Data Scientist/Application Developer (Secret cleared)
About the role
Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company within global Accenture, to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!
Responsibilities
- Conduct data discovery and exploratory data analysis across structured and unstructured data
- Data cleansing, normalization, aggregation, and modeling
- Design and build analytic applications in Palantir Foundry, including dashboards and interactive workflows
- Apply advanced analytics and statistical methods such as regression, clustering, hypothesis testing, and A/B testing
- Create and embed AI/ML capabilities (LLMs, NLP, RAG/GraphRAG) into analytic workflows
- Create clear visualizations and metrics to support executive and operational decision-making
- Collaborate in an Agile/Scrum environment to rapidly iterate on solutions
- Communicate insights effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Requirements
- US Citizen (No dual citizenship)
- Active DoD Secret clearance required
- Strong experience in data science and analytics, including EDA, data wrangling, modeling, and statistical analysis
- Proficiency in Python and related analytics/pipeline libraries (pandas, polars, PySpark)
- Experience with AI/ML and statistical modeling tools (scikit-learn, statsmodels, Prophet; NLP tools such as spaCy or NLTK)
- Experience building production-grade analytics solutions (apps, dashboards, notebooks)
- Experience with data visualization using Python libraries or BI tools (matplotlib, seaborn, plotly, PowerBI, Tableau, Qlik)
- Comfort working in a dynamic Agile/Scrum environment with evolving requirements
- Strong communication skills for presenting insights to non-technical audiences
- Background in statistics, mathematics, operations research, or applied sciences
- Hands-on experience with Palantir Foundry (pipelines, transforms, Workshop, Ontologies, AIP)
- Experience building AI-enabled applications using LLMs, NLP, RAG, or GraphRAG
- Experience developing rapid analytic demos with Streamlit
- Familiarity with model deployment and ML/AI serving architectures
- Exposure to TypeScript
- Experience with data platform operations, monitoring, or optimization
- Experience building and maintaining ETL pipelines supporting analytic applications
Qualifications
- Experience with Palantir Foundry, Databricks, or similar data platforms
Skills
- Python programming
- Data wrangling and modeling
- Advanced analytics and statistical methods
- AI/ML and statistical modeling tools
- Data visualization
- Agile/Scrum methodology
- Palantir Foundry
- Databricks
- Streamlit
- Model deployment and ML/AI serving architectures
- TypeScript
- Data platform operations, monitoring, or optimization
- ETL pipelines
Benefits
As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below.
The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland is: $100,200—$203,100 USD
Pay
As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below.
The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland is: $100,200—$203,100 USD
Schedule
As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below.
The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland is: $100,200—$203,100 USD