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# Senior Data Scientist

- **Company:** Kforce Inc.
- **Location:** Greenwood Village, CO, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, Big Data, Fraud Prevention and Detection, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Apache Spark, Production Code, Data Analytics, Data Pipelines, Databricks
- **Published:** October 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.kforce.com/find-work/search-jobs/#/detail/MTY5Nn5UVlR-MjE5MDkzOFQxfjk5/

## About the Role

* Proficiency in Python for data analysis and model development
 * Hands-on experience with Apache Spark for large-scale data processing
 * Experience working within AWS environments
 * Strong experience working with large, batch-based datasets
 * Ability to build, evaluate, and iterate on machine learning models
 * Experience writing production-level code and supporting data pipelines
 * Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking skills
 * Ability to balance innovation with working within existing systems and frameworks
 * Effective communication and collaboration skills
 * Self-starter comfortable working in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment

Preferred Qualifications:

 * Experience with Scala
 * Exposure to Databricks or similar platforms
 * Background in fraud detection, anomaly detection, or risk analytics
 * Experience working with event-based or user behavior data
 * Prior experience in telecommunications or similar large-scale environments (not required)

## Description

* Develop, test, and iterate on machine learning models focused on fraud detection and anomaly detection
 * Perform exploratory data analysis (EDA) on large, complex datasets
 * Build and maintain scalable data pipelines to support model development and deployment
 * Work with big data technologies to process and analyze high-volume datasets
 * Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business problems into data-driven solutions
 * Contribute to deploying models into production environments and supporting ongoing performance improvements
 * Write clean, production-quality code and support testing and validation processes