Senior Data Scientist - Clearance Required

Overview:

• Define analytical strategies to address mission-critical challenges and engage stakeholders, including Army leadership, to align solutions with strategic objectives. 

• Manage Agile data activities. 

• Lead the end-to-end development of machine learning models, including problem framing, data preparation, feature engineering, model selection, and evaluation. 

• Deploy machine learning models into production systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, and integration with existing software platforms. 

• Collaborate with software engineers and DevOps teams to implement automated pipelines for model deployment and monitoring. 

• Conduct advanced data integration, modeling, and analysis to extract actionable insights and drive decision-making. 

• Mentor junior team members and contribute to establishing best practices for AI and machine learning development. 

• Active DoD Secret Clearance required. 

• Graduate degree in computer science, engineering, or related field. 

• 10+ years relevant experience. 

• Expertise in:  

• Logistics and supply chain data 

• Developing and deploying machine learning models in production environments. 

• Big data technologies and distributed computing (e.g., Spark, Hadoop). 

• Data visualization 

• Programming (Python, Spark, SQL) 

• Advanced machine learning and analytics techniques (e.g., deep learning, natural language processing, statistical models). 

• Software development workflows and version control systems (e.g., Git, CI/CD pipelines). 

• Exceptional communication skills to convey technical findings to non-technical audiences. 

Preferred: 

• Palantir Foundry platform experience 

• Familiarity with secure data handling in DoD IT environments. 

• Knowledge of US Army Logistics data and mission requirements. 

Travel: Minimal (< 10%)