non-technical audiences.
• Background in statistics, mathematics, operations research, or applied sciences.
• Experience with Palantir Foundry, Databricks, or similar data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Conduct data discovery and exploratory data analysis across structured and unstructured data.
• Perform data cleansing, normalization, aggregation, and modeling.
• Design and build analytic applications in Palantir Foundry, including dashboards and interactive workflows.
• Apply advanced analytics and statistical methods such as regression, clustering, hypothesis testing, and A/B testing.
• Develop and embed AI/ML capabilities (LLMs, NLP, RAG/GraphRAG) into analytic workflows.
• Create clear visualizations and metrics to support executive and operational decision‑making.
• Collaborate in an Agile/Scrum environment to rapidly iterate on solutions.
• Communicate insights effectively to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Skills

Data science

EDA

Data wrangling

Modeling

Statistical analysis

Python

Pandas

Polars

PySpark

AI/ML

NLP

SpaCy

NLTK

scikit-learn

statsmodels

Prophet

Palantir Foundry

Databricks

Streamlit

PowerBI

Tableau

Qlik

Agile/Scrum

Communication

Tools

Databricks

Palantir Foundry

Streamlit

LLMs

Job description

Accenture Federal Services in Arlington, VA seeks a data science professional to conduct discovery, clean data, build models, and develop analytics apps using Palantir Foundry and Python.

Responsibilities include dashboards, ML/AI integration, and communicating insights to a diverse audience in an Agile team.

Requires US citizenship, DoD Secret clearance, strong statistics background, and experience with BI tools.