Senior Data Scientist — National Security Analytics

Applied Research Associates, Inc; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) seeks a Senior Data Scientist in its CAD division to support DHS mission space through data analysis, modeling, and visualization for national security projects.

You will work on a multidisciplinary team delivering analytics and software solutions in an agile environment. The position requires a US citizen with 8+ years (or 6+ with Master’s) in data science, Python/R/SQL, and experience with Tableau/Power BI; security clearance is required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of data science experience or 6+ with a Master’s.
• “US citizen” and able to obtain DHS suitability clearance.
• Experience in Agile development practices and Jira/GitLab.
• Experience performing analysis on large datasets and ML/statistical techniques.
• Proficiency with Python, R, SQL, SAS and data visualization tools.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate teams as they process, clean, and transform structured and unstructured data.
• Support development of analytics, machine learning and statistical models, and exploratory data analysis.
• Create visualizations to identify patterns, trends, and performance indicators.
• Translate user needs into analytic tasks for the team.
• Lead the design, testing, and deployment of data and analytic workflows.
• Build and deploy scripts and tools to automate routine data tasks.
• Help prepare documentation, user guides, and training materials.
• Stay current on emerging technologies, analytic methods, and industry best practices.
• Collaborate with and potentially lead an agile team, contributing to sprint activities.

Skills

Data analysis

Visualization

Agile teamwork

Python

R

SQL

Education

Bachelor'sdegree in data science / related field

Master's degree in data science / related field

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Jira

GitLab

Job description

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) seeks a Senior Data Scientist in its CAD division to support DHS mission space through data analysis, modeling, and visualization for national security projects.

You will work on a multidisciplinary team delivering analytics and software solutions in an agile environment. The position requires a US citizen with 8+ years (or 6+ with Master’s) in data science, Python/R/SQL, and experience with Tableau/Power BI; security clearance is required.