Data Scientist

About the role

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) is a well-established and progressive defense contracting company in the DC Metro area. We are a professional services firm established in 1972 that has a long-standing reputation for unrivaled technical and analytical support to some of the top decision makers in the Federal Sector. We do state-of-the-art work and have a cadre of outstanding professionals on our team. The Joint, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Interagency Division (JOID) provides expert support services to a range of customers spanning across the Department of Defense, Federal Civilian, and international markets. JOID provides a diverse portfolio of analytical and programmatic capabilities to help our customers make informed decisions on their most challenging issues. JOID assists the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) in developing leading edge technologies to counter WMD in support of Combatant Commands (CCMDs) and transitioning these technologies to military services and Combatant Commanders (COCOMs). SPA provides expertise across the full range of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosives (CBRNE) WMD, Counter Improvised Threat and Countering Threat Network technologies to support understanding, detection, identification, characterization, denial, control, disabling, defeating, disposing, safeguarding the force, managing consequences, and test and evaluation in support of military and civilian operations. We have a near-term need for a Data Scientist to provide onsite support in Lorton, VA.

Requirements

• Required:
• BS in Data Science, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 3+ years of experience in application of scientific principles for scientific research, analysis, and modeling involving data/software.
• Experience in the following areas:
• Analyzing and recommending approaches for making heterogeneous data sources broadly available for discoverability and access to support a wide consumer-base, analytic needs, and use by diverse applications, services, and systems.
• Aiding in optimizing the management of data across nodes and the performance of distribution, search, and retrieval.
• Executing analytical experiments and prototyping to help solve problems across various domains and industries.
• Identifying relevant data sources and sets to mine for client business needs, and collect large structured and unstructured datasets and variables.
• Ability to accomplish tasks with minimal supervision and a demonstrated proactive work approach, with a strong sense of accountability, work ethic, and punctuality.
• Self-starter, self-motivated, problem solver, with demonstrated critical and analytical thinking and multi-tasking skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Agility with computer software and Microsoft Office products.
• Active DoD Secret clearance with the abiltiy to obtain a Top Secret clearance.
• Broad understanding of DTRA and DTRA RD's mission and organization.
• Able to travel of 10-20% to support program goals and deliver reports or presentations.
• Desired
• MS in a STEM or related field and 5+ years of related experience in that field.
• Experience within or working with the CBDP enterprise (JPEO, JSTO, JRO, National Labs, DoD Service Labs, DHS, DARPA, BARDA).
• An understanding of database management, data trends analysis, data structures, databases,

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