Data Scientist - Expert level (22650)

BE / RenXTech; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

BE / RenXTech in McLean, VA, seeks a Data Scientist to analyze large data sets and provide business insights. Responsibilities include conducting advanced statistical analyses, writing Python scripts, and developing applications for semantic search.

The ideal candidate must be a U.S. Citizen with an active TS/SCI clearance. Expertise in NLP, Python libraries, and tools like Tableau is essential. Join BE / RenXTech to play a crucial role in supporting national security efforts.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must have an Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Experience with NLP tasks and Python libraries.
• Proficient in using Python NLP packages.
• Experience with deep learning frameworks.
• Experience with cloud computing development.
• Ability to communicate methodological choices.

Responsibilities

• Analyze large amounts of data for business insight.
• Develop approaches for measuring performance.
• Conduct advanced statistical analysis.
• Write Python scripts to pull data from APIs.
• Produce visualizations and dashboards in Tableau.

Skills

NLP tasks and Python libraries

Deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras)

SQL proficiency

Cloud computing development

Version control systems (GitHub)

Tableau for visualizations

Tools

SpaCy

Gensim

NLTK

HuggingFace Transformers

Flask

Job description

Overview

Data Scientist — Full Time, McLean, VA. Seek to analyze large amounts of data (raw, text, sponsor, etc.) to provide business insight.

Responsibilities

• Analyze large amounts of data (raw, text, sponsor, etc.) to provide business insight.
• Develop practical approaches for measuring performance; assist in collecting, analyzing, and presenting data to senior leadership.
• Conduct advanced statistical analysis on personnel, intelligence, and performance metrics.
• Assist in selecting or developing appropriate methodologies to conduct research; analyze information and present findings clearly to customers.
• Write Python scripts to pull data from web-based APIs and relational databases.
• Develop applications for semantic search.
• Tune large language models (LLMs) on custom data sets and apply results to specific use cases.
• Produce visualizations and dashboards (Tableau) to support decision making.
• Leverage GPUs for accelerated computing where applicable.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must have an Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph
• Experience with NLP tasks: selecting Python libraries, preprocessing, analyzing, and evaluating model performance
• Experience using Python NLP packages (SpaCy, Gensim, NLTK) to analyze or process document collections
• Experience with deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras)
• Experience with the HuggingFace Transformers library and hub
• Experience creating ML models for text classification and topic modeling using Scikit-learn or deep learning models
• Experience with encoder-decoder and generative language models for NLP tasks
• Ability to communicate methodological choices and model results
• Proficiency with SQL (CTEs, set operations, aggregations, nested subqueries)
• Experience with version control systems (GitHub) and CI/CD tools (Jenkins)
• Experience leveraging GPUs for accelerated computing
• Experience with cloud computing development and architecture
• Experience with front-end web development frameworks such as Flask
• Experience developing applications for semantic search
• Experience with Tableau to produce visualizations and dashboards

Company and Equal Opportunity

BE, and its wholly owned subsidiary RenXTech, are trusted partners to the national security community. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. Please inform the Company's personnel representative if you need assistance completing any forms or to participate in the application process. An incomplete application may affect consideration for employment.