Data Scientist

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Data Scientist to support research-level data analytics at a customer site in Bethesda, MD. This position contributes to programs focused on advanced machine learning, natural language processing, and data fusion in support of national security objectives.

The work is carried out in an onsite environment in the United States and involves collaboration across data science and engineering roles, with the goal of turning complex datasets into mission-relevant findings for both technical and non-technical audiences.

What you’ll do

• Partner with a cross-functional team of data scientists, software developers, network engineers, senior investigators, program managers, researchers, and data analysts to design, build, and optimize a Data Science platform.
• Analyze big data spanning national security, cybersecurity, business intelligence, online social media, and human behavior, among other domains.
• Support multiple simultaneous projects, contributing independently and collaboratively to discover and deliver findings.
• Identify novel data sources to improve predictive algorithms and encourage user adoption of analytics platforms.
• Apply research design, exploratory analysis, quantitative methods, and user interface application design, along with customer outreach and engagement.

Required qualifications

• Education and experience: B.S. in a quantitative or analytical field (for example, Computer Science, Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, Engineering, Physics, or Computational Social Science) with 2+ years of experience. Alternatively, a Master’s degree or equivalent graduate degree including certificate-based advanced training courses with less than 2 years of experience.
• Experience in data science, analytics, or quantitative intelligence analysis with progressive technical development and outcomes.
• Proficiency in one or more scripting languages, including Python.
• Experience deploying data science applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and/or OpenShift.
• Experience with information retrieval and search technologies such as Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch and Kibana) and/or SQL.
• Experience working in hybrid teams of analysts, engineers, and developers to research, build, and deploy complex yet user-friendly algorithms and analytical platforms.
• Prior experience performing data science or research in analytics or big data that does not fit in memory.
• Track record of active learning and creative problem solving.
• Ability to analyze and assess software development or data acquisition requirements and determine cost-effective solutions.
• Familiarity with git or other version control technologies.
• Ability to own work and complete tasks on time with little or no supervision.
• Active Top Secret/SCI.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Preferred qualifications

• Significant data analytics experience supporting military or intelligence community customers with progressive technical development and mission-focused outcomes.
• Experience with at least two of: forensic media (DOMEX), open source publicly available information (PAI), measurement and signatures intelligence (MASINT), or cybersecurity and cyber forensics.
• Experience with Knowledge Graphs and related technologies such as neo4j or graph machine learning.
• Experience developing predictive algorithms, image classifiers, and object detectors.
• Familiarity with social network analysis, supply chain analysis, forensic accounting, pattern of life analysis, natural language processing, social media analysis, classification algorithms, and/or image processing.
• Experience blending analytical methodologies and leveraging existing COTS/GOTS/OS tools in unconventional ways.
• Experience with on-premises air-gapped environments and/or AWS/C2S.
• Familiarity with hardware platforms such as CPUs, GPUs, and FPGAs.

Technologies

• Python
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• OpenShift
• Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch and Kibana)
• SQL
• git

Location, work details, and eligibility

• Requisition ID: 5028
• Location: Bethesda, MD
• Work type: On-Site
• Shift: First
• Referral eligibility: Eligible
• U.S. citizenship required: Yes

Benefits

• Competitive fixed salary or hourly pay (based on experience, skills, location, and internal equity).
• Employee referral bonuses up to $10,000 per hired referral.
• Additional bonus opportunities for exceptional performance and contributions to business development and company growth (role-dependent).
• 100% company-paid medical premiums for employees and eligible dependents (CareFirst, Kaiser, and UnitedHealthcare plans including PPO, POS, HMO, and HSA-compatible options).
• 100% company-paid dental premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
• 100% company-paid vision premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
• 100% company-paid premiums for short-term disability and long-term disability.
• 100% company-paid premiums for accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D).
• 100% company-paid life insurance up to $200,000.
• 401(k) with immediate vesting: 4% company match plus a 4% non-elective company contribution (8% total), with pre-tax and Roth options.
• Up to 20 days of flexible paid time off (PTO) and 11 paid floating holidays.
• Flexible work schedules, including flex time and compressed work periods (contract and project-dependent).