Data Scientist

LinQuest is looking for an energetic and innovative Data Scientist to assist in addressing gaps and discrepancies in sustainment-analysis reporting through the synchronization of multiple stakeholder requirements and the processing and analysis of sustainment data to develop and display operational readiness metrics and predictive analytics. 

As a member of a team, the Data Scientist will add to the capabilities of a current scheduling tool to improve users’ ability to track, schedule, and predict equipment required maintenance.  As a Data Scientist, the candidate will be adept at processing and analyzing data from diverse static and automatic data sources, writing functions, creating what if scenario applications and creating predictive analytics applications. 

Candidates must be comfortable working with a wide range of stakeholders and functional teams that work across multiple time zones and have a passion for discovering solutions hidden in large data sets. Candidates will have the opportunity to work with unstructured and structured data, develop databases, build data pipelines, and find innovative solutions to complex data problems.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Research and apply state-of-the-art data mining methods and innovative statistical models
• Use predictive analytics to calculate the potential impact of equipment downtime
• Provide the ability to display metrics generated from automated data sources
• Identify relevant data sources and sets to mine for client business needs and collect large structured and unstructured datasets and variables
• Apply analytical tools to analyze large datasets and reveal connections between data elements and the underlying causes for observed behavior in the data
• Process, cleanse, and verify the integrity of data used for analysis
• Clearly document and present methodology, assumptions, and findings to stakeholders

 

Required Skills and Experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Operations Research or related discipline
• 3-5 years of experience in a data science related discipline
• Manipulating large data sets with SQL and Python
• Experience with a cloud computing system such as ADVANA, ENVISION or PALANTIR,
• Documenting and communicating results of analysis
• Experience manipulating data from spreadsheets (i.e. MS Excel)  
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with hands on experience driving analytic insights
• Ability and motivation to self-teach in order to stay current with leading best practices in analytics
• Expected to deliver in a fast-paced, team-oriented work environment
• Must thrive in satisfying analytic requirements from diverse user base
• Must have the knowledge and communication skills to articulate trade-offs between analytic techniques, recommend a course of action to clients, and provide effective updates on project outcome uncertainty to leadership
• US Citizenship and ability to acquire a DoD SECRET clearance 
• Ability to provide daily onsite support in Government offices inthe National Capital Region

 

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Text mining and unstructured data analysis techniques
• Machine Learning techniques
• Language/Scripting skills: Python, Databricks Spark Compute
• Tools: Qlik
• Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) experience
• Predictive and prescriptive analysis
• Optimization experience

 

Why LinQuest?

LinQuest Corporation has a stellar track record of providing end-to-end system-of-systems (SoS) architecture definition, engineering design, integration and test, data analysis and operations expertise to enable full lifecycle development and deployment of pre-eminent Space, Air, Land, Sea, Ground, and Cyberspace game-changing capabilities across US DOD and IC Customers’ portfolios.   Unique combination of in-depth domain knowledge, lessons learned-honed best practices, and mission-specific applications of principles, tools, and techniques of Digital Engineering (DE), DE Ecosystem (DEE), Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), and Operations Research set LinQuest apart from the competition to consistently deliver stellar high-value results for our customers.  LinQuest’s corporate vision and values place the employee at the center of utmost customer satisfaction, strategic business growth, and tactical execution excellence.  Our employees’ creative and inspirational drive, sense of fulfillment of personal and professional growth, and tightknit camaraderie within and across lines of business are essential in gaining and maintaining exceptional LinQuest corporate-wide results of new business awards a