Data Scientist

Company: Society of Exploration Geophysicists
Location: Washington
Posted on: November 1, 2024

Job Description:

Data Scientist (SME)Washington, DCVeterans Management Services, Inc. (VMSI) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and we are looking for a highly motivated Data Scientist to join our team supporting our Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management (OAAM) client. The mission of the DOJ is to uphold the rule of law, to keep our country safe, and to protect civil rights.RESPONSIBILITIES:The Data Scientist shall be a subject matter expert with demonstrated experience serving as a data scientist on a complex technology implementation or data analytics project. They shall have the expertise to lead moderate data science teams and have knowledge across business operations and development.Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical knowledge and analysis of highly specialized applications and operational environments, high-level functional IT systems analysis, design, integration, documentation, and implementation advice on exceptionally complex problems.
• Apply advanced mathematical principles, methods, and knowledge of the functional area of expertise in compiling and fusing data from multiple IT systems to meet specific task order requirements to exceptionally difficult and narrowly defined problems.
• Have working knowledge of federal grant-making policies, procedures, and administration.
• Apply pattern-recognition techniques to large structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data sets to automate and optimize data wrangling (extract, transform, clean, evaluate, normalize/standardize, and organize) from disparate sources.
• Expertise developing interrogating databases with Structured Query Language (SQL) to develop complex queries involving joins, subqueries, aggregation, indices, common table expressions, and query optimization/plans.
• Development experience, with a focus on data manipulation and/or statistics, using one or more of these languages or applications: Python, R, SAS, Tableau, AWS.
• Experience in both small and big data environments with an understanding of the tradeoffs in scaling algorithms between differing environments.
• The ability to code and debug stored procedures is desirable.REQUIREMENTS:
• Ten (10) years of relevant professional experience.
• Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.About VMSI:Founded in 2009, Veterans Management Services, Inc. (VMSI) is a management consulting organization and a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). While strategically headquartered in the greater Washington D.C. area, VMSI has both employees and clients throughout the entire United States. Since our establishment, VMSI has grown to nearly 200 employees located in over 30 locations across almost 20 states and is continuing to grow.Our company mission statement is clear and simple- "To be the BEST DECISION our clients make." We accomplish this by providing our customers with industry leading professionals, increased business capabilities, applicable subject matter expertise, and unmatched customer service-and we do this with integrity and passion.The VMSI employee is a highly motivated, empowered, ethical, intelligent, inquisitive, driven, enthusiastic, and hard-working individual. Our employees embody our corporate mission statement- "To be the BEST decision our clients make!" VMSI both enables and expects our employees to be the very BEST by providing strong corporate support to ensure you can anticipate needs, advise brilliantly, and provide solutions!Benefits:
• Attractive total compensation package to include competitive salary and medical benefits.
• 17 days of Paid Time Off (to start!) + 11 Paid Holidays.
• Health insurance plans include medical, vision, and dental.
• Health Savings Account.
• Flexible Spending Account.
• Pet Insurance.
• 401K.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• and MORE!Here at VMSI we strive for all our employees to have a healthy work-life balance. When you enjoy your life outside of our walls, you're at your best the next time you walk through our doors and can continue "To be the BEST DECISION our clients make."Equal Opportunity Employment:VMSI 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.VMSI is an E-Verify Employer
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