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Job description
The Swift Group is hiring a Data Scientist, Mentorship and Training — a full-time, based in McLean, VA role. Apply directly on The Swift Group's careers page below.
Data Scientist - Mentorship and Training
Location: McLean, VA
Department: Enterprise IT
Location Type: IN_OFFICE
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
- Design and deliver onboarding and upskilling programs for data scientists.
- Design and teach/facilitate in-person trainings to include full day classroom trainings and 1–2-hour deskside trainings
- Author and refine training materials and playbooks that make complex topics approachable.
- Establish and champion best practices for version control (Git/GitFlow), code review, and continuous integration for data science teams.
- Document tools, packages, and methodologies with Sphinx.
- Partner with stakeholders to translate mission needs into training, tooling improvements, and backlog priorities.
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Minimum 10 years of data science experience
- Advanced Python proficiency
- Expertise writing complex, performant SQL across multiple data sources; comfortable with schema exploration and query optimization
- Expertise with Git-based workflows (branches, PRs, code reviews)
- Proficiency with Linux fundamentals (shell, filesystem, SSH), Conda environment management
- Fluency with Jupyter Notebooks for exploration, demos, and reproducible training assets
- Demonstrated ability to debug code and data issues
- Exceptional communication skills and a coaching mindset; able to explain technical concepts clearly to junior data scientists in visual, verbal, and written formats
- Proven experience collaborating with multiple stakeholders and incorporating feedback into iterative improvements
- Desire to learn new data science techniques or software and prepare trainings
- US citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance required.
- Elastic Stack familiarity (Elasticsearch indexing/search patterns, Kibana visualizations, Logstash/Filebeat pipelines).
- Apache Spark (PySpark) for large‑scale data processing and performance tuning.
- FastAPI for building well‑documented, testable services that expose models and analytics.
- Docker and microservices fundamentals
- ETL/ELT design patterns and data workflow orchestration
- Sphinx for generating maintainable, versioned documentation from source.
- Understanding of API security and certificates
- Experience with client’s Data Science environment
- Knowledge and implementation of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and LLMs
- Experience with web development through Gradio, Streamlit, etc.
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Frequently asked questions
What skills are required for Data Scientist, Mentorship and Training at The Swift Group?
The required skills for Data Scientist, Mentorship and Training at The Swift Group include: Python, SQL, Git, Linux, Elasticsearch, Kibana, Spark, FastAPI, Docker, Microservices, ETL, LLM.
What is the seniority level for Data Scientist, Mentorship and Training at The Swift Group?
Data Scientist, Mentorship and Training at The Swift Group is a Senior level position.
How do I apply for Data Scientist, Mentorship and Training at The Swift Group?
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