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Principal Data Scientist

Principal Data Scientist

CompanyLeidos
LocationMcLean, VA, USA
Salary$126100 – $227950
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s, Master’s
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • 7+ years of expert knowledge in Splunk SPL and Splunk Enterprise systems.
  • 5+ years of experience with Python, R, VBA or another object-oriented programming language.
  • Experience using the statistical computer language Python to manipulate data and draw insights from large data sets.
  • Extensive knowledge in one or more data science libraries, such as NumPy, Pandas, OpenPyXL, etc.
  • Experience negotiating solutions to complex technical challenges and developing courses of action to resolve those challenges with predictable outcomes.
  • Experience leading high-visibility projects that have organization-wide impact.
  • Experience working collaboratively with developers and other data scientists.
  • Must possess a Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years of relevant experience or a Master’s degree with 6+ years of relevant experience.
  • Must have a TS/SCI with polygraph.

Responsibilities

  • Create innovative solutions to meet the technical needs of customers.
  • Work with data science teammates and the customer to create or refine recurring reports and ad-hoc reports.
  • Development documentation.
  • Conduct experimentation in various data science techniques, as well as developing, executing, and maintaining scripts and prototypes to analyze, interpret, visualize, and gain knowledge from numerous data sets individually or in combination to meet customer requirements.
  • Proactively coordinate with customers, Scrum PMs, and cross-functional areas to communicate project statuses and initiatives.
  • Analyze data to effectively coordinate, innovate, and implement process improvements to include current and new Splunk and Python reports and scripts.
  • Communicate key project data to teammates to foster team cohesion and effectiveness and apply best practices and standard operating procedures.

Preferred Qualifications

  • 2+ years of experience with Visual Basic for Applications
  • 5+ years of experience with SQL queries
  • 5+ years of experience with MS Access
  • Experience with MySQL
  • Experience with SharePoint on-prem
  • Experience with PowerShell
  • Experience with Tableau