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# Principal Data Scientist - Recommendation & Personalization Systems

- **Company:** The Information Technology
- **Location:** McLean, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $161,800.0 - $201,400.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, Big Data, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Open Source Technology, SQL Databases, Cloud Platform System, Apache Spark, Information Technology, Data Analytics
- **Published:** July 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=288a3d0f4988c00d

## About the Role

* Customer first. You love the process of analyzing and creating, but also share our passion to do the right thing. You know at the end of the day it's about making the right decision for our customers.
 * Innovative. You continually research and evaluate emerging technologies. You stay current on published state-of-the-art methods, technologies, and applications and seek out opportunities to apply them.
 * Technical. You're comfortable with open-source languages and are passionate about developing further. You have hands-on experience developing data science solutions using open-source tools and cloud computing platforms.
 * A data guru. "Big data" doesn't faze you. You have the skills to retrieve, combine, and analyze data from a variety of sources and structures. You know understanding the data is often the key to great data science., * Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining one of the following with an expectation that the required degree will be obtained on or before the scheduled start date:
 + A Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field) plus 5 years of experience performing data analytics
 + A Master's Degree in a quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field) or an MBA with a quantitative concentration plus 3 years of experience performing data analytics
 + A PhD in a quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field), * Master's Degree in "STEM" field (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics), or PhD in "STEM" field (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics)
 * Experience working with AWS
 * At least 3 years' experience in Python, Scala, or R
 * At least 3 years' experience with machine learning
 * At least 3 years' experience with SQL

## Description

* Partner with a cross-functional team of data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to deliver a product customers love
 * Leverage a broad stack of technologies - Python, Conda, AWS, H2O, Spark, and more - to reveal the insights hidden within huge volumes of numeric and textual data
 * Build machine learning models through all phases of development, from design through training, evaluation, validation, and implementation
 * Flex your interpersonal skills to translate the complexity of your work into tangible business goals


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