Description

　　The Leidos Defense Group has multiple openings for a Data Scientists at Newport News, VA. The levels are for Journeyman and Senior. These opportunities are a part of a large Military Intelligence Program supporting the USAF Air Combat Command's Distributed Common Ground System (AF DCGS).

　　These positions are supporting a proposal. We are expecting award and funding of these positions in February 2024.

　　The Mission

　　The Leidos Defense Group provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world's toughest security challenges for customers with "can't fail" missions. From scanning for illicit material at ports and borders to predicting future events and instability up to five years in advance, our products help customers make the world safer. To explore and learn more, click here!

　　Responsibilities:

　　Analyze data, identify patterns and trends, and develop predictive models for data-driven decisions.Ensure data is easily accessible, reliable, and secure.Develop strategies and apply mathematical, problem-solving, and coding skills to manage big data.Assess effectiveness and accuracy of new data sources and data gathering techniques.Develop data models and algorithms to apply to data sets.Devise and use algorithms and models to mine big-data stores.Perform data and error analysis to improve models.Clean and validate data for uniformity and accuracy.Analyze data for trends and patterns and extract meaning from and interpret data.

　　Qualifications:

　　Bachelors degree and 4+ years of experience; a combination of education and experience may be considered in lieu of a Bachelors degree.TS/SCI security clearance

　　Preferred Qualifications:

　　Strong coordination and collaboration skillsIAT level II certificationDemonstrated experience with at least one programming language such as Python or RDemonstrated experience with general data science packages such as Pandas, NumPy, and SciPyDemonstrated experience with relational database technologies and SQL, and querying through APIs for retrieving dataAF DCGS weapon system experience is highly desired

　　Pay Range:

　　Pay Range $81,250.00 - $146,875.00

　　The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

　　Original Posting Date:

　　12/21/2023

　　While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.