Junior Data Scientist

ARA

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About The Position

The Capabilities, Analysis and Development (CAD) division of Applied Research
Associates, Inc. (ARA) has an outstanding opportunity for a Junior Data
Scientist to support a multi‑disciplinary team providing data analysis and
visualization support across the Department of War (DoW) mission space. You will
support data-driven decision making by analyzing data, developing basic models,
creating visualizations, and generating actionable insights as part of a
multi-disciplinary team delivering analytical and software solutions for
national security missions. This role is ideal for early-career data scientists
passionate about solving real operational problems and building prototypes in an
agile environment.

As a Junior Data Scientist supporting DoW with ARA, you will:

Assist with processing, cleaning, and transforming structured and
unstructured data.
Support development of analytics, machine learning and statistical models,
and exploratory data analysis.
Create basic visualizations to identify patterns, trends, and performance
indicators.
Work with senior data scientists and developers to translate user needs into
analytic tasks.
Contribute to the design, testing, and deployment of data and analytic
workflows.
Build and deploy scripts and tools to automate routine data tasks.
Help prepare documentation, user guides, and training materials.
Stay current on emerging technologies, analytic methods, and industry best
practices.
Collaborate as part of an agile team, and contribute to sprint activities.

Requirements

• Current TS/SCI Clearance or TS/SCI eligible
• Bachelor’s degree in data science, statistics, computer science, mathematics, or a related field with 2+ years’ experience, or a Master’s degree with 1+ years’ experience.
• Experience performing analysis on large datasets and knowledge of machine learning tools and statistical techniques to produce solutions
• Proficiency with common data science (Python, R, SQL, SAS) and data visualization (Tableau, Power BI) tools
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within or lead a team of peers, as well as excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
• Ability to write clearly and produce documentation, user guides, and training materials.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with common data packages such as pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, matplotlib, and data visualization frameworks such as Plotly or D3
• Experience with APIs, CSV/JSON datasets, relational databases
• Experience conducting data analyses in cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
• Familiarity with Agile development practices and collaborative tools such as Jira and Gitlab

Responsibilities

• Assist with processing, cleaning, and transforming structured and unstructured data.
• Support development of analytics, machine learning and statistical models, and exploratory data analysis.
• Create basic visualizations to identify patterns, trends, and performance indicators.
• Work with senior data scientists and developers to translate user needs into analytic tasks.
• Contribute to the design, testing, and deployment of data and analytic workflows.
• Build and deploy scripts and tools to automate routine data tasks.
• Help prepare documentation, user guides, and training materials.
• Stay current on emerging technologies, analytic methods, and industry best practices.
• Collaborate as part of an agile team, and contribute to sprint activities.

Benefits

• employees are our greatest assets
• employee ownership fosters greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels
• ARA gives its employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners
• Employees are eligible for contributions which not only add to the company’s success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees