Senior Data Scientist - TS/SCI with CI Poly

Xcelerate Solutions is seeking an experienced hands-on Senior Data Scientist to join our team within a dynamic setting located in the Bethesda, Maryland area. As a Senior Data Scientist, you will play a critical role in shaping our client's enterprise architecture and driving cloud and data-related initiatives across the client’s organization. Your responsibilities will span multiple areas, including strategic planning, cross-domain services, data security, data compliance, data integrity, AI, and cloud platforms, to enhance our customer’s cloud and data ecosystem. Come join our award-winning organization and work with some of the most talented and brightest minds in the GovCon industry.

Security Clearance: TS/SCI with CI Poly Location: Bethesda, MD

Responsibilities:

Enterprise Architecture: Contribute to the design and evolution of our client’s enterprise cloud and data architecture, ensuring interoperability, security, and alignment with business goals.

Strategic Thinking: Develop data and cloud strategies that consider long-term implications, anticipating future needs and trends.

Collaboration: Collaborate with teams across different domains (e.g., CIO, CDO, Security) to drive data integration initiatives and foster a data-driven culture

Data Security and Compliance: Analyze current and recommend data security practices, including data transiting between differing security level enclaves, to ensure compliance with relevant regulations.

Data Integrity: Analyze current and recommend data structure, tagging, and quality standards, and means to discover and address anomalies in data/data patterns.

Multi-Cloud Environment: Recommend solutions to analyze data across multiple cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) for optimizing storage, compute , and analytics.

AI Integration: Recommend ways to leverage AI and machine learning techniques to extract insights, automate processes, and enhance decision-making.

New Data Sources from AI: Explore data generated by AI models and recommend ways to manage and integrate them into our client’s data ecosystem.

Data Tagging and Taxonomy: Analyze current and recommend data tagging standards, enabling efficient data discovery and governance.

Data Mesh: Champion the data mesh paradigm, promoting decentralized data ownership and self-serve analytics.

API Brokers: Collaborate with the client’s service providers for identity, credentialing, and access management to establish/enhance and manage data access permissions.

Compute and Storage Optimization: Analyze and recommend ways to optimize compute resources and storage solutions for efficient data processing.

Qualitative Computing: Recommend methods to integrate qualitative insights by understanding the context and nuances of the data.

Minimum Requirement

TS/SCI with CI Poly

Typically requires BS degree and 12 – 15 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10 – 13 years of prior relevant experience to operate within the scope contemplated by the level; additional years of experience can be considered in lieu of BS degree. May possess a Doctorate in technical domain.

Proven experience as a Data Scientist, with a focus on complex data environments

Experience with data visualization tools/software (e.g., Tableau, MS PowerBI ) to develop and deliver data analysis solutions and visualizations in support of client’s needs and reporting requirements

Strong proficiency in data manipulation and analysis.

Communication skills for technical writing and oral briefings

Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.) and big data technologies

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate technical insights into actionable recommendations

Passion for staying up to date with industry trends and advancements

Preferred Qualification

Master’s or Ph.D. in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Statistics, Data Science)

Five or more years of experience working with or in the Intelligence Community (IC)

Experience producing executive-level products

Knowledge of and experience working with IC policies, directives, and standards

About Xcelerate Solutions:

Founded in 2009 and headquartered in McLean, VA, Xcelerate Solutions (www.xceleratesolutions.com) is one of America's fastest-growing companies. Xcelerate’s culture is defined by our diversified workforce of dynamic and versatile professionals, supported with growth and development opportunities that contribute to individual and company growth. This strong commitment to our employees has been recognized by our inclusion on the Washington Business Journal’s “50 Best Places to Work” list as well as being a “Great Place to Work” certified company with a 4.6 star, and a 99% CEO approval Glassdoor rating. Come find out why Xcelerate Solutions is one of the DC Metro top employers!

Xcelerate Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, equal pay, disability, veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or expression of another protected characteristic. As part of this commitment to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals, Xcelerate provides reasonable accommodations if needed because of an applicant's or an employee's disability.

Pay Transparency Notice: Xcelerate Solutions will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.