Data Scientist
Hybrid · Chantilly, Virginia, United States or Vienna, Virginia, United States
Job Summary
The Data Scientist position at NT Concepts involves supporting Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Analytics initiatives to enhance national security. Responsibilities include leading teams, implementing best practices in the data science lifecycle, building secure data pipelines, collaborating with engineers, and preparing documentation. Required skills encompass a strong background in data research, experience with imagery data, knowledge of computer vision workflows, and proficiency in Python and Linux. The role demands understanding of AI workloads and operational security practices, specifically within the context of Department of Defense operations.
Required Qualifications
- 4+ years of applied data research, modeling, evaluation, and deployment to production
- 4+ years of implementing scalable models and techniques, monitoring and logging for performance and accuracy, and responding to elasticity in data, time, and users
- 4+ years of experience designing and implementing data curation techniques, specifically those designed for imagery
- Experience building and maintaining ETL pipelines, including Kubeflow pipelines
- Background working with imagery data, overhead imagery (optical or Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)), and synthetic data
- Knowledge of image classification, object detection, and change detection in computer vision workflows
- Familiarity with earth observation sensor modalities and remote sensing workflows
- Knowledge of AI workloads, workflows, and infrastructures
- Understanding of Department of Defense mission operations, requirements, and decision flows
- Strong understanding of operational security and information security practices and principles
- Experience with machine and deep learning libraries such as Scikit-learn and PyTorch
- Proficiency with the Python programming language
- Experience with Git version control systems
- Proficiency with Linux OS, such as RHEL, Ubuntu, and Apache
Additional Requirements
- Active Top-Secret clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI preferred
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