Data Scientist ll

Do you have an eye for detail and a passion for developing innovation solutions? Join our team! As a Data Scientist II at SNC, your fundamental responsibility will be to derive value out of data. You will use your mathematical skills to develop and implement advanced models of physical systems to derive mission critical information. You will process, cleanse, and validate the data integrity of that data and enhance it where required using third party data sources and other techniques.

The Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) business area provides affordable, turn-key command/control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection and security solutions worldwide. The MST team has a long legacy of supporting the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, commercial and international customers with years of experience in platform operations, engineering and full lifecycle management across domains – air, land, sea, space and cyber.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain algorithms/models
• Work closely with analyst and customer engagement teams to improve internal algorithms
• Analyze algorithm output errors and advise leadership on recommended improvements
• Work closely with software engineering team to deploy and maintain production algorithms

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field with at least 3+ years of relevant experience
• Higher education may substitute for relevant experience
• Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of required education
• Data-oriented personality
• Applied statistics skills, such as distributions, statistical testing, regression, etc.
• Understanding of machine learning techniques and algorithms
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, and experience with NLP libraries and frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face Transformers).
• Hands-on experience with large language models
• Experience of NLP fundamental concepts and models, such as language modeling, word embeddings, topic modeling, text categorization, information extraction, natural language understanding, transfer learning
• The ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret U.S. Security Clearance is required

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Expertise in Python and SQL
• Understanding of mathematical modeling
• Understanding of numerical analysis and computation algorithm development
• Familiarity with visualization libraries such as Matplotlib, ggplot, etc
• Familiarity with software development and software development life cycle best practices
• Understanding and experience in applying ML algorithms, such as Logistic Regression, Decision Trees, SVM, Naive Bayes, kNN, Random Forests, Dimensionality Reduction Algorithms, K-means clustering, etc

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SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret U.S. Security Clearance. U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment. Non-U.S. Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance. The Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudications Facility (DoD CAF), a federal government agency, handles the adjudicative aspects of the security clearance eligibility process for industry applicants. Adjudicative factors which affect the outcome of the eligibility determination include, but are not limited to, allegiance to the U.S., foreign influence, foreign preference, criminal conduct, security violations and illegal drug use.

Learn more about the background check process for Security Clearances.

SNC is a global leader in aerospace and national security committed to moving the American Dream forward. We’re known and respected for our mission and execution focus, agility, and disruptive and rapid innovation. We provide leading edge technologies and transformative solutions that support our nation’s most critical security needs. If you are mission-focused, thrive in collaborative environments, and want to make our country stronger with state-of-the-art technologies that safeguard freedom, join our team!

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome our employees to bring their whole selves to their work. SNC is committed to fostering an inclusive, accepting, and diverse environment free of discrimination.  Employment decisions are made without regarding to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law. Contributions to SNC come in many shapes and styles, and we believe diversity in our workforce fosters new and greater ways to dream, innovate, and inspire.