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Steampunk, Inc. · 2 hours ago

Data Scientist- Generative AI

McLean, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$125K/yr - $160K/yr

3+ years exp

Steampunk, Inc. is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, and they are seeking a seasoned Data Scientist to work with their existing team. The role focuses on utilizing Generative AI technology to support Federal use cases, requiring strong communication skills and a passion for data and problem-solving.

ConsultingInformation Technology

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Design and train advanced machine learning models, especially generative models like GANs, VAEs, or transformer-based models

Manage datasets, perform data cleaning, and preprocessing to ensure high-quality inputs for model training

Conduct experiments to test hypotheses and refine models based on performance metrics

Work closely with ML Engineers and Software Developers to transition models from a research and development stage to production

Stay updated with the latest research and trends in AI to implement cutting-edge solutions

Ability to leverage and integrate various data management tools at scale – cloud experience preferred

Support an Agile software development lifecycle

You will contribute to the growth of our Data Exploitation Practice!

Qualification

Generative modelsMachine learningPythonCloud analyticsAI frameworksData manipulationCustomer serviceData visualizationDevSecOpsGitCommunication skills

Required

Ability to hold a position of public trust with the US government

Master's Degree and 3 years of relevant experience; OR Bachelor's Degree and 5 years of relevant experience; OR No degree and 9 years of relevant experience

3+ years industry experience developing ML/AI solutions and a passion for solving complex problems

Must have hands-on experience in building and deploying generative models, with a portfolio of relevant projects

Must be proficient in Python, with strong coding practices for scalability and reproducibility. Familiarity with R is a plus

Demonstrated experience in building, training, and deploying generative models like Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Variational Autoencoders (VAEs), or autoregressive models like Transformer-based architectures

Demonstrated experience manipulating structured and unstructured data for analysis

Demonstrated experience using AI frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras, or JAX. Ability to implement and modify complex neural network architectures

Skilled in using data manipulation and analysis libraries such as Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, and Scikit-learn

Experience in Cloud analytics (AWS, Azure, or GCP) with tools such as AWS SageMaker, AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI, etc

Experience with DevSecOps, as it applies to data science and MLOps

Experience with Git, Bash, Unix commands

Preferred

Ability to leverage and integrate various data management tools at scale – cloud experience preferred

Data visualization skills in Tableau, Power BI, D3, ArcGIS, or similar are a plus

Experience with Elasticsearch, AWS Kendra, Azure Cognitive Search, or similar tool is a plus

Company

Steampunk, Inc.

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Steampunk is anchored by a startup culture with a customer-centered delivery approach, we put our Federal government clients in the center of everything we design, develop, and deliver to drive high-quality mission impacts and user experiences at speed.

Founded in 2019

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

201-500 employees