Lead Specialist, Federal Data Science

Kpmg LLP
Washington, DC, United States
14 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Artificial Intelligence Amazon Web Services Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Data Analysis Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Microsoft Azure Cloud Computing Continuous Delivery Information Engineering Extract Transform Load (ETL) Data Visualization
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R (Programming Language) Apache Hadoop Python (Programming Language) Language Modeling Object Detection Operational Data Store Cloud Services Tensorflow Azure Machine Learning Scala (Programming Language) SQL Databases Tableau (Software) Technical Data Management Systems Unstructured Data Data Processing Pytorch Delivery Pipeline Apache Spark Deep Learning Keras Containerization Kubernetes Data Analytics Qlikview User Generated Content Machine Learning Operations Tools for Reporting Docker Alteryx Programming Languages

Job description

  • Lead multi-disciplinary / cross-functional teams to identify business opportunities, design / develop machine learning, and data science solutions
  • Utilize processes / best practices to plan, lead, and execute delivery of artificial intelligence engagements
  • Work with clients to understand business requirements, design solutions utilizing data analytics solutions, and work with data engineers to develop / utilize ETL process to ingest structured / unstructured data
  • Leverage a variety of data sources such as social media, internal / external documents, images, video, financial data, and operational data to develop cutting-edge data-driven products
  • Design / perform explanatory data analysis, develop, manage, and execute data analytics experimentations
  • Build / manage production-ready data science product lifecycles, continuous delivery and automation pipelines (MLOps), orchestration / model management in cloud environment; cluster large amount of user generated content / process data in large-scale environments using Amazon EC2, STorm, Hadoop, Spark, etc.
  • Design / develop dashboards, UI and interactive tools to support clients to turn their data into actionable insights / reproducible reports

Requirements

  • A minimum of five years of technical data science experience; U.S. Federal government consulting experience preferred
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university
  • Experience applying artificial intelligence techniques to achieve business goals
  • Proficiency with analytics tools and programming languages such as Python, R, Java, Scala, Spark, Hadoop, Alteryx, SQL; data visualization tools such as Tableau / QlikView
  • Experience developing Deep Learning models (e.g. - CNN, Recurrent, etc.) and their applications (object detection, text recognition, language modeling etc.) and tools (e.g. - TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras, Fast.ai, etc.)
  • Experience leveraging cloud services or Cloud Certification (e.g. - AWS Solution Architect, AWS Machine Learning, Google Data Engineering, Azure AI Engineer Associate, etc.)
  • Experience building AI pipelines, ML development lifecycles, MLOps and containerization (such as Docker, Kubernetes, MLflow, Kubeflow, TFX, etc.)
  • Ability to travel as required to support firm engagements
  • Applicant must possess a U.S. Government Secret clearance

Benefits & conditions

KPMG LLP and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“KPMG”) complies with all local/state regulations regarding displaying salary ranges. If required, the ranges displayed below or via the URL below are specifically for those potential hires who will work in the location(s) listed. Any offered salary is determined based on relevant factors such as applicant’s skills, job responsibilities, prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications and market considerations. In addition, KPMG is proud to offer a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, with options designed to help you make the best decisions for yourself, your family, and your lifestyle. Available benefits are based on eligibility. Our Total Rewards package includes a variety of medical and dental plans, vision coverage, disability and life insurance, 401(k) plans, and a robust suite of personal well-being benefits to support your mental health. Depending on job classification, standard work hours, and years of service, KPMG provides Personal Time Off per fiscal year. Additionally, each year KPMG publishes a calendar of holidays to be observed during the year and provides eligible employees two breaks each year where employees will not be required to use Personal Time Off; one is at year end and the other is around the July 4th holiday. Additional details about our benefits can be found towards the bottom of our KPMG US Careers site at Benefits & How We Work . Follow this link to obtain salary ranges by city outside of CA:

KPMG offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. KPMG is an equal opportunity employer. KPMG complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The attached link contains further information regarding KPMG’s compliance with federal, state and local recruitment and hiring laws. No phone calls or agencies please.

KPMG recruits on a rolling basis. Candidates are considered as they apply, until the opportunity is filled. Candidates are encouraged to apply expeditiously to any role(s) for which they are qualified that is also of interest to them.

About the company

The KPMG Advisory practice is at the forefront of transformation, offering excellent opportunities for individuals to advance their careers and expertise with KPMG. Looking ahead, we anticipate continued evolution and success within the practice, fostering both personal and professional development, thereby creating new pathways for growth. In this ever-changing market environment, our professionals must be adaptable and thrive in a collaborative, team-driven culture. At KPMG, our people are our number one priority. With a wealth of learning and career development opportunities, a world-class training facility, and leading market tools, we help our people continue to grow both professionally and personally. If you’re looking for a firm with a strong team connection where you can be your whole self, have an impact, advance your skills, deepen your experiences, and have the flexibility and access to constantly find new areas of inspiration and expand your capabilities, then consider a

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