Strategic AI/ML Data Scientist for Public Sector

Jobtome; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 113,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Dev &

Mobility Stipend

Employee Referral Program

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a data science consulting professional to join the AI and Data Defense and Security team in Arlington, VA. The role focuses on designing and deploying AI/ML solutions, data pipelines, and analytics to support DHS missions, with travel up to 10% and a public trust clearance requirement.

You will mentor teammates and collaborate with stakeholders to turn business needs into production-grade AI applications.

Qualifications

• Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DHS PUBLIC TRUST; candidates must obtain approved adjudication prior to onboarding.
• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, AI, ML, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Public Health, or related field (or equivalent professional experience).
• Three (3) or more years of experience in data analytics, data visualization, or related technical consulting fields.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, and maintain AI and machine learning solutions that improve strategic and tactical decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to improve organizational efficiency by applying AI, automation, and advanced analytics to streamline business processes, reduce manual effort, and enhance workforce productivity.
• Design and implement AI-enabled workflow solutions for document processing, knowledge management, information retrieval, case management, reporting, decision support, and other operational functions.
• Develop Generative AI (GenAI) solutions using LLMs, retrieval augmented generation, semantic search, vector databases, AI agents, and prompt engineering techniques.
• Develop predictive, classification, clustering, NLP, CV, and other machine learning models using structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data.
• Develop scalable data science pipelines using Python, SQL, Spark, and cloud-native analytics platforms.
• Evaluate, validate, and monitor AI models for performance, explainability, fairness, bias, reproducibility, and operational effectiveness.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify AI use cases, prioritize opportunities, and translate business needs into production-ready AI solutions.
• Develop dashboards, visualizations, technical documentation, presentations, and demonstrations that communicate AI capabilities and analytical findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Support deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement of AI and machine learning solutions using modern MLOps and DevSecOps practices.
• Apply responsible AI principles, governance, privacy, security, and human-in-the-loop review throughout the AI lifecycle.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable ETL and AI data pipelines using Databricks, PySpark, SQL, Delta Lake, Amazon S3, and AWS analytics services.
• Mentor junior team members and provide technical leadership, solution design, and code reviews as appropriate.

Skills

AI/ML development

Data analytics

Python

SQL

Spark

Cloud analytics

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Science/CS/AI/Engineering

Tools

Databricks

PySpark

Delta Lake

AWS services

LangChain

LLMs

Job description

Guidehouse is seeking a data science consulting professional to join the AI and Data Defense and Security team in Arlington, VA. The role focuses on designing and deploying AI/ML solutions, data pipelines, and analytics to support DHS missions, with travel up to 10% and a public trust clearance requirement.

You will mentor teammates and collaborate with stakeholders to turn business needs into production-grade AI applications.