Data Scientist

Leidos has a new and exciting opportunity for a Data Scientist in our Intel Sector Analysis Solutions Business Area (ASBA) in McLean, VA. Our talented team is at the forefront in Security Engineering, Computer Network Operations (CNO), Mission Software, Analytical Methods and Modeling, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Cryptographic Key Management.

At Leidos, we offer competitive benefits, including Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and much more.

We are looking for a Data Scientist with an entrepreneur’s mindset to support a fast-paced and growing data science team working on projects critical to National Security.

• Build statistical and machine learning models, conducting natural language processing (NLP), and developing automated solutions for complex business challenges.
• Construct and execute complex database search queries across multiple databases using SQL and API interfaces.
• Perform web scraping and apply various techniques for processing unstructured data.
• Leverage automation and machine learning to manage data, predict scenarios, and make data-driven recommendations.
• Learn and leverage technologies including AWS and Git.

• Must have TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• BS degree and 8 – 12 years relevant technical experience or Master’s with 6 – 10 years of relevant experience.
• May possess a Doctorate in technical domain.
• Experience with Python is required.
• Social network analysis (SNA) experience Strong SQL skills and experience with relational databases and APIs for data extraction is required.
• Experience with supervised and unsupervised learning and natural language processing (NLP) is required.
• Familiarity w