Senior Data Scientist

Job Family:

Data Science Consulting

Travel Required:

None

Clearance Required:

Active Secret

What You Will Do:
The Senior Data Scientist is responsible for leading a team of developers and participating in analysis of actual and predictable interacting operational activities of business to obtain a quantitative, rational basis for decision making through the application of logic and scientific or economic disciplines and techniques. Ability to devise modeling and measuring techniques; utilizes mathematics, statistical methods, engineering methods, operational mathematics techniques (linear programming, game theory, probability theory, symbolic language, etc.), and other principles and laws of scientific and economic disciplines. Ability to demonstrate a complete understanding and wide application of technical principles, theories, and concepts within the Data Science/Operations Research field and provide consultation to technical solutions over a wide range of complex difficult problems in which proposed solutions are imaginative, thorough, practicable, and consistent with organization objectives. 

What You Will Need:

• An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED Secret Federal or DoD security clearance

• Bachelor’s degree 

• TEN (10) years of professional experience including FIVE (5) years of data engineer, data analytics or data science experience; a Master's degree may be used in lieu of TWO (2) years experience

• Experience with common data science tools, such as R, Python, MATLAB; with a heavy emphasis on Python. 

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Master’s degree

• Demonstratable experience in at least one statistical programming language (i.e., C#, Python, R); knowledge and understanding of Python is a plus.

• Demonstrates expert experience in leading development efforts with clear examples of value added to the client.

• Demonstrates experience interacting with end-users to understand and document business and functional requirements for complex projects, as well as collaborating with technical teams across the full software development life cycle.

• Demonstrates considerable proven knowledge of organizational planning and project management specific to lifecycle development processes.

• Experience with common data science tools, such as R, Python, MATLAB; with a heavy emphasis on Python. 

• Experience scoping and estimating project tasks, as well as managing multiple tasks with minimal supervision.

• Ability to collect, organize, manage, and process client’s sources of information and enhance data collection procedures.

• Understanding of the processing, cleaning, and verification of data used for analysis and ad-hoc analysis.

• Ability to perform verification, validation, and fault detection of data models.

• Applied statistics skills, such as distributions, statistical testing, regression, etc.

• Understanding of data visualization tools (MS Power BI, Tableau, Qlik etc.); with a heavy emphasis on Power BI. Examples of migration between multiple visualization tools is a plus.

• Understanding of the appropriate statistical model to apply to any problem.

• Strong understanding and experience working with cloud infrastructure services like Azure, Amazon Web Services & Google Cloud; with a heavy emphasis on AWS.

• Demonstrable experience with web applications. RPA orchestration, cloud architecture, data API integration, data analytics, AI, big data platforms, and automating machine learning components.

• Ability to stand-up and manage an integrated software development and machine learning environment.

• Experience in any database technology (SQL Server/Azure Cosmos DB).

• Experience implementing and automating models created by data science teams (i.e. Spark, Scala, Hive, Python, R, etc.).

• Experience working with different query languages (i.e. PL-SQL, T-SQL). 

• Experience working with code repositories and continuous integration (i.e. Git, Jenkins, etc.).

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), or equivalent 

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Basic Life & Supplemental Life

• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

• Student Loan PayDown

• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities

• Skills Development & Certifications

• Employee Referral Program

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program

• Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

If you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@guidehouse.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.

All communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or guidehouse@myworkday.com.  Correspondence received by an applicant from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will not be honored by Guidehouse.  Note that Guidehouse will never charge a fee or require a money transfer at any stage of the recruitment process and does not collect fees from educational institutions for participation in a recruitment event. Never provide your banking information to a third party purporting to need that information to proceed in the hiring process.

If any person or organization demands money related to a job opportunity with Guidehouse, please report the matter to Guidehouse’s Ethics Hotline. If you want to check the validity of correspondence you have received, please contact recruiting@guidehouse.com. Guidehouse is not responsible for losses incurred (monetary or otherwise) from an applicant’s dealings with unauthorized third parties.

Guidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.