Blackspoke IT

Data Scientist | TS/SCI

St. Louis, MO US
Julia TensorFlow API AWS Spark Microservices Torch C++ Machine Learning Python GCP Kafka Go R
Description

Own your opportunity to serve as a critical component of our nation’s safety and security. Make an impact by using your expertise to protect our country from threats. Be part of an exciting opportunity to contribute to one of the nation's most critical intelligence organizations. Your work directly impacts national security and global issues, you will have the chance to contribute to missions that are of paramount importance to the United States and its allies, know that that the environments and programs you support are making a difference on a global scale. Our customers operate at the forefront of technology, dealing with some of the most advanced defense, geospatial, and intelligence systems in the world. 

 

HOW A DATA SCIENTIST WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

This position supports the Geospatial Services & Solutions business area to provide high-quality, cost-effective solutions to the customer. As part of the GSS Team the Data Scientist's expertise is needed to support a sophisticated enterprise environment.

The Scientist is an active participant in SAFe and Scrum development teams and meetings.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Identify data sources and automate collection processes
  • Perform preprocessing of structured and unstructured data
  • Analyze large, complex data sets to identify trends and patterns
  • Build predictive models and machine learning algorithms
  • Combine models through ensemble modeling
  • Present information using data visualization techniques
  • Propose solutions and strategies to address Key Intelligence Questions
  • Collaborate with engineering and product development teams

Required Skills:

  • 5+ years of experience as a Data Scientist, Data Engineer, ML Engineer, or Data Analysts and Bachelor's Degree in Computer Programming, Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience
  • 5+ years of experience in a Linux environment
  • Direct experience and demonstrated proficiency with Python programming to build containerized microservices that use message queues such as activemq or rabbitmq.
  • Experienced in ML Model performance testing and hyperparameter tuning (Tensorboard, wandb, mlflow)
  • Experience training ML models with GPU acceleration in a containerized environment using common AI frameworks such as Tensorflow or Torch.
  • Experience with workload managers (SLURM, Argo Workflow, Airflow)
  • Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Must possess excellent time management skills and the drive to work unsupervised
  • Active TS/SCI clearance required and eligibility to obtain a CI poly

Desired Skills:

  • Prior experience working with or within the Intelligence Community or a military intelligence unit
  • Understanding of access management and security groups (i.e. IAM, S3 bucket, SSH, VPN, etc.)
  • computer vision related experience with torchvision or tensorflow object detection APIs.
  • Additional languages on top of Python preferred (C++, Julia, Go, R)
  • Familiarity with Cloud Platform AI-ML toolsets (e.g. AWS Sagemaker, GCP Vertex)
  • Experience building data pipelines with spark, kafka, or nifi

What you will get:  

  • Joining a team of technology experts and partners in the same mission  
  • A high-growth environment with plenty of opportunities to grow your career as the company grows 
  • Owner and Leadership team that come from technical backgrounds so they understand the day-to-day challenges of the technical consulting world and can offer real-life solutions and guidance  
  • Highly competitive benefits package that shows we want to hire the very best  

 
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. Individuals with disabilities, including disabled veterans or veterans with service-connected disabilities, are encouraged to apply. If you need assistance applying outside of the online application, please contact recruiting@blackspoke.com for more information.
 
This Organization Participates in E-Verify
 
This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. 
 
If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. 
 
Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9. E-Verify Works for Everyone For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that your employer has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact DHS. 
 
Department of Homeland Security:  888-897-7781and E-Verify.gov

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