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# Specialist, Federal Data Scientist

- **Company:** Kpmg LLP
- **Location:** Washington, DC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** R (Programming Language), Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, SAS (Software), SQL Databases, Technical Data Management Systems, Data Analytics, Alteryx
- **Published:** July 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=2857993286-2

## About the Role

* A minimum of three years of technical data science / data analytics experience; U.S. Federal government consulting experience preferred
 * Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university
 * Experience analyzing / wrangling data utilizing Python, SQL, R. Alteryx, SAS, or other commonly used software and platforms
 * Experience with data science, machine learning, data simulation, and optimization concepts / techniques
 * Strong communication skills and ability to discuss technical concepts with non-technical audiences
 * Position requires individuals to work daily on client-site
 * Applicant must possess a U.S. Government TS/SCI clearance

## Description

* Support delivery of client solutions utilizing analytics, exploratory data analysis, data wrangling, and ETL
 * Derive insights from data using analytics and data wrangling tools (e.g. - Python, R. Alteryx, SQL, SAS)
 * Perform operations to prepare data for analysis (e.g. - data cleansing, data integration, data transformation)
 * Gather analytic requirements from clients and technical / non-technical audiences on analytic results
 * Develop documentation and guides for analytics usage / maintenance


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