Data Scientist with Secret Clearance (US)

The ACI Group, Inc.; Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral Bonus

Job summary

The ACI Group, Inc. is seeking a Data Scientist with an active Secret Clearance to support a long-term SOCOM data contract. The role requires the ability to obtain Top Secret/SCI and work on advanced data analytics projects.

Responsibilities include data exploration, modeling, NLP, and data visualization using Spark, Hadoop, Tableau, and Power BI. Proficiency in Python and R is expected, with a strong foundation in statistics and machine learning.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. citizen with an active Secret clearance (Top Secret/SCI possible).
• Minimum 1 year of experience applying data science methods to real-world data problems.
• Proficient in one or more programming languages (Java, C++, Python, R).
• Proficient in Agile development and Git operations.
• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field is required; Master’s degree preferred; advanced portfolio may waive education.

Responsibilities

• Interpret and analyze data using statistical techniques based on the scientific method.
• Coordinate research and analytics using structured and unstructured data; clean and organize data.
• Experiment with data and provide insights and solutions to command data challenges.
• Collaborate with Data Engineers to build data environments and datasets.
• Develop predictive and prescriptive models, NLP, RPA, text mining, clustering, and forecasting.
• Design automated processes for data manipulation and cross-dataset integration.
• Analyze large-scale structured and unstructured data; apply Spark/Hadoop for large-scale processing.
• Create visualizations using Tableau, Power BI, or R Shiny to communicate results.
• Program in R, Python (NumPy, SciPy, Pandas) or similar languages.

Skills

Python

R

Java

C++

Git

Agile Development

Education

B.S. in a STEM field

M.S. in OR/Industrial Engineering/Applied Math/Statistics/CS or related (preferred)

Tools

Spark

Hadoop

Tableau

Power BI

R Shiny

Databricks

Cloudera

Snowflake

IBM Cloud Pak

Job description

The ACI Group, Inc. is seeking a Data Scientist with an active Secret Clearance to support a long-term SOCOM data contract. The role requires the ability to obtain Top Secret/SCI and work on advanced data analytics projects.

Responsibilities include data exploration, modeling, NLP, and data visualization using Spark, Hadoop, Tableau, and Power BI. Proficiency in Python and R is expected, with a strong foundation in statistics and machine learning.