Senior Data Scientist

VISUAL SOFT, INC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3 weeks PTO including sick leave

2 floating holidays

8 public holidays

Health and dental insurance 50% paid

Job summary

VISUAL SOFT, INC is seeking a Senior Data Scientist for a fully onsite role in Washington, DC. A Top Secret clearance is required to handle secure, mission-critical data in a classified cloud infrastructure.

You will apply data science models to large datasets, improve data handling and retention in a classified setting, and work in an Agile environment to drive actionable insights and recommendations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 10 years of experience in data science.
• Experience in an Agile/Scrum development environment.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Active TOP SECRET Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required).
• US Citizens with active TOP SECRET clearance are required for the project with a Major Prime.

Responsibilities

• Work in a hands-on Agile environment.
• Utilize big data technologies and data science model knowledge to analyze large volumes of data and produce valuable insights.
• Find and design new approaches for handling, analyzing, and using large datasets.
• Explore fundamental issues related to data handling, search, and retention.
• Solve complex data and storage problems.
• Design and implement new software coding to improve data search processes.
• Design, test, and validate data and data process quality.
• Analyze and report results with actionable recommendations.

Skills

Big data

Agile/Scrum

Data science

Python

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Python

SQL

Job description

VISUAL SOFT, INC supports secure, mission-critical data environments within a classified cloud infrastructure. This Senior Data Scientist role is fully onsite in Washington, DC and requires an active TOP SECRET clearance.

As part of a hands-on Agile environment, you will work with large-scale data and apply data science models to turn complex datasets into actionable insights. You will also be responsible for improving how data is handled, searched, retained, and validated for quality in a classified setting.

Responsibilities

• Work in a hands-on Agile environment
• Utilize big data technologies and data science model knowledge to analyze large volumes of data and produce valuable insights
• Find and design new approaches for handling, analyzing, and using large datasets
• Explore fundamental issues related to data handling, search, and retention
• Solve complex data and storage problems
• Design and implement new software coding to improve data search processes
• Design, test, and validate data and data process quality
• Analyze and report results with actionable recommendations

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
• 10 years of experience in data science
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development environment
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills
• Active TOP SECRET Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required)
• US Citizens with active TOP SECRET clearance are required for the project with a Major Prime

Benefits

• 3 weeks of Paid Time Off (PTO) including sick leave
• 2 floating and 8 public holidays
• Any unused PTO is issued as a check at the end of an employee’s anniversary
• Floating and holidays expire at the end of every year of service
• Company covers 50% of health and dental insurance for all full-time employees
• Dependents can be added at additional cost
• STD, LTD, and one time salary equivalent of life insurance at no cost to full-time employees
• Eligible full-time (or w-2) employees may participate in the 401k after 90 days, with a 4% company match and immediate vesting
• All w-2 employees are eligible for profit sharing with no employee contributions required

Clearance and work location: TOP SECRET clearance is required and the position is fully onsite.