Data Scientist: AI/ML for Federal Missions

Ignite Digital; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay and benefits

Education stipends

Referral bonuses

Work with U.S. federal government

Volunteer and community engagement

Growth opportunities

Supportive colleagues and management

Job summary

Ignite Digital is hiring a Data Scientist to independently develop and deploy AI/ML models within a large federal enterprise data ecosystem. You will operate with autonomy, drive innovation, and contribute to mission-critical data science solutions in a collaborative team setting.

Key responsibilities include building and fine-tuning models, applying data science methodologies, analyzing complex datasets, developing dashboards, and partnering with AI/ML engineers to deliver production-ready

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of relevant professional experience in data science or ML.
• Experience supporting federal clients or government projects is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Independently build, train, and fine-tune AI/ML models.
• Apply data science methodologies to extract insights and create predictions.
• Analyze complex datasets and identify trends.
• Select and implement ML algorithms for specific problems.
• Develop feature engineering and model validation approaches.
• Prepare models for production deployment and support stakeholders in interpreting outputs.
• Create interactive dashboards and visualizations.
• Contribute to data governance, security, and automation initiatives.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts and AI/ML engineers.

Skills

Python

SQL

ML frameworks

NLP/LLM/GenAI

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

LoRA

LangChain

RAG

LLM Fine Tuning

Qlik

Power BI

Tableau

Databricks

Job description

Ignite Digital is hiring a Data Scientist to independently develop and deploy AI/ML models within a large federal enterprise data ecosystem. You will operate with autonomy, drive innovation, and contribute to mission-critical data science solutions in a collaborative team setting.

Key responsibilities include building and fine-tuning models, applying data science methodologies, analyzing complex datasets, developing dashboards, and partnering with AI/ML engineers to deliver production-ready