Data Scientist with Security Clearance

VTG; Fairborn (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

VTG is seeking a Data Scientist to support our Beavercreek team. The role focuses on designing, prototyping, and implementing a data management and application development pipeline for defense data science projects.

You will gather and organize data, perform analytics, and develop AI/ML based applications with a cross-functional team of DevOps engineers, data engineers, and software developers. A TS/SCI eligible clearance is required or ability to obtain.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• 4+ years of experience as a Data Scientist including statistical modeling and ML on large data sets.
• Experience with data storage and management tools (S3, SQL, MongoDB, HBase, Apache Atlas, Kafka, etc).
• Programming in Python, R, or similar data manipulation languages and libraries (pandas, numpy, etc).
• Experience with data science toolsets (JupyterHub, Jupyter Notebooks, Apache Spark, MATLAB).
• Knowledge of data modeling principles.
• Experience extracting insights from structured and unstructured data.
• Cloud development experience, preferably AWS.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• US Citizen with TOP SECRET/SCI clearance or ability to obtain clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, and implement data management and app development pipeline.
• Gather and organize data, conduct data analytics.
• Develop data analytics and AI/ML applications.
• Collaborate with DevOps, software, and data teams to prototype solutions.
• Leverage tools to architect modern data pipelines in cloud/local environments.
• Provide technical input to program managers and government representatives.

Skills

Communication

Data analytics

Python/R

Statistical modeling

Cloud computing

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/Data Science/IS

Master's Degree in CS/Data Science/IS

Tools

S3

SQL

MongoDB

HBase

Apache Atlas

Kafka

Jupyter

Spark

MATLAB

Job description

Overview VTG is seeking a Data Scientist to support our Team in Beavercreek, OH. The Data Scientist will design, prototype, and implement a data management and application development pipeline in support of national defense data science and data architecture prototyping tasks. This role will also include gathering and organizing data, conducting data analytics, and developing data analytic and AI/ML based applications. This is an onsite role due to its classification level. What will you do? The Data Scientist will work with a team of DevOps engineers, software developers, data engineers, and system operators to identify data needs and prototype a range of novel solutions. This data scientist would be involved at all levels of the data life cycle from onboard management of data to its use in application development and back to application integration and gathering test data.

• Leverage third-party tools to architect and prototype a modern data management and application development pipeline in a local and/or a cloud environment
• Perform data analytics of simulated and real-world data
• Integrate structured and unstructured data from disparate data sources
• Develop applications and models supporting various users
• Provide technical input to program managers and government representatives Do you have what it takes? Required qualifications:
• Bachelor's Degree, majoring in majoring in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, or a related field
• 4+ years of experience as a Data Scientist including experience in statistical modeling and machine learning based on the analysis of large sets of data
• Experience with data storage and management tools (S3, SQL, MongoDB, Hbase, Apache Atlas, Kafka, etc.)
• Programming experience in Python, R, or similar data manipulation languages and associated libraries (e.g. pandas, numpy, polars, dask)
• Experience with data science and analytics toolsets (e.g. JupyterHub / Jupyter Notebooks, Apache Spark, MATLAB)
• Knowledge of data modeling principles
• Experience in knowledge extraction and insights from data in various forms, both structured and unstructured
• Cloud development experience, preferably in AWS
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• US Citizen with current TOP SECRET/SCI Eligible Clearance or ability to obtain a TOP SECRET/SCI clearance
• Successful completion of background check Desired qualifications:
• Master's Degree or higher in Computer Science, Data Science, or Information Systems
• Experience establishing data pipelines in cloud platforms, such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• Data visualization experience and associated tools/libraries (e.g. pyplot, seaborn)
• Experience using Git for version control and issue tracking
• Experience with artifact repositories (e.g. Artifactory)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Jenkins, Gitlab pipelines)
• Experience with AI/ML development tools and libraries (e.g. Sagemaker, ML Studio, Tensorflow, Keras, scikit-learn)
• Experience leading teams and projects
• Programming experience in C++ and Java
• Experience with Linux systems