A3 Consulting LLC ยท 21 hours ago
Principal Data Scientist w/Top Secret Clearance
A3 Consulting LLC is a leading management and technology firm specializing in innovative solutions for federal government challenges. The Principal Data Scientist will own the technical vision for AI/ML initiatives, architect enterprise-scale solutions, and advise leadership while mentoring a team of data scientists.
ConsultingInformation TechnologyWeb Development
Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership for data science solutions and build high-impact solutions that run in production daily, and influence a $2B+ security enterprise
Define technical vision and architecture for enterprise-scale data science platforms leveraging AWS services (SageMaker, Bedrock, Glue, Athena, Lambda, EventBridge)
Design and implement serverless data pipelines capable of scaling 2-3x monthly to support evolving mission requirements
Establish coding standards, best practices, and engineering quality controls for ML/AI development across the program
Lead technical design reviews, provide expert guidance on algorithmic models, and advanced analytics approaches that drive AI/ML strategy, capabilities, and roadmaps
Evaluate emerging technologies and provide recommendations for prototype, pilot, and production implementations involving data ingestion, cleansing, transformation, and feature engineering at scale
Drive AI adoption by identifying high-impact business use cases and leading implementation from concept to production with clearly defined success metrics and ROI
Architect serverless data pipelines (Lambda, Glue, Step Functions, EventBridge) that can scale 2-3x monthly as mission demands grows
Design, develop, and deploy production ML models while implementing MLOps practices, in Git, performing A/B testing, monitoring for drift, and automated retraining pipelines
Evaluate and integrate generative AI capabilities alongside advanced analytics and dynamic rule sets to influence workflow automation
Create interpretable models and explainability frameworks for stakeholder communication and compliance requirements
Mentor and develop Senior Data Scientists, providing technical guidance
Lead code reviews and establish quality gates for data science deliverables
Foster knowledge sharing through documentation, training materials, and technical brown bags
Collaborate with cross-program developers, business analysts, and cybersecurity engineers in an Agile framework
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or related quantitative field (or equivalent experience)
10+ years of progressive experience in data science, AI/ML, or advanced analytics
5+ years of hands-on experience with AWS cloud services
Expert proficiency in Python and SQL with experience in production ML systems
Demonstrated experience designing and deploying classification, regression, and time-series models at scale
Strong background in data engineering, ETL pipelines, and big data technologies (Spark, distributed computing)
Experience with GitLab or a similar version control and CI/CD pipelines for ML
Proven ability to communicate complex technical concepts to executive and non-technical stakeholders
Ability to meet Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 8140 / 8570 Certification requirements (CompTIA Security+ CE or equivalent) within 6 months of start date
Preferred
Master's degree or Ph.D. in a quantitative discipline
AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, Machine Learning Specialty, Data Analytics Specialty)
Background in Agile methodologies and sprint-based delivery
Security+ or other DoD 8140-compliant certifications
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision benefits
Flexible spending and health savings accounts
Group life and AD&D
Short-term and long-term disability
Paid time off
401k match
Paid parental leave
Professional development
Company
A3 Consulting LLC
A3 Consulting LLC is a minority owned, SBA SDB and HUBZone certified information technology consulting and technology services firm providing a focused set of information technology consulting, management consulting, and technology solutions to private and public sector clients.