Title:
Data Scientist
Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!
KBRs National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security this position your work will have a profound impact on the countrys most critical role protecting our national security.
Why Join Us
- Innovative Projects: KBRs work is at the forefront of engineering logistics operations science program management mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.
- Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
- Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.
Key Responsibilities
- Translate mission needs into technical milestones: Convert mission needs into actionable technical milestones aligned with data science requirements
- Develop and manage ETL pipelines: Build and maintain data processing pipelines to support complex data workflows
- Deliver ad hoc training: Provide training to data users on custom tools and data exploitation aligned with established use cases
- Build user-facing tools: Use Python Neo4j Streamlit and similar technologies to create tools that apply advanced data science methodologies
- Integrate LLMs into workflows: Identify opportunities to leverage available Large Language Models (LLMs) to enhance data science tools
- Identify emerging workflows: Discover and support new data science workflows that can accelerate the mission
- Leverage big data platforms: Utilize available platforms and tools to implement technical goals for data management
Work Environment
- Location: On-site
- Travel Requirements: Moderate (2050%)
- Working Hours: Standard
Qualifications
Required:
- Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI with a Polygraph
- Education: Bachelors degree
- Experience: Minimum of 8 years
- Expertise in data exploitation and enrichment: Mastery of tools such as ElasticSearch Neo4j and similar
- ETL pipeline experience: Proficiency with NiFi and Pentaho including batch and streaming workflows
- Machine learning application: Experience using unsupervised models to address complex queries
- Python and graph database proficiency: Skilled in Python packages and graph database technologies
- Cross-repository querying: Ability to write queries across multiple big data repositories with varying sensitivity
- Backend engineering and scientific computing: Strong background in software engineering and relevant programming languages
Desired:
- Mission delivery and scaling: Proven track record of scaling capabilities to production in support of Sponsor missions
- Leadership in data science: Experience leading complex data science teams
- Machine learning development: Background in developing machine learning solutions
- Partner collaboration: Experience working with both foreign and domestic Sponsor partners
- Custom algorithm development: Skilled in writing algorithms for data exploitation
- Advanced graph querying: Proficiency in complex graph database queries
- High-tempo environment experience: Demonstrated success in fast-paced operational settings
Ready to Make a Difference
If youre excited about making a significant impact in the field of space defense and working on projects that matter we encourage you to apply and join our team at KBR. Lets shape the future together.
KBR Benefits
KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match medical dental vision life insurance AD&D flexible spending account disability paid time off or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.
Belong Connect and Grow at KBR
At KBR we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of teams philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong Connect and Grow. We Deliver Together.
KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion disability sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age national origin veteran status genetic information union status and/or beliefs or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.