Data Scientist

Barbaricum is a rapidly growing government contractor providing leading-edge support to federal customers, with a particular focus on Defense and National Security mission sets. We leverage more than 15 years of support to stakeholders across the federal government, with established and growing capabilities across Intelligence, Analytics, Engineering, Mission Support, and Communications disciplines. Founded in 2008, our mission is to transform the way our customers approach constantly changing and complex problem sets by bringing to bear the latest in technology and the highest caliber of talent. Headquartered in Washington, DC's historic Dupont Circle neighborhood, Barbaricum also has a corporate presence in Tampa, FL, Bedford, IN, and Dayton, OH, with team members across the United States and around the world. As a leader in our space, we partner with firms in the private sector, academic institutions, and industry associations with a goal of continually building our expertise and capabilities for the benefit of our employees and the customers we support. Through all of this, we have built a vibrant corporate culture diverse in expertise and perspectives with a focus on collaboration and innovation. Our teams are at the frontier of the Nation's most complex and rewarding challenges. Join us. Barbaricum is seeking a Data Scientist to support the Department of Defense's Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAO) in accelerating the DoD's adoption of data, analytics, and AI. This role involves designing, developing, and supporting data science solutions for a variety of technical use cases, contributing to the DoD's mission-critical operations. Responsibilities Design, configure, develop, test, and support informatics and data science solutions for a wide array of technical use cases Apply analytical methodologies to diagnose data-related challenges, implement solutions, and evaluate performance Document and present requirements, design alternatives, and findings to team members and clients Develop strategic, baselined data modeling processes and accurately determine cause-and-effect relationships Utilize integrated development environments, data integration, data visualization, data mining, and analysis tools Maintain and guide the development of common libraries and tools used by multiple teams Aid in formulating a strategy on how to achieve rapid prototyping Qualifications Active DoD Secret Clearance required Bachelor's degree with 3-5 years of experience, or a Master's degree with 1-3 years of experience Experience with machine learning (ML) fields, e.g., natural language processing, computer vision, statistical learning theory Experience in an ML engineer or data scientist role building ML models Proficient in writing code in Python, R, Scala, Java, C++ with documentation for reproducibility Experience handling terabyte-sized datasets, discovering hidden patterns, using data visualization tools, writing SQL, and working with GPUs to develop models Experience writing and speaking about technical concepts to business, technical, and lay audiences, and giving data-driven presentations Additional Information For more information about Barbaricum, please visit our website at www.barbaricum.com. We will contact candidates directly to schedule interviews. No phone calls please.