Data Scientist
McLean, VA
- Pay
$125,000–160,000/yearAnnual period assumed — pay source
About steampunk Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $125,000 to $160,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here. Identity Statement
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What you’ll bring
All qualificationsCore experience
- Ability to hold a position of public trust with the US government.
- 5+ years industry experience developing ML/AI solutions and a passion for solving complex problems.
- 3+ years direct experience in Data Modeling and Data Solution Development
- 1+ year performing queue modeling and survival analysis
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, business, or a scientific or technical discipline
- Demonstrated experience manipulating structured and unstructured data for analysis
Preferred experience
- Familiarity with Flask is a plus
- Knowledge of DBOps and MLOps framework is a plus
- Experience with Solr, Elasticsearch, or similar tool is a plus
Qualification wording
Ability to hold a position of public trust with the US government.
5+ years industry experience developing ML/AI solutions and a passion for solving complex problems.
3+ years direct experience in Data Modeling and Data Solution Development
1+ year performing queue modeling and survival analysis
Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, business, or a scientific or technical discipline
Demonstrated experience manipulating structured and unstructured data for analysis
Familiarity with Flask is a plus
Knowledge of DBOps and MLOps framework is a plus
Experience with Solr, Elasticsearch, or similar tool is a plus
Tools in this posting
- Bash
- Java
- Python
- R
- Scala
- SQL
- AWS
- Azure
- Elasticsearch
- Google Cloud (GCP)
- Hadoop
- SageMaker
- Spark
- Tableau
- Flask
- Keras
- TensorFlow
- Power BI
Source — Tool mentions in context
- Data visualization skills in Tableau, Power BI, D3, ArcGIS, or similar - Experience with Git, Bash, Unix commands - Experience in Cloud analytics (AWS, Azure, or GCP) with tools such as AWS SageMaker, Azure HDInsight, etc.
- Demonstrated experience manipulating structured and unstructured data for analysis - Strong programming skills in SQL, Python, R, Scala, Java, or similar language - Experience using Python to manipulate large data sets
- Strong programming skills in SQL, Python, R, Scala, Java, or similar language - Experience using Python to manipulate large data sets - Experience with DevSecOps, as it applies to data science
- Demonstrated experience with TensorFlow, Keras, or other Deep Learning tools and frameworks - Demonstrated experience in big data systems including Hadoop, Spark, Scala - Data visualization skills in Tableau, Power BI, D3, ArcGIS, or similar
- Experience with Git, Bash, Unix commands - Experience in Cloud analytics (AWS, Azure, or GCP) with tools such as AWS SageMaker, Azure HDInsight, etc. - Familiarity with Flask is a plus
- Knowledge of DBOps and MLOps framework is a plus - Experience with Solr, Elasticsearch, or similar tool is a plus About steampunk
- Demonstrated experience in big data systems including Hadoop, Spark, Scala - Data visualization skills in Tableau, Power BI, D3, ArcGIS, or similar - Experience with Git, Bash, Unix commands
- Experience in Cloud analytics (AWS, Azure, or GCP) with tools such as AWS SageMaker, Azure HDInsight, etc. - Familiarity with Flask is a plus - Knowledge of DBOps and MLOps framework is a plus
- Experience with DevSecOps, as it applies to data science - Demonstrated experience with TensorFlow, Keras, or other Deep Learning tools and frameworks - Demonstrated experience in big data systems including Hadoop, Spark, Scala
About Steampunk
Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience.
In the employer’s words · Read in context
Job description
Overview
We are looking for seasoned Data Scientist to work with our existing team of Data Architects and Developers to develop strategies, create ML/AI solutions, and deliver results. We are looking for a more than just a "Data Scientist", but a technologist with excellent communication and customer service skills and a passion for data and problem solving.
Contributions
- Experience modeling on structured and unstructured data sets
- Experience with exploratory data analysis
- Experience in feature engineering
- Experience in data visualization
- Experience with Deep Learning methodology and state of the art libraries
- Knowledge of data collection methods, capabilities, and tasking process
- Ability to leverage multiple data management tools to organize relevant information and make decisions
- Support an Agile software development lifecycle
- You will contribute to the growth of our Data Exploitation Practice!
Qualifications
- Ability to hold a position of public trust with the US government.
- 5+ years industry experience developing ML/AI solutions and a passion for solving complex problems.
- 3+ years direct experience in Data Modeling and Data Solution Development
- 1+ year performing queue modeling and survival analysis
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, business, or a scientific or technical discipline
- Demonstrated experience manipulating structured and unstructured data for analysis
- Strong programming skills in SQL, Python, R, Scala, Java, or similar language
- Experience using Python to manipulate large data sets
- Experience with DevSecOps, as it applies to data science
- Demonstrated experience with TensorFlow, Keras, or other Deep Learning tools and frameworks
- Demonstrated experience in big data systems including Hadoop, Spark, Scala
- Data visualization skills in Tableau, Power BI, D3, ArcGIS, or similar
- Experience with Git, Bash, Unix commands
- Experience in Cloud analytics (AWS, Azure, or GCP) with tools such as AWS SageMaker, Azure HDInsight, etc.
- Familiarity with Flask is a plus
- Knowledge of DBOps and MLOps framework is a plus
- Experience with Solr, Elasticsearch, or similar tool is a plus
About steampunk
Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $125,000 to $160,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.
Identity Statement
As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.
Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology, we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. If you want to learn more about our story, visit http://www.steampunk.com.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.
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About steampunk Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $125,000 to $160,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here. Identity Statement
- Location & working pattern
McLean, VA
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- Work authorization
No clear work-authorization passage found. Eligibility is unconfirmed.
- Status in our records
- Active
- First seen by us
- May 9, 2026
- Recorded sightings
- 300
- Last seen by us
- Oct 8, 2026
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