nData Scientist

Nabout Leidos
United States
20 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
10 years minimum
Compensation
$107,900.0 - $195,050.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence C++ (Programming Language) Data Mining Data Visualization Python (Programming Language) Machine Learning Power BI Tableau (Software) Information Technology Data Analytics

Requirements

  • Active TS/SCI with polygraph required \n
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, AI/ML, Data Science, Operations Research, or related technical field with 10 years of relevant experience. \n \n

  • Associate’s degree with 12 years of relevant experience may be considered. \n
  • Other degrees with strong coursework in advanced math, statistics, AI/ML, computer science, or data mining, or relevant certifications (Data Science, AI/ML) will also be considered. \n \n

  • Proficiency in Python and C/C++ (or similar languages). \n
  • Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or Python libraries. \n
  • Ability to translate complex data into actionable insights and communicate effectively across teams. \n

Benefits & conditions

You will leverage techniques such as deep learning, graph analytics, and anomaly detection to create decision advantage for analysts, operators, and mission leaders-contributing to intelligence capabilities for the next decade of national security. \n \n \nKey Responsibilities \n \n \n \n

  • Develop machine learning models to extract insights from large, complex intelligence datasets. \n
  • Translate analytic questions into technical requirements and data-driven solutions. \n
  • Characterize and assess datasets in varying states of structure and quality. \n
  • Provide informed recommendations on technical approaches based on evolving intelligence capabilities and constraints. \n
  • Communicate findings clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders and support automated analytics workflow development. \n, n \nPreferred: Experience supporting intelligence or cyber operations missions. \n \n Leidos offers competitive benefits, clear technical and leadership advancement paths, 401(k) with 6% match and immediate vesting, paid time off, 11 holidays, flexible schedules, education support, parental leave, and more. Join us in advancing national security through innovation \n \n If you’re looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We’re not hiring followers. We’re recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We’re already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares. \n, Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system - never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com. \n \n If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. \n \n \nCommitment to Non-Discrimination \n \n All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.”, “hiringOrganization”: {“@type”: “Organization”, “name”: “Leidos”, “logo”: “https://jobs.military.com/attachments/employer/0/962/152/273.svg”}, “jobLocation”: {“address”: {“addressCountry”: “United States”, “streetAddress”: “Not specified”, “@type”: “PostalAddress”, “postalCode”: “20755”, “addressLocality”: “Fort Meade”, “addressRegion”: “Maryland - MD”}, “@type”: “Place”}, “industry”: “Information”, “identifier”: {“@type”: “PropertyValue”, “name”: “Leidos”, “value”: “R-00187783”}, “baseSalary”: {“@type”: “MonetaryAmount”, “currency”: “USD”, “value”: {“minValue”: “107900”, “@type”: “QuantitativeValue”, “maxValue”: “195050”, “value”: “107900”, “unitText”

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