Journeyman Data Scientist

Applied Research Associates, Inc., an employee-owned international research and engineering company, offers an ESOP and a collaborative, growth-focused culture. This on-site Journeyman Data Scientist role is based in Alexandria, VA, and supports a multi-disciplinary team delivering analytics for DHS mission space within an agile environment.

Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Responsibilities

• Support data preparation by cleaning, processing, and transforming both structured and unstructured data.
• Contribute to building analytics, machine learning and statistical models, and conduct exploratory data analysis.
• Develop visualizations to reveal patterns, trends, and key performance indicators.
• Collaborate with senior data scientists and developers to translate user requirements into concrete analytic tasks.
• Participate in designing, testing, and deploying data and analytic workflows.
• Develop scripts and tooling to automate routine data tasks.
• Aid in creating documentation, user guides, and training materials.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies, analytic methods, and industry best practices.
• Collaborate within an agile team and participate in sprint activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in data science, statistics, computer science, mathematics, or a related field with 5+ years of experience, or a Master’s degree with 3+ years of experience.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain DHS suitability clearance.
• Experience analyzing large datasets and applying machine learning tools and statistical techniques to generate solutions.
• Proficiency in data science scripting tools and software (Python, R, SQL, SAS) and data visualization platforms (Tableau, Qlik, Power BI).
• Experience with data packages such as pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, PyTorch, and visualization libraries such as matplotlib, seaborn, and Plotly.
• Experience working with APIs, CSV/JSON datasets, and relational databases.
• Clear writing ability to produce documentation, user guides, and training materials.

Technologies

• Python
• R
• SQL
• SAS
• Tableau
• Qlik
• Power BI
• pandas
• NumPy
• scikit-learn
• PyTorch
• matplotlib
• seaborn
• Plotly
• APIs
• Relational databases
• AWS
• Azure
• Databricks
• Google Cloud
• ArcGIS
• ESRI

Experience

• 5 - 8 years: Experience in data science

Education

• Required: Bachelor’s or better in Data Science or related field
• Preferred: Master’s or better in Data Science or related field

Behaviors

• Thought Provoking
• Team Player
• Innovative
• Functional Expert
• Enthusiastic
• Detail Oriented
• Dedicated

Motivations

• Self-Starter
• Growth Opportunities
• Goal Completion
• Entrepreneurial Spirit

Company Information

Applied Research Associates, Inc. is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for delivering technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. Founded in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1979, the firm employs over 1,200 professionals. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide broad technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation.