Senior Data Scientist & Software Engineer (Cyber Ops & ML)

Avid Technology Professionals, LLC

Columbia (MD)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Avid Technology Professionals, LLC in Columbia, MD seeks a Data Scientist (Senior Software Developer; Systems Software) to develop data-driven software solutions, leveraging Python, ML models, and end-to-end workflows. Strong Docker and Kubernetes skills are required for containerized environments.

The ideal candidate holds a TS/SCI with polygraph and a bachelor’s degree with 8 years of experience; an advanced degree will be considered in lieu of years.

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of Defensive Cyber Operations experience.
  • 3+ years of Machine Learning techniques and statistical model evaluation.
  • Active TS/SCI w/ polygraph required for consideration.
  • Bachelor's degree in relevant field and 8 years of experience; an advanced degree will be considered in lieu of years of experience.
  • Master's degree in relevant field and 4 years of experience (desired).
  • Demonstrated expertise with R or Python, and SQL to manipulate data and draw insights from large and small data sets (desirable).
  • Exposure to AWS (Amazon Web Services) and security STIGs/IAVA may be beneficial.

Skills

Python
Machine Learning
Defensive Cyber Operations
SQL
End-to-end workflows
Docker
Kubernetes
Linux
Windows

Education

Bachelor's degree
Master's degree (desired)

Tools

Docker
Kubernetes
AWS exposure

Job description

Avid Technology Professionals, LLC in Columbia, MD seeks a Data Scientist (Senior Software Developer; Systems Software) to develop data-driven software solutions, leveraging Python, ML models, and end-to-end workflows. Strong Docker and Kubernetes skills are required for containerized environments.

The ideal candidate holds a TS/SCI with polygraph and a bachelor’s degree with 8 years of experience; an advanced degree will be considered in lieu of years.

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