Data Scientist

Position Description

If you love high-profile, challenging, and diverse work, then this position is for you! As a Data Scientist, you will support the Department of the Navy (DON) Process Improvement Office (PIO).

Must live in the Washington, DC area/ National Capitol Region and work onsite at the Pentagon 2 days per week; remote work 3 days per week.

ACTIVE SECRET SECURITY CLEARANCE IS REQUIRED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION.

In this role you will:

• Identify business trends and problems through complex big data analysis.
• Interpret results from multiple sources using a variety of techniques, ranging from simple data aggregation via statistical analysis to complex data mining independently.
• Design, develop, and implement the most valuable business solutions for the organization.
• Prepare big data, implement data model(s) and develop database(s) to support the business solution(s).
• Work is generally independent and collaborative in nature.
• Drive significant impact and value through the development, maintenance, and management of Qlik Sense dashboards and solution(s).
• Lead and direct the work of others; Typically reports to a project leader or manager.
• Utilize experience with Qlik Sense, SQL, and Databricks, and exhibit an eagerness to learn new technologies.
• Analyze data to identify known and unknown data relationships and patterns.
• Transform data sets through quantitative and qualitative analysis into compelling visuals that help inform decision making and improve the value of the DON enterprise.
• Manipulate large data sets and use them to identify trends and reach meaningful conclusions to inform strategic business decisions.
• Present data-driven insights and address questions from a non-technical audience.
• Understand data gaps that tie data components together for visualization purposes.
• Effectively partner with a cross-contractor team while receiving input from a non-technical client.
• Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile, and identify gaps, uncover unmet business needs and work with data engineering, solution architect to create a finished solution.
• Collaborate with other data professionals to extract data, create reports based on their findings, and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to determine business initiatives’ success.
• Work with executives and other business leaders to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Transform data into insight that can help to improve the value of the DON enterprise.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of the available knowledge management platforms in the Department of the Navy (DON) and OPNAV (e.g., Flank Speed, MSFT SharePoint, MS Teams, Power BI); provide recommendations for knowledge management processes.

Qualifications

To be successful in this roll, you will have:

• An active DoD Secret clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in data science, operations research, computer science, IT, math or related field (5 years of relative experience in lieu of degree).
• 5 years of experience in data analysis, data management, data science, or operations research.
• Experience compiling, organizing, and cleaning data for input into dashboards or business intelligence tools.

Additional desired experience and skills:

• Master’s degree in data science, operations research, computer science, IT, math or similar.
• Employing Qlik Sense within the Advana/Jupiter data analytics platform.
• Creating and deploying Qlik load scripts to load and build data models.
• Experience with SharePoint content management.
• Experience with SharePoint content management and programming languages such as SQL, R, Python for Databricks in ADVANA.
• Qlik administration using the QMC.
• Support staff experience at DON, OPNAV, NAVSEA, Program Executive Offices (PEOs)/Program Offices, or other Pentagon Offices.
• Experience includes regular interactions with staff and senior leadership internal and external to affiliated organization.

If you are interested in supporting and working with our military and sailors and a passionate Serco team- then submit your application now for immediate consideration. It only takes a few minutes and could change your career!

Company Overview

Serco Inc. (Serco) is the Americas division of Serco Group, plc. In North America, Serco’s 9,000 employees strive to make an impact every day across 100 sites in the areas of Defense, Citizen Services, and Transportation. We help our clients deliver vital services more efficiently while increasing the satisfaction of their end customers. Serco serves every branch of the U.S. military, numerous U.S. Federal civilian agencies, the Intelligence Community, the Canadian government, state, provincial and local governments, and commercial clients. While your place may look a little different depending on your role, we know you will find yours here. Wherever you work and whatever you do, we invite you to discover your place in our world. Serco is a place you can count on and where you can make an impact because every contribution matters.

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