Senior Data Scientist

Prescient Edge is seeking aSenior Data Scientistto support a federal government client.

Please note that the availability of this position is contingent upon.

Benefits & Compensation:

At Prescient Edge we believe that acting with integrity and serving our employees is the key to everyones success. To that end we provide employees with a best-in-class benefits package that includes:

• 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.
• Salary range: $135000 - $210000. Salary to be determined by the education experience knowledge skills and the abilities of the applicant internal equity and alignment with market data.

Description:

• 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 metadata 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 Python5 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.

Experience:

• 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:

• Associates 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 RPTG3222 (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 w/ CI Polygraph

Location:

• Colorado Springs CO.