DS Data Scientist

Probity Inc.; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Probity is seeking a highly skilled data science/analytic professional to join a mission-focused team supporting national security. You will work with a self-contained Big Data environment, handling large, diverse datasets and building analytics to exploit Sponsor data holdings.

The role emphasizes research, reporting, and proactive inquiries, with opportunities to grow technically while contributing to threat detection and advanced analytics in a challenging mission-driven setting.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of statistics, modeling, and data analysis methods.
• Experience with programming languages and ML techniques.
• Ability to collect, process, and visualize data for non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Work with large, complex data sets to extract actionable insights.
• Design and implement analytical methods to analyze Sponsor data holdings.
• Research and report on Sponsor inquiries and observed data patterns.
• Develop data-driven approaches to threat hunting and anomaly detection.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to communicate results clearly.

Skills

Statistics

Programming

Machine Learning

Data Visualization

SQL

Tools

Hadoop

Spark

Linux

Job description

PLEASE NOTE: This position requires an ACTIVE Top Secret/SCI Clearance with Polygraph. To be considered for this position, you MUST have an ACTIVE Clearance Level of Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph

Position Code: 04-DM0717-1

Summary

In this dynamic role, you will join a top-tier team of Information Technology and Analytic professionals dedicated to supporting national security through innovative data science and analytics. You will work in a self-contained Big Data environment where the team manages everything from infrastructure and application development to advanced analytics. This position offers numerous opportunities for growth, collaboration, and problem-solving in a thought-provoking, mission-driven setting.

Duties, Tasks & Responsibilities

• Working with large, complex, and disparate data sets
• Designing and implementing innovative ways to analyze and exploit the Sponsor’s data holdings
• Researching and reporting on a wide variety of Sponsor inquiries
• Raising proactive inquiries to the Sponsor based on observations and proposed data analysis/exploitation
• Solving difficult, non-routine problems by applying advanced analytical methodologies, and improving analytic methodologies
• Participating in threat hunting and/or developing advanced, novel detection mechanisms to counter malicious actors

Required Experience, Skills, & Technologies

• Thorough knowledge of appropriate analytic tools and methodologies in one or more of the following:
  • Applied mathematics (e.g. probability and statistics, formal modeling, computational social sciences)
  • Computer programming (e.g. programming languages, math/statistics packages, computer science, machine learning, scientific computing)
• Ability to code or script in one or more general programming language
• Experience with, and understanding of, algorithms for classification, regression, clustering, and anomaly detection
• Knowledge of relational databases, including SQL and large-scale distributed systems (e.g. Hadoop)
• Expertise with statistical data analysis (e.g. linear models, multivariate analysis, stochastic models, sampling methods)
• Demonstrated effectiveness in collecting information and accurately representing/visualizing it to non technical third parties

Desired Experience, Skills & Technologies

• Experience working in a mission environment and/or with many different types of data
• Familiarity with building MVP/Prototype data engineering pipelines to support novel analytics
• Experience in signature development, threat hunting, and/or threat modeling
• Background in computer network operations, particularly network defense and/or exploitation