Senior Data Scientist

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About the role

Parsons is looking for a talented Senior Data Scientist to join our growing team. In this role, you will support key activities in defense of emerging threats in the cybersecurity domain. You will work directly with our software engineering and threat analyst teams to model complex data in an environment comprised of many databases and varying technology stacks. You will work as part of a team that develops and tailors capabilities with the common goal to prevent and eradicate threats to critical U.S. systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop statistical and graph-based algorithms to analyze and make sense of data sets.
• Clean and structure disparate data received from a globally dispersed customer base.
• Provide insight into dataset structures and produce data visualizations that are consumable by both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Translate mission customer qualitative analysis process and goals into quantitative formulations that are coded into software prototypes.
• Develop and implement statistical and machine learning techniques to create descriptive and predictive analytics.
• Evaluate and validate the performance of analytics using standard techniques and metrics and oversee development of individual analytic development efforts guiding them toward solutions that can scale to large datasets.
• Work in close partnership with subject matter experts, software engineers, and cloud developers to guide the formulation of analytics to production.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI security clearance with Polygraph.
• 7+ years of experience, with additional education able to count towards total years of experience.
• Bachelor’s degree, or additional years of education in lieu of a degree.
• Experience with designing and implementing machine learning, data mining, advanced analytical algorithms, advanced statistical analysis, artificial intelligence, or software engineering with data analysis software (R, Python, SAS, MATLAB).

Skills

• Proficiency with Python/Jupyter Notebooks, SQL and relational databases, ElasticSearch/Kibana/OpenSearch.
• Experience with Java is a plus.
• Background working with analyst teams including conducting data analysis and creating data visualizations.
• Experience with graph analytics, data pipelines, and IP-based network data is a plus.
• Experience working within a cybersecurity mission environment using tools and capabilities to generate threat intelligence, including working with cybersecurity analyst teams to perform data analysis and a deep understanding of adversary tradecraft.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Paid time off.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Life insurance.
• Flexible work schedules and holidays.

Pay

Salary Range: $112,200.00 - $196,400.00

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team, delivering resources to U.S. government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental.