Agile Defense

BI and Advanced Analytics

DataScientist/Engineer

$130–155k Washington, District of Columbia, United States Regular
The Brief

“Data Scientist / Engineer at Agile Defense. Skills: Data Science, Machine Learning, Data Engineering, Python, SQL. Design AI-enabled data solutions. Develop AI-enabled data solutions”

What You'll Achieve.

Scalable AI-enabled data solutions; Meaningful insights; Decision-support tools

Industry & Context.

BI and Advanced Analytics
Problems you'll solve

Statistical modeling fluency; Hands-on software engineering expertise

Eligibility Requirements

Onsite in a SCIF, Security clearance may be required

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree plus 3 years of recent specialized experience, Associate's degree plus 7 years of recent specialized experience, Major certification plus 7 years of recent specialized experience, 11 years of recent specialized experience, 4+ years of experience in applied data science, 4+ years of experience in machine learning engineering, 4+ years of experience in data pipeline development, Proficient in Python, Proficient in SQL, Proficient in distributed data frameworks

Nice to Have

Familiarity with MLOps, Familiarity with API development, Familiarity with secure cloud-based environments, Understanding of data validation, Understanding of model testing, Understanding of performance evaluation techniques, Experience with data visualization, Experience with storytelling, Databricks, Palantir, AWS-native data services

What You'll Do.

Design AI-enabled data solutions

Develop AI-enabled data solutions

Deploy AI-enabled data solutions

Integrate analytics into environments

Integrate machine learning into environments

Integrate engineering practices into environments

Deploy data pipelines

Pre-process data workflows

Develop machine learning services

Create decision-support tools

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate with product managers; Collaborate with full-stack developers; Collaborate with platform engineers; Collaborate with mission stakeholders

Communication Scope

Technical communication skills; Explain complex concepts

Process & Methodology

Agile environments

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