SUMMARY
Cypher Intelligence LLC is seeking a Data Scientist to support a cleared program in Chantilly. The successful candidate will possess a diverse range of data-focused skills and experience, both technical and analytical. They will have a strong desire and capability for problem solving, data analysis and troubleshooting, analytical thinking, and experimentation.
DUTIES, TASKS, & RESPONSIBILITIES- Working with large, complex, and disparate data sets
- Designing and implementing innovative ways to analyze and exploit the Sponsor’s data holdings
- Researching and reporting on a wide variety of Sponsor inquiries
- Raising proactive inquiries to the Sponsor based on observations and proposed data analysis/exploitation
- Solving difficult, non-routine problems by applying advanced analytical methodologies, and improving analytic methodologies
- Developing custom searches
- Communicating and coordinating with internal and external partners as needed
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, & TECHNOLOGIES- Active/current TS/SCI with Polygraph
- Thorough knowledge of appropriate analytic tools and methodologies in one or more of the following:
o Applied mathematics (e.g. probability and statistics, formal modeling, computational social sciences)
o Computer programming (e.g. programming languages, math/statistics packages, computer science, machine learning, scientific computing)
- Ability to code or script in one or more general programming language
- Experience with and theoretical understanding of algorithms for classification, regression, clustering, and anomaly detection
- Knowledge of relational databases, including SQL and large-scale distributed systems (e.g. Hadoop)
- Expertise with statistical data analysis (e.g. linear models, multivariate analysis, stochastic models, sampling methods)
- Demonstrated effectiveness in collecting information and accurately representing/visualizing it to non-technical third parties
