Data Scientist w- Top Secret Clearance

Company: The Computer Merchant, LTD.
Location: Falls Church
Posted on: April 5, 2025

Job Description:

JOB TITLE: Data Scientist

Is your CV ready If so, and you are confident this is the role for you, make sure to apply asap.
RATE RANGE: $85-100/hr W2
LOCATION: Falls Church/Tysons Corner, Virginia (On-Site)
DURATION: Initial 1-Year Contract with extension and/or conversion to FTE
JOB# 14795489

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM), or comparable area of study. No experience in lieu of.
• 5+ years of Data Science development experience using Python
• Proficiency in data science, machine learning, and analytics, including statistical data analysis, model and feature evaluations.
• Strong proficiency in numpy & pandas.
• Demonstrated skills with Jupyter Notebook or comparable environments
• Practical experience in solving complex problems in an applied environment, and proficiency in critical thinking.
• Candidates require a TS to start. TS/SCI with Polygraph preferred
  PREFERRED Qualifications:
  • Degree in Data Science, Machine Learning, Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or equivalent fields
  • Strong mathematical background (linear algebra, calculus, probability & statistics)
  • Experience with machine learning model training and analysis through open-source frameworks (Pytorch, Tensorflow, Sklearn)
  • Experience crafting, conducting, analyzing, and interpreting experiments and investigations.
  • Experience with modern software development tools and practices (Git, pull requests)
  • Experience analyzing model performance with relevant metrics and optimizing.
  • Familiarity with AI agent frameworks
  • Ability to drive a project and work both independently and in a team
  • Excellent English communication and collaboration skills, particularly in multidisciplinary teams with data scientists, software engineers, product owners, & solution architects.
    JOB DESCRIPTION:
    
    Collaborate with data and subject matter experts from Customer and its customer teams to seek, understand, validate, interpret, and correctly use data and business insights
    • MLOps, Model Engineering, Training on time series data.
    • After few weeks training on Customer's AI platform, develop AI-based applications using Customer's platform for operational cloud-deployed and secure lab deployed AI-based applications.
    • Develop candidate models that are promoted to active models when their performance meets threshold.
    • Train, validate and deploy machine learning pipelines
    • Test, troubleshoot, and enhance customer AI-based applications based on feedback.
    • Manage individual project deliverables
    • Identify application performance bottlenecks and implement optimizations
    • Write application specifications and documentation
    • Articulate methodologies, experiments, and findings clearly in actionable way.
    • Work in a fast-paced environment.
      --- This is NOT a data analytics role using Tableau or PowerBI.
      --- This is NOT an ETL & SQL role.
      --- This is NOT a R&D role prototyping at low TRL.
      
      Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities
      
      * While an hourly range is posted for this position, an eventual hourly rate is determined by a comprehensive salary analysis which considers multiple factors including but not limited to: job-related knowledge, skills and qualifications, education and experience as compared to others in the organization doing substantially similar work, if applicable, and market and business considerations. - Benefits offered include medical, dental and vision benefits; dependent care flexible spending account; 401(k) plan; voluntary life/short term disability/whole life/term life/accident and critical illness coverage; employee assistance program; sick leave in accordance with regulation. - Benefits may be subject to generally applicable eligibility, waiting period, contribution, and other requirements and conditions.
      
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