Data Scientist (Top Secret Cleared)

Paladin Consulting; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Tysons, VA is seeking a Data Scientist with experience in AI-based applications. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years in Data Science, strong skills in Python, and must hold a TS clearance. Responsibilities include collaborating with teams to develop machine learning models and applications, ensuring continuous improvement and testing, and managing project deliverables within a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM), or comparable area of study.
• 5+ years of Data Science development experience using Python.
• Proficiency in data science, machine learning, and analytics, including statistical data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with data and subject matter experts to validate, interpret, and apply data insights.
• Develop AI-based applications using Customer's platform for cloud-deployed environments.
• Train, validate, and deploy machine learning pipelines.

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Data Scientist (Top Secret cleared)

Work Location: Tysons, VA

Duration: Long-term contract

Job Description & Responsibilities

• This position will be at Customer site in Tyson's corner, VA.
• Collaborate with data and subject matter experts from C3 AI and its customer teams to seek, understand, validate, interpret, and correctly use data and business insights
• MLOps, Model Engineering, Training on time series data.
• After few weeks training on Customer's AI platform, develop AI-based applications using Customer's platform for operational cloud-deployed and secure lab deployed AI-based applications.
• Develop candidate models that are promoted to active models when their performance meets threshold.
• Train, validate and deploy machine learning pipelines
• Test, troubleshoot, and enhance customer AI-based applications based on feedback.
• Manage individual project deliverables
• Identify application performance bottlenecks and implement optimizations
• Write application specifications and documentation
• Articulate methodologies, experiments, and findings clearly in actionable way.
• Work in a fast-paced environment.
• This is NOT a data analytics role using Tableau or PowerBI.
• This is NOT an ETL & SQL role.
• This is NOT a R&D role prototyping at low TRL.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM), or comparable area of study. No experience in lieu of.
• 5+ years of Data Science development experience using Python
• Proficiency in data science, machine learning, and analytics, including statistical data analysis, model and feature evaluations.
• Strong proficiency in numpy & pandas.
• Demonstrated skills with Jupyter Notebook or comparable environments
• Practical experience in solving complex problems in an applied environment, and proficiency in critical thinking.
• Candidates require a TS to start. TS/SCI with Polygraph preferred

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in Data Science, Machine Learning, Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or equivalent fields
• Strong mathematical background (linear algebra, calculus, probability & statistics)
• Experience with machine learning model training and analysis through open-source frameworks (Pytorch, Tensorflow, Sklearn)
• Experience crafting, conducting, analyzing, and interpreting experiments and investigations.
• Experience with modern software development tools and practices (Git, pull requests)
• Experience analyzing model performance with relevant metrics and optimizing.
• Familiarity with AI agent frameworks
• Ability to drive a project and work both independently and in a team
• Smart, motivated, can do attitude, and seeks to make a difference
• Excellent English communication and collaboration skills, particularly in multidisciplinary teams with data scientists, software engineers, product owners, & solution architects.

For more information or to view other opportunities, visit us at www.paladininc.com.

Paladin Consulting is an EEOC employer.