Are you passionate about transforming raw data into actionable insights? If you thrive on extracting knowledge from complex datasets and possess a knack for predictive modeling, we have an exciting opportunity for you. Join NS2 Mission as a Data Scientist, where you'll play a crucial role in unlocking the power of data to drive informed decision-making and shape the future of our analytics initiatives. You will be supporting the team in Virginia Beach, VA.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Ability to code in Python and leverage a variety of data analysis packages to include Pandas and/or Polars.
• Experience working with distributed computing frameworks like Spark, data engineering technologies like Airflow, and a broad familiarity with contemporary database options.
• Experience visualizing results from Exploratory Data Analysis and presenting findings to a customer.
• Experience working with a software development team, software engineering best practices, and applying the results from a data science project to lightweight applications.
• Experience developing machine learning models from inception and design, training, and testing, and through deployment.
• Extensive knowledge of appropriate analytic methods and methodological tools in one or more of the following areas:
  1. Applied Mathematics (e.g., probability and statistics, formal modeling, computational social sciences)
  2. Computer Programming (e.g., programming languages, math/statistics packages, computer science, machine learning, scientific computing)
  3. Visualization (e.g., GIS/geospatial analysis, telemetry analysis)

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in data science, Data Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience
• On-the-job experience exhibiting communication skills, both oral and written, as well as making presentations to small audiences
• Experience with Python
• Experience with network architecture
• Experience with risk assessments, methodologies, and scoring
• Experience working independently

Position Clearance Requirement:

TS/SCI

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain or maintain a U.S security clearance which requires U.S citizenship.

NS2 Mission is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. NS2 Mission is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws.

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NS2 Mission maintains a drug-free workplace and may perform pre-employment substance abuse testing, where required by contract and permitted by law.