Data Scientist (Clearance Required)

Whiteboard Federal; Reston, Herndon (VA, IL, VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A federal consulting firm is seeking a Data Scientist to provide mission-critical support. The candidate will have strong analytical abilities and work closely with diverse teams. Responsibilities include creating performance metrics, gathering analysis data, and developing predictive models using programming languages like R and Python. A degree in a quantitative field and industry experience in data science are essential. This position requires a passion for tackling ambiguity and delivering data-driven insights.

Qualifications

• A degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, or Mathematics is required.
• Industry experience in predictive modeling and data analysis is mandatory.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as R or Python is essential.

Responsibilities

• Create and track metrics for accuracy and performance.
• Gather necessary data for analysis and model building.
• Prototype models using R or Python.

Skills

Analytical abilities

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Modeling languages (R, Python)

Predictive modeling

Machine Learning

Natural Language Processing (NLP)

Education

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a quantitative field

Tools

SQL

Python

Hadoop

Amazon Web Services

Job description

Overview

Whiteboard Federal is looking for a Data Scientist to provide mission-critical support to our customers. We seek someone with outstanding analytical abilities and comfort working with cross-functional teams and systems. You must be a self-starter and able to learn on the go. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required as you will work closely with diverse teams. This role evaluates and uses algorithms for Natural Language Processing (NLP), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Machine Learning (ML). It uses large data sets to perform entity resolution and extraction for work products and creates models to test the effectiveness of different courses of action.

Primary Responsibilities

• Create and track accuracy and performance metrics.
• Gather data required for analysis and model building.
• Prototype models by using high-level modeling languages such as R or in software languages such as Python.
• Experience building predictive and optimization models.
• Knowledge in at least one of the following fields: machine learning, operations research, data science research.
• Experience with SQL/NoSQL, Spark, or Hadoop.
• Strong communication, influencing, and partnership skills.
• Experience with technologies such as Hadoop, Hive, HBase, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, SQL, or NoSQL.
• Experience with Amazon Web Services.

Basic Qualifications

• A Bachelor or Master\'s Degree in a highly quantitative field (Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, Mathematics, etc.) or equivalent experience.
• Industry experience in predictive modeling, data science, and analysis.
• Proficiency with a scripting language such as R or Python.

Desired Skills

• Ability to distill problem definitions, models, and constraints from informal business requirements and to deal with ambiguity and competing objectives.
• Ability to convey rigorous mathematical concepts and considerations to non-experts.
• Experience designing and supporting large-scale distributed systems in a production environment.

Clearance (Required)

• TS/SCI+

Equal Employment Opportunity

Whiteboard Federal is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, lactation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are also an Affirmative Action employer for veterans and individuals with disabilities.