A3 Consulting LLC · 1 day ago
Senior Data Scientist w/Top Secret Clearance
A3 Consulting LLC is a leading management and technology firm that specializes in providing innovative solutions to solve the pressing challenges of our Federal government customers. As a Senior Data Scientist, you'll design, build, and deploy machine learning solutions that reduce security investigation backlogs and automate mission-critical workflows.
ConsultingInformation TechnologyWeb Development
Responsibilities
Design, build, and deploy classification, regression, and predictive models using Python and AWS SageMaker
Develop and maintain ETL pipelines with event-driven architectures in AWS services such as Glue, Lambda, and Step Functions for data ingestion and transformation
Implement feature engineering, data cleansing, and preprocessing for large-scale datasets
Create analytics queries and reports using Amazon Athena and build and maintain dashboards within visualization tools, Power BI or Tableau
Build event-driven architectures using EventBridge and API Gateway for real-time data processing
Develop advanced analytics outputs that feed dynamic rule sets into other scripts, AI/ML, or custom software solutions and intelligent automation workflows
Collaborate with a cross-functional team of developers, business analysts, and stakeholders in an Agile framework who are genuinely invested in building things that work
Document models, pipelines, and processes for maintainability and knowledge transfer
Participate in code reviews and contribute to team coding standards
Present findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences
Deploy models to production using SageMaker endpoints, batch transform, or Lambda-based inference
Implement monitoring for model drift, data quality, and prediction accuracy
Maintain model versioning, experiment tracking, and reproducible training pipelines
Troubleshoot production issues across distributed AWS services using CloudWatch, X-Ray, and CloudTrail
Optimize solutions for performance, cost, and scalability as workloads grow 2-3x
Deploy models to production (SageMaker endpoints, batch transform, or Lambda inference)
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or related quantitative field (or equivalent experience)
5+ years of progressive experience in data science, AI/ML, or advanced analytics
3+ years of hands-on experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure cloud services
Strong proficiency in Python and SQL
Experience building and deploying classification and regression models in production
Solid understanding of data engineering concepts, ETL processes, and data quality practices
Experience with Git-based version control and collaborative development workflows
Ability to communicate technical concepts to diverse audiences
Ability to meet Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 8140 / 8570 Certification requirements (CompTIA Security+ CE or equivalent) within 3 months of start date
Preferred
Master's degree in a quantitative discipline
AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, Machine Learning Specialty, Data Analytics Specialty)
Security+ or other DoD 8140 IAT II-compliant certifications (CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, or SSCP)
Background in Agile methodologies and sprint-based delivery
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision benefits
Flexible spending and health savings accounts
Group life and AD&D
Short-term and long-term disability
Paid time off
401k match
Paid parental leave
Professional development
Company
A3 Consulting LLC
A3 Consulting LLC is a minority owned, SBA SDB and HUBZone certified information technology consulting and technology services firm providing a focused set of information technology consulting, management consulting, and technology solutions to private and public sector clients.