TS/SCI+Poly Data Scientist — Real-Time ML & NLP

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 213,000 - 288,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. in McLean, VA seeks a Data Scientist to deploy, fine-tune, and monitor production ML models and support ETL, data mapping, analytics, databases, and maintenance of data systems in a fast-paced, mission-focused environment.

The role requires an active TS/SCI with Polygraph, 10+ years in data science, and strong Python, CUDA, Kubernetes, and ML deployment expertise, plus SQL/Oracle and NLP experience.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance required.
• 10+ years of related data science/statistical experience with 2+ years in software/data engineering.
• Bachelor’s or Technology degree in Engineering or related field, or equivalent four years of experience.
• Proven experience with Python, CUDA, Kubernetes, CI/CD.
• Experience with Apache Kafka, REST architecture, OpenAI, LLMs, NLP, YOLO/Object Recognition, Whisper/Audio processing.
• Experience translating data insights into tools or analytic capabilities for operational decisions.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain production machine learning models across tasks like audio extraction, object recognition, NLP, and classification.
• Optimize ML services to maximize GPU utilization and plan future GPU requirements.
• Deploy ML models on streaming data for near-real-time analytics to aid decision making.
• Improve data architecture with data engineers to stage data for continuous training in production.
• Support ETL, data mapping, analytics, operations, databases, and maintenance of data systems.

Skills

Data Engineering

Data Science

Oracle Database

SQL

Python

CUDA

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Kafka

REST

OpenAI

LLMs

NLP

YOLO

Whisper

GPU processing

GitHub/GitLab

Jenkins

RunDeck

Keras

TensorFlow

Theano

Education

Bachelor’s or Technology degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

GitHub/GitLab

Jenkins

RunDeck

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. in McLean, VA seeks a Data Scientist to deploy, fine-tune, and monitor production ML models and support ETL, data mapping, analytics, databases, and maintenance of data systems in a fast-paced, mission-focused environment.

The role requires an active TS/SCI with Polygraph, 10+ years in data science, and strong Python, CUDA, Kubernetes, and ML deployment expertise, plus SQL/Oracle and NLP experience.