Data Scientist - Multiple levels - Required TS/SCI

Leidos • Reston, VA

90d • $104,650 - $189,175

About The Position

The Mission Solutions Business Area at Leidos has an opening for a Data Scientist in Reston, Virginia to support a fast-paced software development team working on projects critical to National Security. The primary focus of the group is reverse engineering Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) related installations. Candidate must bring a creative, yet sound, approach to identifying and solving challenges, and have exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to thoroughness. The successful candidate will have experience in statistical analysis, data ingestion/processing, and experience with methods/analytics development, to support our customer's data analytics program. You will work as part of a team to support the verification and validation of computer assisted product development and to present the results to the customer.

Requirements

• US Citizenship is required.
• Candidate must possess an active TS/SCI, or a Top Secret clearance with a current SSBI, and be eligible to obtain a TS/SCI w/ poly level clearance.
• BS degree and >6 years of prior relevant experience or MS with >4 years of prior relevant experience. May possess a Doctorate in a technical domain.
• Must have a Data Science, Operations Research or related degree.
• Strong experience with Python.
• Experience working with data manipulation, analytic/business insight tools, and data visualization experience.
• Experience constructing and performing complex database search queries.
• Experience/knowledge of computer science concepts, data architecture, and experience/knowledge of statistics.
• Demonstrated experience using statistical and machine learning techniques including supervised and unsupervised learning and natural language processing.
• Experience/familiarity with frequentist statistics and probability including predictive modeling.
• Ability to communicate technical findings to non-technical audiences.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with spatial (3D) or building infrastructure (e.g. electrical, HVAC systems) data.
• Experience with AI model development.
• Experience with Defense Intelligence Agency computer systems and data management processes.

Responsibilities

• Build statistical models, test hypotheses, interpret, summarize, visualize, and succinctly report on data findings.
• Perform research on various data sources, to include unstructured data using quantitative and qualitative content analytics.
• Construct and perform complex database search queries in multiple databases using SQL and API interfaces.
• Perform web scraping and apply various techniques for processing unstructured data.
• Leverage automation and machine learning to manage data, predict scenarios and make recommendations.
• Contribute to building new analytical tools and packages across the enterprise.
• Collaborate with team members in a highly technical environment.
• Learn and leverage emerging technologies including AWS and Git.

Benefits

• Pay Range $104,650.00 - $189,175.00

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree