Data Scientist (Job #6243)

Location: Arlington
Posted on: October 20, 2024

Job Description:

The Advanced Analytics group is all about focusing on our client?s mission. Individuals in this role are expected to work as a software developer and a quantitative researcher. You will be responsible to implement and promote data driven decision support systems, and create high-impact analytics solutions for our clients. In this role you work on a small team and can switch assignments and projects in a disciplined and fast paced environment. You must be confident to tackle complex problems, and will be expected to work on design algorithms and codify large-scale statistical models for real time processing based on the analytics architecture.

Previous experience working in software engineering and large-scale implementations of statistical methods to build decision support or recommender systems will enable you for this role. You will need to be innovative and entrepreneurial to work within a start-up like environment.

Responsibilities

Work with large and complex data sets to solve difficult and non-routine problems

Develop analytic models and work closely with cross-functional teams and people to integrate solutions

Drive the collection of data and refinement from multiple high-volume data sources

Research methods to improve statistical inferences of variables across models

Job Qualifications

3+ years of relevant work experience

Experience programming with Java, Python and SQL application development

Experience of relational databases and ETL data processing with thorough understanding of data structures, algorithms and design best practices

Experience analyzing complex, high-dimensionality data to perform text mining, NLP techniques and implement information retrieval or recommender systems

Experience with statistical computing tools like R, SAS, and SPSS

Experience working with machine learning and distributed computing tools like Hadoop is preferred

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Excellent debugging and testing skills, and likes to quickly learn new technologies

BS in Computer Science, Statistics or equivalent practical experience

Large scale systems (billons of records) design and development with knowledge of UNIX/Linux

Strong sense of passion, teamwork and responsibility

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