Senior Data Scientist

Company Description
Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SOSi is a private defense and government solutions business specializing in advanced technology systems and mission support. Its capabilities include data science, software development, network engineering, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), and logistics.
Job Description
SOSi is seeking a highly skilled Data Scientist to join our analytics team working on an innovative MLOps workload leveraging cutting-edge technologies and supporting a government customer in Huntsville, Alabama. This role will be responsible for delivering automation to key national security missions interacting with petabyte-scale data on supercomputing resources.
The ideal candidate will have a background in AI/ML model development and have experience in Python programming, handling SQL databases, and working in command line interfaces. You will leverage scientific techniques to transform petabyte-scale data into insightful data products to enable data-driven decisions. You will perform using Scrumban techniques and be embedded with end users.
The team will work with technologies including:

• Open source, commercial, and government software packages such as Docker, Python, Jupyter Notebooks, PostgreSQL, and other tools.
• Leverage GitOps patterns and CI/CD with tools like GitLab and GitHub.

Essential Job Duties

• Develop and deploy data science solutions leveraging Python or similar languages.
• Utilize Linux for development of data processing and model deployment.
• Collaborate with data engineers to improve data colleciton, quality, and access.
• Prioritize tasks efficiently and adapt solutions to meet project requirements.
• Document processes and outcomes for transparency and future reference.
• Write clean, testable, maintainable code in Python and other languages.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI.
• Degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics or other quantitative field.
• A minimum of four (4) years of experience as a Data Scientist/Engineer or advanced analytical role
• Programming knowledge in Python or similar language.
• Experience working with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with both Linux and Windows operating systems.
• Knowledge of CI/CD and Agile methodologies.
• Understanding of software design and system integration.

Additional Information
Work Environment

• Office setting with a combination of desk work and meetings.

Working at SOSi
All interested individuals will receive consideration and will not be discriminated against for any reason.