ICF International seeks an experienced Senior Data Scientist to support the research and development of new cyber analytic capabilities that will help the US protect and defend its networks and critical information systems.
Requirements
- 10 or more years of practical working experience in one or more of the following areas: Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning Models, Question Answering, Text Mining, Information Retrieval, Distributional Semantics, Data Science, Knowledge Engineering
- Strong experience using a variety of mathematical, statistical, data mining, and data analysis methods/tools
- Experience in productization of machine learning algorithms and the ability to deliver data science components that are part of successful deliverables
- Working knowledge of general machine learning algorithms and NLP, Graph Theory, and Network Analysis
- Fluency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript, R, etc.)
- Experience with statistical data analysis, experimental design, and hypotheses validation
- Experience with database querying like SQL
Responsibilities
- Perform knowledge elicitation from customer subject matter experts and convert that to derived algorithms
- Analyze large data sets to identify actionable insights with mathematical statistical rigor
- Rigorously critique and correct intermediate results to improve the algorithmic outcomes
- Design and deploy deep learning algorithms and predictive models
- Develop custom data models and algorithms to apply to data sets
- Assess the effectiveness and accuracy of new data sources and data gathering techniques
- Develop processes and tools to monitor and analyze model performance and data accuracy
Other
- Active high-level security clearance required as part of client contract requirement
- US Citizenship required as part of client contract requirements
- Interpret and communicate results to non-technical customers
- Readiness to collaborate with engineering teams, product teams, and customers to develop prototypes and software products
- Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) experience
