Ninja Analytics is looking to address complex national and homeland security challenges by developing and delivering high-quality predictive modelling solutions.
Requirements
- Experience in developing machine learning models and applying advanced analytics solutions to solve complex business problems
- Experience with programming languages including: R, Python, Scala, Java.
- Proficiency with SQL programming
- Experience constructing and executing queries to extract data in support of EDA and model development
- Proficiency with statistical software packages including: SAS, SPSS Modeler, R, WEKA, or equivalent
- Experience with pattern recognition and extraction, automated classification, and categorization
- Experience with entity resolution (e.g., record linking, named-entity matching, deduplication/ disambiguation)
Responsibilities
- Perform hands-on analysis and modeling involving the creation of intervention hypotheses and experiments, assessment of data needs and available sources, determination of optimal analytical approaches, performance of exploratory data analysis, and feature generation (e.g., identification, derivation, aggregation).
- Collaborate with mission stakeholders to define, frame, and scope mission challenges where big data interventions may offer important mitigations and develop robust project plans with key milestones, detailed deliverables, robust work tracking protocols, and risk mitigation strategies.
- Demonstrate proficiency in extracting, cleaning, and transforming CBP transactional and mission data associated within an identified problem space to build predictive models as well as develop appropriate supporting documentation.
- Leverage knowledge of a variety of statistical and machine learning techniques and methods to define and develop programming algorithms; train, evaluate, and deploy predictive analytics models that directly inform mission decisions.
- Execute projects including those intended to identify patterns and/or anomalies in large datasets; perform automated text/data classification and categorization as well as entity recognition, resolution and extraction; and named entity matching.
- Brief project management, technical design, and outcomes to both technical and non-technical audiences including senior government stakeholders throughout the model development/ project lifecycle through written as well as in-person reporting.
Other
- Bachelor’s Degree (required), Master’s or Ph.D. degree (preferred) in operations research, industrial engineering, mathematics, statistics, computer science/engineering, or other related technical fields with equivalent practical experience.
- 12+ years of related experience
- Selected applicants must be a US Citizen and able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Security Clearance
- Travel requirements not specified, but may be required
- Must be able to work closely and collaboratively with mission stakeholders
