Data Scientist

Founded in 1989, SOSi is among the largest private, founder-owned technology and services integrators in the defense and government services industry. We deliver tailored solutions, tested leadership, and trusted results to enable national security missions worldwide. SOSi is seeking a Data Scientist to support mission requirements for a structured approach to further develop, integrate, and sustain a scalable, federated data ecosystem that enhances interoperability, governance, and mission-driven analytics for a DoD customer. The primary objective of the program is to bridge the operational gaps between DoD, IC, interagency, and non-traditional international partners to enable real-time information sharing, dynamic data integration, and mission-tailored analytical capabilities. Essential Job Duties: - The contractor shall develop and refine predictive models, conduct exploratory data analysis, and generate AI-driven insights to enhance intelligence and operational planning. - The contractor shall integrate customer feedback into model iteration cycles, leveraging Agile development methodologies to maintain responsiveness to mission requirements. - The contractor shall submit the Predictive Model Performance Report, documenting key findings, model accuracy metrics, and operational impact assessments. - The contractor shall implement sprint-based Agile methodologies, ensuring rapid development cycles, backlog grooming, and alignment with mission requirements. - The contractor shall provide a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) Estimate Report before each analytics project, detailing expected Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) hours, compute costs, storage consumption, and infrastructure requirements. - The contractor shall conduct quarterly reviews to track cost efficiency, assess system performance, and optimize analytic workflows through the Quarterly Cost & Resource Utilization Report. - Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field, or; - seven (7) years of equivalent experience in machine learning and predictive modeling.  - Proposed personnel possess the knowledge and capability to develop and refine predictive models, analyze large-scale datasets, and document analytic processes. - Proficient in data mining, statistical modeling, and AI-driven forecasting techniques, with experience in working with structured and unstructured data sources. - Knowledge of data visualization, feature selection, and geospatial analytics is required. - Personnel must be capable of integrating data from multiple sources, ensuring model accuracy, and working within an Agile sprint cycle to deliver iterative improvements. - Demonstrated experience in exploratory data analysis, feature engineering, and statistical testing. Experience with Python, R, SQL, and data science libraries (e.g., Pandas, NumPy, SciPy) is required. - Personnel must have experience in cloud-based AI/ML tools, such as AWS SageMaker or Azure Machine Learning, and in implementing models into operational workflows.Preferred Qualifications: - Desirable but not required certifications include AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty, Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals, or Certified Data Scientist (CDS). Work Environment - Full remote flexibility.Working at SOSi All interested individuals will receive consideration and will not be discriminated against for any reason.