Data Scientist - Veterans Affair
Description
  • Leads data science efforts, working closely with clients and data to understand mission and data. 
  • Develops algorithms leveraging modern data science technologies including reinforcement learning systems, machine learning and more. 
  • Ability to analyze and profile varied related and unrelated data sets. 
  • Provides clients with technical expertise for a project or program.  
  • Manage technology projects or lead technology solutioning. 
  • Provides highly technical and specialized guidance and solutions to complex IT problems; performs elaborate analyses and studies. 
  • Evaluates, recommends, and executes new technologies and updates existing infrastructure to ensure optimal performance and efficiency. 
  • Develops IT strategies to ensure the systems meet existing and future requirements based on needs and regulations. 
  • Works in a variety of environments and has excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
Requirements
  •  Must be a U.S. Citizen to obtain a VA security clearance?
  • At least 5 years of experience developing in languages commonly used for data analysis such as Python, R, Julia, or SAS 
  • Experience working with multiple database types such as SQL, Redis and MongoDB 
  • Experience configuring and working in cloud-native environments to execute data science activities including data preparation, analysis, and model development, training, and deployment. 
  • Experience building and integrating the at the application and database level 
  • Experience developing REST/SOAP APIs and messaging protocols and formats 
  •  At least 2 years of theoretical and practical background in statistical analysis, machine learning, predictive modeling, and/or optimization
  • Experience implementing event/data streaming services such as Kafka 
  • Familiarity with KubeFlow and/or MLOps 
  • Experience prototyping front-end visualizations utilizing data visualization suites such as Kibana or Splunk 
  • At least 2 years of experience developing Reinforcement learning systems utilizing at least one of the following methodologies. Finite Markov Decision Processes, Support Vector Machines, Q-Learning, Stochastic Finite State Machines, MCTS or other hybrid Deep Reinforcement Learning processes 
  • Experience in theoretical and practical background in statistical analysis, machine learning, predictive modeling, and/or optimization. 
  • Experience developing in languages commonly used for data analysis such as Python, R, Julia, or SAS
  • Experience working with databases such as SQL or MongoDB.
  • Experience working with large-scale data sets.
  • Experience producing data visualizations for a variety of different audiences.
  • Excellent verbal and written communications skills along with the ability to present technical data and approaches to both technical and non-technical audiences. 
  • Ability to work efficiently with a geographically distributed team using virtual collaboration tools