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# Data Scientist

- **Company:** Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
- **Location:** Stafford, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $77,600.0 - $176,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Data Infrastructure, Data Mining, Data Visualization, Distributed Data Store, Fraud Prevention and Detection, R (Programming Language), Apache Hadoop, MapReduce, Apache Hive, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, MySQL, Natural Language Processing, NoSQL, SQL Databases, Text Mining, Unstructured Data, Apache Spark, Electronic Medical Records, Plotly, Apache Kafka, Programming Languages
- **Published:** August 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://justjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/16925999?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F16925999%2FData-Scientist-Virginia-Stafford

## About the Role

* 2+ years of experience with data exploration, data cleaning, data analysis, data visualization, or data mining
 * 2+ years of experience with statistical and general-purpose programming languages for data analysis
 * Experience analyzing structured and unstructured data sources
 * Experience developing predictive data models, quantitative analyses, and visualization of targeted data sources
 * Knowledge of Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, or Natural Language Processing
 * Knowledge of text mining or machine learning techniques
 * TS/SCI clearance
 * Bachelor's degree

Nice If You Have:

 * 2+ years of experience in the development of algorithms leveraging R, Python, or SQL/NoSQL
 * 2+ years of experience with distributed data or computing tools, including MapReduce, Hadoop, Hive, EMR, Kafka, Spark, Gurobi, or MySQL
 * 2+ years of experience with Machine Learning, AI, or NLP
 * Experience with visualization packages, including Plotly, Seaborn, or ggplot2
 * Experience using Palantir platforms
 * Experience with Advana or War Data Platform
 * Master's degree

## Description

As a data scientist, you're excited at the prospect of unlocking the secrets held by a data set, and you're fascinated by the possibilities presented by IoT, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. In an increasingly connected world, massive amounts of structured and unstructured data open new opportunities. As a data scientist at Booz Allen, you can help turn these complex data sets into useful information to solve global challenges. Across private and public sectors, from fraud detection to cancer research to national intelligence, we need you to help find the answers in the data.


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