Data Scientist - Multiple levels - Required TS/SCI

Leidos • Reston, VA

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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. Role and Responsibility: The candidate shall perform the following as part of a larger team: 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. The Scientist will leverage automation and machine learning to manage data, predict scenarios and make recommendations. Contribute to building new analytical tools and packages across the enterprise and will be expected to collaborate with team members in a highly technical environment Learn and leverage emerging technologies including AWS and Git Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to successfully brief and interact with personnel at all levels of experience, including Senior Officials

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 predicative 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
• Brief and interact with personnel at all levels of experience, including Senior Officials

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees