Data Science & Machine Learning Engineer, Mid-Level (Remote)

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Job Summary:

Valiant Solutions is seeking a Data Science & Machine Learning Engineer to join their innovative cybersecurity team. The role involves managing a large Cybersecurity big data platform, building machine learning models, analyzing data, and visualizing security anomalies to enhance client capabilities against threats.

Responsibilities:

• Lead analysis efforts in petabyte-scale clusters of security data

• Instruct agency leadership on machine learning program efforts and direction

• Prepare data streams for Machine Learning use cases, writing parsing logic, and indexing data as needed

• Developing custom Machine Learning models using AWS services (e.g. Sage Maker) or equivalent open-source tools, and developing ML rules using COTS products

• Developing data visualizations using a data visualization tool and learning new Kibana visualization capabilities such as Vega

• Collaborating with Cybersecurity analysts and other developers to solve threat monitoring problems and improve our client’s security posture

• Developing DSML strategy and procedure to detect anomalies in all layers of a large internet-facing application

• Developing and configuring anomaly alerting logic

• Participate in a rotating on-call schedule

Qualifications:

Required:

• 5 years of experience in Data Science

• 2 years of experience developing using Python

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Information Technology, Network Engineering, Security Engineering, System Administration (or a related field) or three additional years of IT experience.

• Experience working with business intelligence tools such as PowerBI or Tableau

• Experience preparing datasets for Machine Learning and generating ML models

• Strong mathematics skills (e.g., statistics, algebra)

• Experience with big data technologies such as Hadoop, Kafka, or Spark

• Advanced ability to perform exploratory data analysis

• Exceptional technical writing skills

• Ability to communicate complex data in a simple, actionable way

• Ability to visualize data in the most effective way possible for a given project

• Analytical and problem-solving skills

• Experience with machine learning and AI

• Familiarity with data management tools

• Excellent attention to detail

• Proven ability to meet deadlines and adapt quickly to changing and multiple priorities

• Energetic and forward-thinking with high ethical standards

• A team player, trustworthy, and willing to share information

Preferred:

• Experience preferred with SIEM tools such as Elastic Stack or Splunk

• Demonstrated knowledge of security concepts and best security practices is preferred

Company:

Valiant Solutions, LCC stands out as a premier provider of Cybersecurity and IT services aiding the Federal Government in staying ahead of complex information security challenges. Founded in 2005, the company is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia, USA, with a team of 201-500 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage.