Senior Data Scientist — Remote AI/Cloud Innovator

GovCIO; Santa Fe (NM); Remote; USD 185,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Corporate Discounts

Learning & Development platform

Training, Education and Certification

Referral Bonus Program

Internal Mobility Program

Pet Insurance

Flexible Work Environment

Job summary

GovCIO is hiring a Data Scientist to support the VA data modernization initiative. The role is fully remote within the United States, with responsibilities spanning client consultation, data product development, cloud workload migration, and AI-driven solution deployment.

Ideal candidates combine a BS in a technical field with 2+ years on cloud platforms, strong Python/SQL, and experience in end-to-end data science workflows, including ML tooling and LLM adoption.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems, Business or related scientific/technical discipline, with 15+ years experience or commensurate.
• Proficient in Python and advanced SQL for data analysis.
• 2+ years’ experience on leading cloud platforms such as Databricks, Azure, AWS, and GCP.
• Experience in end-to-end data science workflow from dataset identification to production, incl. tooling (NumPy, SciPy, MLFlow).
• Solid understanding of traditional ML toolboxes.
• Working knowledge of large language models (LLMs) and agentic AI workflows.
• Clearance required: ability to obtain and maintain suitability/public trust clearance.

Responsibilities

• Consult with internal clients and build data products/workflows to support critical operations.
• Migrate and modernize clients’ workloads from legacy to cloud with quantifiable improvements.
• Spearhead AI adoption with clients to drive business outcomes.
• Create reference use cases with tutorials, reference code, and training for cloud tooling adoption.
• Host office hours to upskill clients.
• Develop, train, and deploy machine learning to solve complex business problems.

Skills

Python

SQL

Databricks

Azure

AWS

GCP

LLMs / AI agents

AI workflows

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems, Business or related field

Tools

NumPy

SciPy

MLflow

Pandas

R

Stata

SAS

Job description

GovCIO is hiring a Data Scientist to support the VA data modernization initiative. The role is fully remote within the United States, with responsibilities spanning client consultation, data product development, cloud workload migration, and AI-driven solution deployment.

Ideal candidates combine a BS in a technical field with 2+ years on cloud platforms, strong Python/SQL, and experience in end-to-end data science workflows, including ML tooling and LLM adoption.