Accenture Federal Services · 11 hours ago
Data Scientist
Arlington, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$100K/yr - $203K/yrAccenture Federal Services is dedicated to helping the US federal government enhance national security and improve lives through technology. The Data Scientist role involves designing and building AI-enabled applications and conducting analyses to support operational decision-making.
ConsultingFinanceInformation TechnologyManagement ConsultingOnline PortalsProfessional Services
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Work in a fast-paced Agile environment alongside engineers and domain experts to translate ambiguous or evolving requirements into intuitive, scalable products
Conduct data discovery and exploratory data analysis (EDA) across structured and unstructured data
Perform data cleansing, normalization, aggregation, and modeling
Design and build analytic applications in Palantir Foundry, including dashboards and interactive workflows
Apply advanced analytics and statistical methods (e.g., regression, clustering, hypothesis testing, A/B testing)
Develop and embed AI/ML capabilities (e.g., LLMs, NLP, RAG/GraphRAG) into analytic workflows
Create clear visualizations and metrics to support executive and operational decision-making
Collaborate in an Agile/Scrum environment to rapidly iterate on solutions
Communicate insights effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Qualification
Required
Interim Secret Security clearance required
Ability moving from exploratory analysis to production-grade applications that deliver measurable mission impact
Strong experience in data science and analytics, including EDA, data wrangling, modeling, and statistical analysis
Proficiency in Python for analytics and data pipelines (e.g., pandas, polars, PySpark)
Experience with AI/ML and statistical modeling tools and python libraries (e.g., scikit-learn, statsmodels, Prophet; NLP tools such as spaCy or NLTK)
Experience building production-grade analytics (apps, dashboards, notebooks)
Experience with data visualization i.e using Python libraries (matplotlib, seaborn, plotly) and/or BI tools (PowerBI, Tableau, Qlik)
Comfort working in a dynamic Agile/Scrum environment with evolving or loosely defined requirements
Strong communication skills with the ability to explain insights to non-technical audiences
Background in statistics, mathematics, operations research, or applied sciences
Experience with Palantir Foundry, Databricks, or similar data platforms
Preferred
Active Secret clearance highly desired
Hands-on experience with Palantir Foundry (pipelines, transforms, Workshop, Ontologies, AIP)
Experience building AI-enabled applications using LLMs, NLP, RAG, or GraphRAG
Experience developing rapid analytic demos using Streamlit
Familiarity with model deployment and ML/AI serving architectures
Exposure to TypeScript
Experience with data platform operations, monitoring, or optimization
Experience building and maintaining ETL pipelines supporting analytic applications
Company
Accenture Federal Services
Accenture Federal Services is a leading US federal services company and subsidiary of Accenture.
Founded in 1989
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Ron Ash
CEO and Chairman of the Board
Bharat Patel
Managing Director, AI Missions
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