Data Scientist Opportunity at DEFTEC Corporation

DEFTEC Corporation is known for delivering mission-critical solutions through expertly delivered services and innovative products. Our commitment to the missions of our clients drives us to provide effective solutions to address their operational challenges and requirements. Our skilled and dedicated employees work closely with our clients to ensure the delivery of exceptional services and products.

Position Overview

DEFTEC Corporation is seeking a Data Scientist Analyst to support the Space Training and Readiness Command Human Capital Directorate (S1). The S1 team provides comprehensive personnel and manpower support, systems and program integration, and civilian pay oversight across the STARCOM Enterprise. STARCOM/S1 develops U.S. Space Force (USSF) and U.S. Air Force human capital policies to prepare forces to excel in a Contested, Degraded, and Operationally Limited (CDO) environment. This position involves modeling complex business problems and uncovering business insights using statistical, algorithmic, mining, and visualization techniques. You will play a role in building and developing our personnel and manpower data infrastructure, supporting senior leadership with insights, management reports, and analyses for effective decision-making.

Job Responsibilities

• Utilize scientific analysis to assist the S1 and senior leadership in decision-making; advocate for enhanced business practices.
• Assess enterprise architecture data to translate business needs into analytics/reporting requirements, supporting executive decisions and workflows.
• Proactively mine data warehouses to identify trends and patterns, generating insights for business units and senior leadership.
• Employ advanced analytic methods to extract value from business data.
• Conduct large-scale experimentation to identify hidden relationships between variables in large datasets.
• Research and implement cutting-edge techniques and tools in machine learning, deep learning, and artificial intelligence.
• Determine requirements for training and evolving deep learning models and algorithms.
• Visualize information and develop engaging reports on data analysis results using data visualization tools.
• Advise product teams on new products, features, or updates through database recommendations.
• Develop frameworks and processes to analyze unstructured information collected through social media platforms.
• Support user experience specialists and information architects to enhance information visualization.
• Distribute best practices to analytics and product teams, providing consultations for database experimentations.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in the field of Data Science.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, Big Data, Hadoop, Java, Spark, TensorFlow.
• Working knowledge of Machine Learning Algorithms.
• Statistical modeling through software (e.g., SPSS) or programming language (e.g., Python or R).
• Proficiency with other programming languages such as R and SQL.
• Hands-on experience deploying analytical models to solve business problems.
• Ability to develop experimental and analytical plans for data modeling processes.
• Strategic thinking about business, product, and technical challenges in an enterprise environment.
• Experience in Agile development.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to collaborate in a team environment.
• Active Top-Secret Clearance.
• Bachelor's Degree.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of the Envision Platform.

Benefits

DEFTEC offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, holiday, paid time off, life insurance, short/long-term disability, and educational reimbursement. Our team of professionals makes a difference daily in vital national security missions. We prioritize our employees' well-being, making DEFTEC an ideal workplace.

We provide reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Contact if you require reasonable accommodations.

Drug-Free Workplace

DEFTEC is a Drug-Free Workplace, and post-offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for controlled substances and alcohol as outlined in our policies.

AAP/EEO Statement

DEFTEC Corp is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, prohibiting discrimination and harassment based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender,