Business Data Scientist

Position Summary:

The primary task will be focused on providing business analytics support including dashboards, workflow automations, and establishing the necessary supporting data pipelines for Space Operations Command, United States Space Force. Successful candidates should have experience developing and implementing mathematical models to solve various problems across multiple domains. Experience and familiarity with the space domain is preferred. 

Responsibilities:

• Understanding customer requirements, adjusting analytical efforts to meet those requirements, and effectively communicating results
• Wrangling data, building pipelines and dashboards, automating workflows
• Developing and implementing mathematical and statistical models to solve various problems across multiple domains
• Ability to coordinate with senior managers and decision makers to identify and solve a variety of problems and to clarify management objectives
• Work as part of a contractor team working alongside a broader team of government and contract staff

Required Skills and Experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree in operations research, data science, or related technical field
• 5 years of experience
• Proficiency with Python
• Programming experience with PySpark, MATLAB, R, SQL, or TypeScript
• Advanced proficiency with Excel
• Experience with data, data pipelines, and dashboards
• Experience developing and implementing mathematical and statistical models
• High motivation, creativity, and flexibility to work in a dynamic environment
• Ability to work well as part of a team
• Strong quantitative and analytic abilities to analyze data using a variety of methods and to uncover trends and insights
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, especially when communicating technical information to audiences with varying backgrounds
• Strong critical thinking skills
• Must have an active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.

Preferred Skills and Experience: 

• Experience in DoD space and/or joint force programs
• Experience with NumPy, scikit-learn, keras, PyTorch, Tensorflow, Pandas, SymPy, SPSS, PSPP, SymPy, SAS
• Experience with Envision/Warp Core
• Experience with workflow automation tools
• Basic experience with APIs
• Experience with the Microsoft Power Platform

Compensation: The salary for this position ranges from approximately $100,000 to $130,000 depending on relevant experience and qualifications.

Benefits: LinQuest offers comprehensive and competitive benefit offerings to our team members to include medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, company paid life insurance, and more!  For additional information please visit: https://www.linquest.com/careers/our-benefits

Why LinQuest?

LinQuest Corporation has a stellar 40-year track record of providing end-to-end system-of-systems (SoS) architecture definition, engineering design, integration and test, and operations expertise to enable full lifecycle development and deployment of pre-eminent Space, Air, Land, Sea, Ground, and Cyberspace game-changing capabilities across US DOD and IC Customers’ portfolios.   Unique combination of in-depth domain knowledge, lessons learned-honed best practices, and mission-specific applications of principles, tools, and techniques of Digital Engineering (DE), DE Ecosystem (DEE), and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) set LinQuest apart from the competition to consistently deliver stellar high-value results for our customers.  LinQuest’s corporate vision and values place the employee at the center of utmost customer satisfaction, strategic business growth, and tactical execution excellence.  Our employees’ creative and inspirational drive, sense of fulfillment of personal and professional growth, and tightknit camaraderie within and across lines of business are essential in gaining and maintaining exceptional LinQuest corporate-wide results of new business awards and renewed contracts.