Senior Data Scientist

Job Title: Sr. Data Scientist 

Location: Washington DC, onsite 

Citizenship: US Citizen

Security Clearance: Public Trust 

Salary Range: US market data minimum $140,000.00 - $175,000.00 maximum wage range.  You will receive a competitive total rewards package that is applicable to the U.S. only. The salary range may vary based on experience, skillset, and geographical location.   

*Pending Contract Award    

AttainX, Inc. is in search of a highly energetic and experienced Sr. Data Scientist to provide expert leadership and guidance to our federal government client. 

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Engineering, or a closely related field. 
• At least 10+ years (senior level) in real-time and batch analytics, predictive modeling, complex data transformations, and data quality assurance.
• Must have at least one active/current certification in AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty, or Azure Data Engineer Associate, or Google Professional Data Engineer, or equivalent credentials.
• Excellent ability to communicate orally and in writing with all levels of management, with a diverse workforce, and with customers.
• Demonstrated experience implementing ISO and CMMI quality processes and procedures
• Flexible and highly motivated with an excellent ability to establish relationships with and influence complex networks of others
• Solid experience and knowledge of version and project management software ( i.e. Team Foundation Server, SVN, etc.)
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a public trust clearance.
• Preferably federal experience and have GSA background and client experience. 

Skills: Agile delivery, compliance with IT Security, FISMA, and Section 508, development of data catalogs/metadata, and engineering support for cross-functional projects. 

Duties:

The Senior Data Scientist is responsible for developing advanced analytics solutions that extract actionable insights from complex data. This includes building predictive models, conducting statistical analysis, and delivering solutions that drive data-informed decision-making across the organization.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead data discovery efforts to understand business needs, technical constraints, and opportunities for data science solutions.
• Design and execute exploratory data analysis (EDA), statistical testing, and feature engineering.
• Build, validate, deploy, and maintain machine learning and predictive models for real-time and batch processing.
• Translate program goals and analytical findings into actionable insights and recommendations.
• Collaborate with data engineers to ensure data readiness, quality, and proper integration for model development.
• Implement version control, testing, and CI/CD pipelines for models using best practices.
• Regularly release new data science functionalities and iteratively improve models in line with agile methodologies.
• Document models, assumptions, methodologies, and evaluation metrics to ensure transparency and reproducibility.
• Ensure all solutions meet data privacy, security, and accessibility standards, including FISMA and 508 compliance.
• Develop and share visualizations, dashboards, and reports to communicate findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Contribute to the development of analytics strategies and roadmaps, and mentor junior team members as needed.

Non-Essential Functions:

• General Duty Requirements. 

About Us:

AttainX Inc. is SBA Certified 8(a), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged WOSB (EDWOSB), CMMI Level 3, ISO 9001:2015 certified QMS and Silver Level SaFe Partner. For more than 12 years, AttainX, Inc. has delivered emergent technologies, software products, and high-quality services that meet the needs of our Federal Government customers. 

The last 4 years have shown significant company growth as we have increased our contracts portfolio and hold the “Best in Class” contract vehicles, GSA