What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Scientist position at Spatial Front, Inc?
Job Type
Full-time
Description
Spatial Front, Inc. (SFI), a two-time USAToday Top Workplaces awardee and Washington Top Workplaces honoree, is seeking a Data Scientist to support our growing team. The ideal candidate will be a Data Scientist to develop advanced analytical models and machine learning solutions that generate actionable insights for Federal Government programs. A stong candidate will have strong expertise in statistical modeling, machine learning, and data science methodologies. As a valued member of the SFI team, you will play a critical role in delivering mission-critical capabilities to our Federal Government customers.
Key Responsibilities
Full-time
Description
Spatial Front, Inc. (SFI), a two-time USAToday Top Workplaces awardee and Washington Top Workplaces honoree, is seeking a Data Scientist to support our growing team. The ideal candidate will be a Data Scientist to develop advanced analytical models and machine learning solutions that generate actionable insights for Federal Government programs. A stong candidate will have strong expertise in statistical modeling, machine learning, and data science methodologies. As a valued member of the SFI team, you will play a critical role in delivering mission-critical capabilities to our Federal Government customers.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, train, validate, and deploy machine learning and statistical models to address program analytical challenges.
- Perform exploratory data analysis (EDA) to identify patterns, correlations, and anomalies in complex datasets.
- Collaborate with data engineers to access, prepare, and transform data for modeling and analysis.
- Communicate model findings, limitations, and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Implement MLOps practices to operationalize and monitor deployed models.
- Design NLP models to support business operations.
- Evaluate and recommend AI/ML tools, frameworks, and platforms for program use.
- Produce data science documentation including model cards, methodology reports, and technical papers.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Bachelor's in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field; Master's preferred.
- 3 years data analysis, 1 year machine learning.
- Demonstrated expertise in: statistical analysis, machine learning, Python, data visualization, LLMs, predictive modeling.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Must possess an active Secret security clearance or be able to obtain one.
- Experience applying data science to DoD or federal agency mission problems.
- Familiarity with Oracle RDBMS 19c
- Experience with LLM models such as OpenAI, Gemini, Mistral and Nova.
- Experience with ETL, FTL is a plus including tools such as Ab Initio and Go Anywhere
- Familiarity with data visualization tools such as PowerBI or Kibana.
- Understanding of AWS AI toolkit including Sagemaker, Kiro and AmazonQ.
- Proficiency with scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch or R.
- Experience with cloud-based ML platforms
- Clearance: Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active Secret security clearance or the ability to obtain one.
- Work Environment: Onsite/Hybrid/Remote as required by the contract.
- This is a full-time, W2 position.
- No agencies, third parties, or Corp-to-Corp submissions.
- Spatial Front Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer — all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status.
- SFI participates in E-Verify.