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Job Title: Senior Data Scientist

Location: Federal Government Client (Location unspecified)

Job Type: Full-Time

Staff Level: Staff

Education: Associate Degree (required), higher in cyber or STEM disciplines.

Travel: Security Clearance Required – TS/SCI with CI Polygraph

Benefits

• A competitive salary with performance bonus opportunities.
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits, including medical, vision, dental, and orthodontia coverage.
• A substantial retirement plan with no vesting schedule. Career development opportunities, including on-the-job training, tuition reimbursement, and networking.
• A positive work environment where employees are respected, supported, and engaged.

Responsibilities

• Conduct data science functions on structured and unstructured data to streamline intelligence analysis and production, enrich results, and develop and maintain Python code.
• Author cogent and logical scripts using Python and other applicable languages in a virtual environment using common Integrated Development Environments (IDE) such as VS Code, Spyder, PyScript, or Jupyter Notebooks.
• Design and develop methods, processes, and systems to consolidate and analyze structured and unstructured data from diverse sources including "big data" sources using Python; demonstrate expert knowledge of Pandas and geospatial functions within Python.
• Develop and use advanced software programs, algorithms, query …
• Perform research on various data sources, including structured and unstructured data using quantitative and qualitative meta‑data and content analytics.
• Construct and perform complex database queries in multiple SIGINT databases and Application Programming Interface (API) interfaces utilizing Python and other applicable computer languages.
• Techniques, models to solve complex intelligence problems, and automated processes to normalize, integrate, and evaluate data.
• Debug existing and future Python code; refactor legacy code to ensure continued security, functionality, and compatibility.
• Document and block‑comment all code to ensure recoverability and error‑checking, and enhance reading, checking, and maintaining code in accordance with common data science and coding standards, such as PEP‑8 for Python,5 or using style‑guide features embedded in common IDE applications, such as Spyder, VS Code, PyScript or others upon approval by the Government.
• Demonstrate knowledge of NSA data architecture, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and analyst tools.
• Collaborate across multi‑discipline teams to ensure connectivity between various data sources and business problems.
• Identify meaningful insights, interpret, and communicate findings, plus make recommendations to stakeholders.
• Analyze requirements and evaluate technologies for data science capabilities including Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, predictive modeling, statistical analysis, and hypothesis testing.
• Maintain awareness of emerging analytics and big‑data technologies.

Qualifications

• Over 10 years of relevant experience.
• Advanced knowledge of Python and other relevant languages; relevant STEM degree and/or cyber certifications.
• Demonstrate experience and knowledge of computer science concepts, data architecture, intelligence practices, and managing data in a big‑data environment.
• Demonstrate expert knowledge of Python, and Jupyter Notebooks and/or Jupyter Labs.

Education

• Associate’s degree or higher in a cyber or relevant STEM discipline.
• Complete required course NSA NETA1400 (Technology Fundamentals for Analysis); recommended completion of any of the following NSA Courses: NETA2402/NETA2108 (Analysis II), RPTG2238, RPTG2235, RPTG3225, NETA3322 (Basic Analytical Reporting) or equivalent curriculum.
• Complete recommended certifications: Data Science Council of America (DASCA) certifications, such as Associate Big Data Engineer (ABDE), Associate Big Data Analyst (ABDA), and Senior Data Scientist (SDS); Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate; IBM Data Science Professional Certification.

Security Clearance

• Security clearance required TS/SCI with CI Polygraph.

Prescient Edge is a Veteran‑Owned Small Business (VOSB) founded as a counterintelligence (CI) and Human Intelligence (HUMINT) company in 2008. Prescient Edge is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO). All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic that is protected by law. We strive to foster equity and inclusion throughout our organization because we believe that diversity of thought is critical for creating a safe and engaging work environment while also enabling the organization’s success.