Data Scientist Data Analyst U.S. Government Agency

Dexis is a dynamic professional services firm dedicated to partnering with government and community leaders both in the U.S. and internationally to achieve critical social outcomes in a rapidly changing world.

At Dexis you will experience a corporate culture of inclusiveness respect fairness and trust. You will be given the means and mentorship needed to succeed and your creativity will be rewarded.

The Data Scientist / Data Analyst will support a U.S. Government Agency by providing advanced data science data analytics statistical analysis dashboard development visualization fraud-risk analysis and investigative analytical support. This role supports audits inspections evaluations investigations and other oversight activities through the analysis of structured and unstructured data from multiple internal and external sources.

The position plays a key role in supporting oversight and investigative functions by developing defensible repeatable and mission-relevant analytical products. The Data Scientist / Data Analyst will support audit analytics investigative analytics fraud-risk detection and prevention activities data engineering efforts reporting requirements process improvement initiatives and analytical modernization efforts.

This is a full-time role based in Washington D.C. and is contingent upon award.

• Support audit and oversight teams by performing data acquisition cleaning normalization profiling exploratory analysis statistical testing risk scoring control testing support exception reporting dashboard development and preparation of analytic documentation suitable for inclusion in audit workpapers and reports.
• Support investigators and related personnel by performing investigative analytics financial analysis transaction tracing relationship and link analysis event sequencing timeline development entity resolution and preparation of analytical outputs supporting investigative leads case development referrals and prosecution support.
• Support fraud-risk modeling hotline and triage analytics data governance data quality improvement process automation and development of reusable analytical scripts templates and dashboards.
• Receive review and clarify task requests; define analyticobjectives data needs assumptions dependencies and timelines; recommendappropriate analyticalmethods and levels of effort; and track status milestones deliverables and risks.
• Collect data from government-furnished systems exports files and approved external sources;validatefile completeness schema consistency format compatibility and integrity; and document chain of custody or receipt logs whenrequired.
• Clean and normalize datasets; perform de-duplication standardization field harmonization and date/time normalization; address missing values outliers malformed records and join-key inconsistencies; and create data dictionaries and metadata summaries where needed.
• Merge and reconcile datasets from multiple sources perform entityresolutionand record linkage and create analysis-ready datasets.
• Identifyhigh-risk transactions vendors awards payments disbursements travel payroll grants loans contracts and other program activities; perform trend variance outlier duplicate gap and exception analyses; and support fraud risk indicators and internal control assessments.
• Assistin the development of population analyses and sampling framesidentifyrelevant universes and stratification criteria produce exception lists and support reconciliations and completeness checks.
• Analyze financial records payment streams invoices procurement transactions expense records and related datasets.
• Conduct link analysis among individuals entities accounts devices vendors addresses awards and transactions; perform entity resolution using identifiers and matching techniques; and create relationship charts and investigative visualizations.
• Apply descriptive and inferential statistical methods; conduct classification clustering anomaly detection forecasting propensity and risk scoring and other advanced analytical methods.
• Develop dashboards visualizations reports heat maps trend charts exception summaries relationship diagrams geospatial maps timeline graphics executive briefings and technical appendices.
• Implement quality assurance and governance practicesmaintaindocumentation supporting reproducibility and reviewability and ensure compliance with applicable security and privacy requirements.
• Provide knowledge transfer technical documentation user guides demonstrationsmethodologybriefings and training support to government personnel.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• Contractor personnel shall possess a bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in data science statistics mathematics computer science information systems accounting finance economics operations research business analytics or a closely related field.
• Contractor personnel shall possess a minimum of eight (8) years of specialized professional experience performing complex analytical work in support of data analytics audit analytics investigative analytics fraud detection forensic financial analysis compliance review or other closely related mission functions.
• Qualifying experience shall include the ability to collect clean validate integrate analyze and present data from multiple sources; develop dashboards visualizations and written analytical products; and clearly communicate methods assumptions limitations and results to Government stakeholders.
• The contractor shall be a U.S. Citizen and have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.

• An advanced degree in a relevant discipline may be considered advantageous for more complex assignments.
• Relevant professional certifications are preferred but not required and may include Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) or recognized analytics and business intelligence platform certifications.
• Experience supporting a Federal Office of Inspector General Federal law enforcement organization audit organization or comparable oversight accountability or investigative environment.
• Experience supporting audits inspections evaluations investigations hotline analysis or fraud-risk activities.
• Experience handling sensitive nonpublic investigative procurement-sensitive or law-enforcement-sensitive information.
• Experience conducting transaction tracing anomaly detection link analysis entity resolution timeline analysis and preparation of analytical products for use by auditors investigators attorneys or senior leadership.

Dexis is on a mission to help solve todays most pressing global political social and economic challenges and create a world where all people are safe and prosperous. As a Dexis employee you will be challenged empowered and mentored. Our motto is find a way or make a way thats how Dexis goes all in. How will you

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Only those applicants who meet the above criteria will be contacted for interview.

Dexis is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color sex national origin religion pregnancy disability age genetic information military service veteran status ethnicity citizenship sexual orientation gender identity marital status childbirth and related medical conditions including lactation or any other protected class under applicable law.

As part of a competitive benefits package for eligible employees Dexis provides healthcare insurance in addition to other staff welfare benefits and perks.