Data Scientist II — TS/SCI ML & Production Analytics

RPMGlobal; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Data Scientist Level 2 to support the VISTA (MT&E Team). This role develops machine learning, data mining, statistical, and graph-based algorithms to analyze complex datasets, build and evaluate models, generate data-driven insights, and support the integration of analytics into production workflows.

The position partners with SMEs, software engineers, and cloud developers to translate mission needs into scalable analytic solutions and contribute to production

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.
• Proficiency in Python and R for data manipulation, analysis, and algorithm implementation.
• Strong foundation in statistics and probability (regression, hypothesis testing, distributions).
• Knowledge of ML algorithms and frameworks (TensorFlow, Scikit-Learn).
• Data wrangling across complex datasets (SQL, metadata, logs).
• Experience with data visualization tools (Tableau, Matplotlib).
• Bachelor's degree in quantitative discipline and 5+ years analytics experience.
• Experience with SQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB).

Responsibilities

• Produce data visualizations to reveal dataset structure and meaning.
• Identify important information in raw data with SMEs and build extract scripts.
• Convert SME insights into feature vectors for analytics development.
• Translate qualitative processes into quantitative software prototypes.
• Develop and implement statistical, ML, and heuristic analytics.
• Create statistical tests to support data-driven recommendations.
• Design experiments to collect or simulate data when needed.
• Develop feature vectors for ML algorithms.
• Select appropriate algorithms and tune model parameters.
• Evaluate analytics using cross-validation, ROC, and confusion matrices.
• Guide analytic development toward scalable, production-ready solutions.
• Collaborate with software engineers and cloud developers on production analytics.
• Train ML systems based on statistical data characteristics for mission automation.

Skills

Python

R

Statistics

SQL

Data visualization

Machine learning concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative discipline

Master's degree

PhD

High School Diploma/GED with 9 years experience

Associate Degree with 9 years experience

Bachelor's Degree with 5 years experience

Tools

TensorFlow

Scikit-Learn

Tableau

Matplotlib

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

SAS

MATLAB

Job description

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Data Scientist Level 2 to support the VISTA (MT&E Team). This role develops machine learning, data mining, statistical, and graph-based algorithms to analyze complex datasets, build and evaluate models, generate data-driven insights, and support the integration of analytics into production workflows.

The position partners with SMEs, software engineers, and cloud developers to translate mission needs into scalable analytic solutions and contribute to production