Data Scientist - REMOTE

Type of Requisition:

Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Suitability:

Public Trust/Other Required:

MBI (T2)

Job Family:

Data Science

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Data Mining, Data Science, Statistical Analysis

Certifications:

Experience:

8 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Data Scientist supporting the United States Postal Service (USPS). GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Data Scientist, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Data Scientist joining our team to help identify intelligence hidden in vast amounts of data and illuminating networks of concern and direct investigative decisions to deliver high quality investigative products. 

HOW A DATA SCIENTIST WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Applying data mining techniques, doing statistical analysis
• Using classified and unclassified systems to support creating targetable opportunities by identifying individuals and drugs and/or weapons trafficking organizations that pose a threat to the mail-stream and federal customers, employees, and infrastructure. 
• Use analytical targeting information from other programs.
• Analyze processes in place to find a way to incorporate new processes within a new target model.
• Develop and Build Automated Tools to optimize classifiers using machine learning techniques associated to automation when working with large data sets.
• Enhance data collection procedures to automate repetitive processes, include relevant data for building analytical systems, process, cleanse and verify the integrity of the data.
• Conduct ad-hoc analysis and present results in a clear manner which could include presentations, written documents and/or graphs and charts for visual aids.
• Assist with general IT support as needed for the skill level of the data scientists.
• Enhance and support a Cloud resource hosting solutions.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in a Computer Science or related technical discipline (preferred)

Required Experience:

• 8+ years of related professional work experience

Required Skills & Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to build high quality prediction systems, and integrating these specialties and results with existing products   
• Demonstrated ability to utilize state-of-the-art methods to mine large data sets in various formats and from various sources to produce intelligence products
• Demonstrated ability to utilize available third-party data sources to enhance a more comprehensive analytical picture
• Demonstrated ability to create an automated detection system with internal tracking of its performance

Security Clearance Level:

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust and successfully pass a thorough Government background screening process requiring the completion of detailed forms and fingerprinting
• This position has a U.S. residency requirement. The USPS security clearance process requires the selected candidate to have resided in the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for the last five years as follows: U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 6 months consecutively in the last 3 years (unless they meet certain exceptions). Non-U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 90 days consecutively in the last 3 years.

Location:

• 100% remote in the U.S.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career.
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications.
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

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The likely salary range for this position is $106,371 - $177,632. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

None

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation’s most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.