Data Scientist (100% Remote)

Company Description

Citizant is a leading provider of professional IT services to the U.S. government.  We seek to address some of our country’s most pressing challenges in the areas of Agile application development, Enterprise Data Management, Enterprise Architecture, and Program Management support services – focusing on the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Treasury. We strive to hire only ethical, talented, passionate, and committed “A Players” who already align with the company’s core values:  Drive, Excellence, Reputation, Responsibility, and a Better Future.  No matter how large we grow, Citizant will retain its collaborative, supportive, small-company culture, where successful team effort to address external and internal customer challenges is valued above all individual contributions.

Job Description

Join our remote team as a Data Scientist in support of federal client where you will help us turn raw data into business solutions. You will utilize your expertise in data science and machine learning to develop, evaluate, and operationalize data models. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in statistics, machine learning, data quality, and data analysis, along with excellent communication skills.

Position Duties:

• Conduct exploratory data analysis to identify trends, patterns, and outliers in large datasets.
• Generate ETL code to produce a model-ready data source that has extracted data from production datasets, transformed data to resolve known data quality issues, and prepared and blended datasets.
• Select and develop appropriate modelling techniques.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of model results.
• Operationalize the model by providing the approved data science model, derived data sources, and user interface.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into data science solutions.
• Clean, preprocess, and analyze data to uncover actionable insights and support decision-making processes.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in data science, machine learning, and related technologies.
• Create and maintain documentation for data science processes and models.
• Communicate findings and insights effectively to technical and non-technical audiences.

Qualifications

Required Skillset:

• Minimum of 7 years of related experience as a Data Scientist
• Proficient in SQL for data extraction and manipulation.
• Solid understanding of statistical concepts and methodologies.
• Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present complex findings in a clear and understandable manner.

Desired Skillset:

• Experience working with the Federal Government.
• Experience working with big data technologies.
• Programming skills in languages such as Python or R.
• Experience with machine learning frameworks and libraries.
• Experience working in a Cloud environment.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or other technical field of study or commiserate experience

Clearance Requirement:

• Ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship Required

Additional Information

Citizant strives to be an employer of choice in the Washington metropolitan area. Citizant associates accept challenging and rewarding work and in return receive excellent compensation and benefits, as well as the opportunity for personal and professional development.

Citizant is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.