Data Scientist

JOB DESCRIPTION

Data Scientist
 
Selected candidate must reside within two (2) hours of SSA Headquarters in Woodlawn, MD. Selected candidate must be willing to work on-site at least 2 days a week. 
 
*** Selected candidate must reside within two (2) hours of SSA Headquarters in Woodlawn, MD 
 
*** Selected candidate must be willing to work on-site at least 2 days a week. 
 
Key Required Skills:
 
Strong knowledge of R, Python, SAS, Gen AI and Machine Learning.
 
Position Description:
 
    Determine the nature of analytic problems, evaluate options, and offer recommendations for resolution. 
 
    Advise on the methods and data needed and/or available to evaluate the (intelligence or data) problem. 
 
    Collaborate with data collectors and analysts to identify and close gaps on complex monitoring problems. 
 
    Provide accurate, timely, complex and sophisticated data analysis. 
 
    Determine and employ the most appropriate research design for data collection and analysis. Analyze, evaluate, and assess quantitative data (using statistical software, computer models, geospatial models, software languages, and mathematical models) to contribute to or develop software tools, analytic models, or reports. 
 
Skills Requirements:
 
FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS (Basic Qualifications)
 
    Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, or Information Science
 
    Minimum 8 Year (s) of Data Scientist experience
 
    Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust. Contract requirement. 
 
FACTORS TO HELP YOU SHINE (Required Skills)
 
These skills will help you succeed in this position:
 
    Expert-level experience working with real world data sets in predictive modelling using a scripting language such as Python, SAS and R.
 
    Knowledge of TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, NLTK, Azure ML (optional), Amazon Web Services EC2.
 
    Expert knowledge in conducting data analysis and applying advanced statistical concepts and machine learning methods to build, train, test, and evaluate a variety of supervised and unsupervised analytic models.
 
    Ability to clean and process large amounts of real-world data.
 
    Experience retrieving and manipulating data from a variety of data sources included Db2, Oracle, SQL Server, Hadoop and flat files. 
 
    Experience with database management systems, e.g., MySQL, SQLite, SQL, etc.
 
    Either experience with, or the ability and willingness to learn distributed processing via the Hadoop ecosystem, i.e., Spark, Impala and Hive.
 
    Excellent analytical skills to identify potential risks and propose effective solutions.
 
    Clear communication skills to convey complex technical concepts to various partners.
 
    Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
 
    Providing problem solving skills, proven communication in written and verbal formats to various audiences to include executive leadership.
 
HOW TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD (Desired Skills)
 
Showcase your knowledge of modern development through the following experience or skills:
 
    Prior experience with federal or state governments IT projects.
 
    Prior experience working on applications that help identify fraudulent activities (Anti-Fraud) in government or larger private organizations.
 
    Experience working in an analytical research environment.
 
    Experience with statistical and machine learning software such as pandas and scikit-learn.
 
    Experience in parallel processing such as GPU programming with CUDA
 
    Mathematica
 
    Experience using markup languages such as LaTeX, HTML, etc.
 
    Natural Language Processing for anomaly detection
 
Education: 
 
    Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, or Information Science with a minimum of 12+ years of experience
 
    Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust. Contract requirement.
 
ABOUT THE COMPANY 
 
Headquartered in Leesburg, Virginia, Zenius Corporation is a HUBZone-certified small business. Zenius specializes in providing Grants Management, IT Modernization, Acquisition Management, and Financial Management services to Federal agencies. Zenius is selected by Inc 5000 as one of the fastest-growing companies in the DC Metro Area award for two years in a row     2021 and 2020. Zenius is also listed by Financial Times as one of the fastest-growing companies in the Americas in 2021. Zenius is an awardee of 2019 Best of Leesburg winner (Business Management Consultant category). Learn more at. 
 
BENEFITS 
 
Zenius Corporation is a very employee-oriented company. Join us now and help us grow! 
 
We offer a competitive benefits package that includes paid holidays and paid time off, medical insurance including health, vision, dental insurance, 401K matching, Flexible Spending Account and flexible schedules, as per business needs. We also work with our employees on training and professional certification plans that benefit the employee. 
 
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: 
 
Zenius Corporation provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Zenius complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. 
 
Zenius Corporation expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.