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LMI

Junior Data Scientist

Company: LMI

Location: Washington, DC

Posted on: September 20

OverviewLMI is seeking a skilled Data Analyst at our headquarters office in Tysons - VA. Successful Data Analysts demonstrate competency in data analysis - data visualization - statistics - programming - project execution - and critical thinking...LMI is a consultancy dedicated to improving the business of government - drawing from deep expertise in advanced analytics - digital services - logistics - and management advisory services. Established as a private - not-for-profit organization in 1961 - LMI is a trusted third party to federal civilian and defense agencies - free of commercial and political bias. We operate completely free of political and commercial bias - and we are entirely aligned with the goals of our clients. Our clients value our specialized services in logistics - intelligence - homeland security - health care - and energy and environment markets. We believe government can make a difference - and we seek talented - hardworking people who share that conviction. We offer a generous compensation package with excellent benefits that start the first day of employment. Business casual dress - flex time - and tuition reimbursement are a few of our many work-life benefits available to our employees.ResponsibilitiesThis data analyst will work as part of a team of experienced data scientists - data engineers - and data analysts to support advanced analytics projects for the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) of the Department of Defense. Responsibilities include: Demonstrate the ability to frame and scale data problems to effectively analyze - visualize and find data solutions. Will - with the guidance and support of experienced team members - build robust - scalable data pipelines using big data technologies such as Spark. Transform data and analysis into informative data visualizations and/or interactive dashboards. The analyst will need the ability to work in teams and independently.RequiredQualifications Bachelors degree in data science - mathematics - statistics - economics - computer science - engineering - or other related business or quantitative discipline is required. Experience working with Python. Experience creating meaningful data visualizations and/or interactive dashboards that communicate your findings and relate them back to how your insights create business impact using platforms such as Tableau - Qlik - Power BI - RShiny - plotly - and d3.js. Experience with data science methods related to data architecture - data munging - data and feature engineering - and predictive analytics. Superior communication skills - both oral and written This position requires the ability to receive a security clearance at the Secret level. You must be a US citizen.Desired Skills Masters degree or higher. Working knowledge of Spark or PySpark Experience with Databricks - Qlik - or the Advana analytics platform Previous DOD experience. Previous experience working with supply chain or maintenance data or processes. Active DoD security clearance at the Secret or Top Secret level