SME Data Scientist

"Secure our Nation, Ignite your Future" Overview Every day, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) manages the enormous flow of people, capital, and products that enter and exit the United States by air, land, sea, and cyberspace. The volume and complexity of both physical and virtual border crossings necessitate solutions to promote efficient trade and travel. Moreover, effective solutions help CBP ensure the movement of people, capital, and products is legal, safe, and secure. In response to this challenge, ManTech, as a trusted mission partner of CBP, is seeking capable, qualified, and versatile SME Data Scientists to help lead the development and delivery of top-quality predictive modeling solutions. Successful applicants will serve as recognized experts in the application of quantitative methods, machine learning algorithms, and predictive models to address complex national and homeland security challenges. They will help our team to leverage large structured and unstructured datasets to develop and operationalize models, tools, and applications that drive optimized decision-making. Project tasks include data collection, mining, data and text analytics, clustering analysis, pattern recognition and extraction, automated classification and categorization, and entity resolution to implement and enhance automated risk assessment. The products we develop provide actionable insights with real and immediate impact on the safety and security of the United States, its citizens, visitors, and economy. The top applicants will have several years of experience in highly dynamic, threat/risk-driven operating environments. They will also have a proven track record of delivering production-ready decision support tools and applications used in the field and by mission-support entities. Additionally, highly competitive applicants will have demonstrated the ability to work closely and collaboratively with mission stakeholders; respond to emergent, mission-driven changes in priorities and expected outcomes; and, apply new and emerging tools and techniques. Within three to six months of joining the project, SME Data Scientists will be expected to: - Lead and perform hands-on data and threat/intel analysis leading to the development of analytics solutions (e.g., predictive models, visual analytics reports), to support CBP users conduct law enforcement mission-critical activities. - Collaborate with mission stakeholders to define, frame, and scope mission challenges where big data interventions may offer significant mitigations to project schedules and outcomes. - Demonstrate proficiency in extracting, cleaning, and transforming CBP transactional and associated data sets within an identified problem space to build predictive models and develop appropriate supporting documentation. - Use knowledge of various statistical and machine learning techniques to develop, evaluate, and deploy new predictive analytical models that directly inform mission decisions. - Utilize and explore a variety of statistical/modeling tools and languages to compare and assess best performing Machine Learning results. Required Qualifications - Experience in developing machine learning models and applying advanced analytics solutions to solve complex business problems - Experience with programming languages including: R, Python, Scala, Java. - Proficiency with SQL programming Desired Qualifications - Experience/Proficiency in conducting development and integration activities to deploy, assess and update Machine Learning models into applications for end-user use and evaluation. - Proficiency with Unsupervised Machine Learning methods including Cluster Analysis (e.g., K-means, K-nearest Neighbor, Hierarchical, Deep Belief Networks, Principal Component Analysis), Segmentation, etc. Education: - HS Diploma/GED and 20+ years - AS/AA and 18+ years - BS/BA and 12+ years - MS/MA/MBA and 9+ years - PhD/Doctorate and 7+ years Certification: - None Clearance: - Selected applicants must be a US Citizen and able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) suitability. - Ability to obtain a Top Secret Clearance The projected compensation range for this position is $192,351-$329,700. There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location (For Remote Opportunities), education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories. In addition, ManTech invests in its employees beyond just compensation. ManTech International Corporation, as well as its subsidiaries proactively fulfills its role as an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability, status as a Disabled Veteran, Recently Separated Veteran, Active Duty Wartime or Campaign Badge Veteran, Armed Forces Services Medal, or any other characteristic protected by law. 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