Senior Data Science Analyst

MKS2 Technologies, LLC, an award-winning high growth small business, creates innovative and customer-centric technology solutions in the areas of Cyber Security, Instructional Design and Training, Software Engineering and IT Support Services to improve the security and well-being of our clients. Our commitment to excellence and our “Mission First” orientation has resulted in steady growth and an expanding client base across government agencies. We have employees nationwide and for the past three consecutive years were named one of the fastest growing Veteran-owned companies in the nation. Please take a moment to browse through our website and learn more about what it means to serve with MKS2.

In this advanced level role, the Senior Data Science Analyst works independently on the most complex programs. Researches and applies knowledge from existing and emerging data science principles, theories and practices to identify and solve complex analytic problems using established procedures, tools and platforms. Conducts requirements gathering and design sessions and defines and documents the scope and objectives for the business use case/solution. Performs detailed analysis and feature engineering on data. Works at a high technical level in all phases of data analysis, design, development and support of analytic solutions including design and development of data structures, data integration processes and user interfaces to illustrate the analytical insights. Guides and/or leads less experienced Data Science Analysts analytic projects, as needed. Delivers oral briefs, presentations and insights from analysis performed or solutions developed. Tests, compares and validates the results from Machine Learning models before implementing the solution. Works company-wide, in multi-platform environments, on multiple project assignments.

Skills and Experience
- At least 5 years of experience in Data Science using R/Python etc. on Hadoop platform
- Strong skills in statistical application prototyping with expert knowledge in R and/or Python development
- Design machine learning projects to address business problems determined by consultation with business partners.
- Work on a variety of datasets, including both structured and unstructured data.
- Deep knowledge of machine learning, data mining, statistical predictive modeling, and extensive experience applying these methods to real world problems
- Extensive experience in Predictive Modeling and Machine Learning: Classification, Regression & Clustering
- Understanding and experience working on Big Data Ecosystems is preferred : Hadoop, HDFS, Hive, Sqoop, Spark: pySpark, SparkR, SparkSQL, Jupyter & Zeppelin notebooks
- Understanding and/or Experience with data engineering is a plus
- Experience with cloud technologies(AWS, Azure, GCP, Snowflake) is big plus
- Create Interpretable visualizations that tell a story and paint a vision

Salary: $115,000 - $125,000

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: MKS2 Technologies is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.