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About Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen Hamilton is a management and technology consulting firm that provides analytics, digital, engineering, and cybersecurity solutions primarily to U.S. government agencies and commercial clients. Industry: Management & Technology Consulting
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As a Data Scientist, you will join a team dedicated to transforming complex structured and unstructured data into actionable information to solve global challenges such as fraud detection, cancer research, and national intelligence. You will work closely with clients to identify their specific needs, then dive into data-rich environments to develop algorithms and systems that provide objective answers for informed decision-making. The role requires expertise in data exploration, cleaning, analysis, visualization, and mining. You will utilize Python, SQL, R, and NoSQL, along with tools like Databricks, Hadoop, Spark, or Palantir Foundry. Key technical competencies include machine learning, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and text mining. Candidates must possess a Secret clearance and have experience building predictive models and performing quantitative analyses to provide deep insights from disparate data points.
What does a Data Scientist earn in Virginia?
Median $145200 from 80 postings across 6 companies.
Analyze structured and unstructured data sets to identify key information and patterns.
Develop algorithms and systems to turn disparate data points into objective answers.
Build predictive data models and perform quantitative analyses for client decision-making.
Utilize machine learning, AI, and Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques to solve complex problems.
Perform data exploration, cleaning, mining, and visualization using Python or other programming languages.
Translate complex data findings into actionable insights for clients across various sectors.
Apply text mining techniques to extract meaning from large volumes of information.
What we're looking for
2+ years of experience with data exploration, cleaning, analysis, visualization, or mining.
Experience with statistical and general-purpose programming languages for data analysis, including Python.
Experience analyzing structured and unstructured data sources.
Experience developing predictive data models, quantitative analyses, or visualization of targeted data sources.
Knowledge of machine learning, AI, Natural Language Processing (NLP), or text mining techniques.
2+ years of experience with R, SQL, NoSQL, distributed computing tools, Palantir Foundry, or visualization packages (preferred); Master's degree and TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph (preferred).
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Natural Language Processing
Python
R
Hadoop
Spark
Kafka
Hive
MySQL
MapReduce
Gurobi
Microsoft Power Apps
SharePoint
Data Visualization
Text Mining
EMR
Advana
Vantage
Python
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
IoT
Data Analysis
Structured Data
Unstructured Data
VS Code
GitHub
Jira
Confluence
Windows
Linux
Operations Research
Applied Mathematics