Senior Data Scientist ($5k Sign-on Bonus)

Key Skills

C Programming, C++, CSS, HTML, J2EE, Java Programming, Python Programming, Ruby on Rails, Shell Scripting language, SQL, XQuery

Job Description

• Clearance Level - Must Be Able To Obtain: Top Secret/SCI Polygraph
• ITAR: U.S. Citizen Or Green Card Required: Yes
• Travel Percentage: <10%
• Clearance Level - Must Currently Possess: Top Secret/SCI Polygraph
• Career Level: Experienced
• Is Relocation Available: Yes

Trusted. Innovative. Bold. Values that radiate throughout BAE Systems as one of the largest defense contractors in the world. With our mission-focused and inclusive approach, the BAE Systems Intelligence & Security (I&S) sector has an opening for a Data Scientist to join the Enterprise IT Solutions (EITS) team. The EITS team supports the many efforts of our defense and intelligence customers to solve complex technical challenges. We need you on our team to help protect national security that our world depends on each and every day. With your skillset, you will speed up the development time spent creating critical tools that our warfighters need to protect our military. Are you curious about what it is like to be a part of an innovative company that values their employees and is trusted to make a difference in the DoD?

Stop wondering, be bold. Join us.

Successful candidates who are newly hired to BAE Systems are eligible to receive a sign on bonus of $5,000. Details of this sign on bonus will be provided in the offer letter. Relocation is available for qualified candidates. You will be on-site for the first 2-3 weeks for equipment issue, access to resources, and familiarization. After that initial on-site time, anticipate being on-site 3 days per week with flexibility. Candidates need to be located local to the worksite, but will be able to participate in hybrid remote work.

BAE Systems is looking for an experienced Data Scientist to exercise creativity in applying non-traditional approaches to large-scale analysis of unstructured data in support of high-value use cases visualized through multi-dimensional interfaces. Candidates will comply with government directives, standards, guidelines, and criteria concerning software and systems safety. You will work across several areas to identify user needs and specify solutions in the problem domain while continuing to support the architecture and design process. This is a senior level position; therefore candidates may be assigned responsibility for the management teams and associated staff.

Responsibilities:

• Involved in the analysis of unstructured and semi-structured data, including latent semantic indexing (LSI), entity identification and tagging, complex event processing (CEP), and the application of analysis algorithms on distributed, clustered, and cloud-based high-performance infrastructures.
• Handle processing and index requests against high-volume collections of data and high-velocity data streams. Has the ability to make discoveries in the world of big data.
• Requires strong technical and computational skills - engineering, physics, mathematics, coupled with the ability to code design, develop, and deploy sophisticated applications using advanced unstructured and semi-structured data analysis techniques and utilizing high-performance computing environments.
• Has the ability to utilize advance tools and computational skills to interpret, connect, predict and make discoveries in complex data and deliver recommendations for business and analytic decisions.
• Experience with software development, either an open-source enterprise software development stack (Java/Linux/Ruby/Python) or a Windows development stack (.NET, C#, C++).
• Experience with data transport and transformation APIs and technologies such as JSON, XML, XSLT, JDBC, SOAP and REST.
• Experience with Cloud-based data analysis tools including Hadoop and Mahout, Acumulo, Hive, Impala, Pig, and similar.
• Experience with visual analytic tools like Microsoft Pivot, Palantir, or Visual Analytics. Experience with open source textual processing such as Lucene, Sphinx, Nutch or Solr.
• Experience with entity extraction and conceptual search technologies such as LSI, LDA, etc. Experience with machine learning, algorithm analysis, and data clustering.
• Involved in the analysis of unstructured and semi-structured data, including latent semantic indexing (LSI), entity identification and tagging, complex event processing (CEP), and the application of analysis algorithms on distributed, clustered, and cloud-based high-performance infrastructures.
• Exercises creativity in applying non-traditional approaches to large-scale analysis of unstructured data in support of high-value use cases visualized through multi-dimensional interfaces.
• Handles the processing and index requests against high-volume collections of data and high-velocity data streams. Has the ability to make discoveries in the world of big data.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• This position requires the successful candidate have an active Top Secret clearance with SCI and CI Polygraph. The criteria for obtaining and holding a clearance are driven by US government requirements
• Master's in one of the following disciplines: Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, or Statistics plus three (3) years of experience; or Bachelor's in a technical field Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, or Statistics plus five (5) years of experience.
• Significant experience programming in at least one other programming language (Python, R, Perl, C++).
• Strong technical and computational skills - engineering, physics, mathematics, coupled with the ability to code design, develop, and deploy sophisticated applications using advanced unstructured and semi-structured data analysis techniques and utilizing high-performance computing environments.
• Ability to utilize advance tools and computational skills to interpret, connect, predict and make discoveries in complex data and deliver recommendations for business and analytic decisions.
• Experience with software development, either an open-source enterprise software development stack (Java/Linux/Ruby/Python) or a Windows development stack (.NET, C#, C++).
• Experience with data transport and transformation APIs and technologies such as JSON, XML, XSLT, JDBC, SOAP and REST.
• Experience with developing, documenting, implementing, and automating ETL(extract transform load) processes using SQL® and other analytical programming tools that most efficiently import structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data from new and/or dynamic data sources, ensuring data validity, reliability, and availability to users.
• Experience utilizing ETL software (e.g., PowerCenter, Pentaho, NiFi, Informatica, PLSQL, or equivalent tool), Business Intelligence software (e.g., Power BI, Tableau , SAS® BI, Oracle BI, Cognos, Business Objects), or Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) software (e.g., ESRI ArcGIS® suite).
• Experience with Cloud-based data analysis tools including Hadoop and Mahout, Acumulo, Hive, Impala, Pig, and similar.
• Experience with visual analytic tools like Microsoft Pivot, Palantir, or Visual Analytics.
• Experience with machine learning, algorithm analysis, and data clustering.
• Experience with data warehousing tools and technologies.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• SQL Certified Programmer certificate
• Certified Analytics Professional (CAP)
• IBM Data Science Professional Certificate
• Microsoft Certified AZURE Data Scientist Associate
• SAS Certified Data Scientist

Life At BAE Systems:

One of the many perks of being a BAE Systems employee is the opportunity to participate in our Certification Incentive Program. The BAE Systems I&S Certification Incentive Program is focused on advancing our qualified employees for upcoming opportunities and identifying prospective skill leaders whom would be able to lead and educate teams in the skill competence area. With prior approval and successful completion of the certification, our employees are awarded with monetary incentives and have enhanced their skillsets to enrich their careers

– Now, that’$ a WIN, WIN.

We offer extensive health, financial, and well-being programs to this full-time position, including: health, dental, and vision insurance, health savings accounts, 401(k), life and accident insurance, disability coverage, discounted rates for home, auto, and pet insurance and more! Additionally, BAE Systems provides employees with valuable leave programs including paid parental, military, and bereavement, as well as any applicable federal and state sick leave.