Data Scientist

Data Scientist

Kalman & Company is seeking a highly motivated performance driven individual with strong data analysis experience to work closely with our Department of Warfare (DoW) clients. Successful candidates will have excellent communication quantitative research and analytical skills and the ability to principally contribute to several of the largest and most significant studies in Kalmans portfolios. This position will require occasional meeting attendance in Arlington VA. As part of our team youll help our government clients make well-informed data-driven decisions on some of the most impactful challenges facing the DoW. The salary range for this position is $120K/yr-$140K/yr depending on the candidates commensurate experience. This is a contingent position and tied to a government proposal.

A career with Kalman & Company Inc. is both rewarding and challenging. Our clients require skilled hardworking innovative professionals who can meet the demands of a dynamic and fast-paced workplace. As a Kalman Analyst you will collaborate with military leaders engineers developers technicians logisticians and financial managers to collect analyze and communicate information that will help ensure the success of programs critical to the United States DoW and our allies.

Benefits

• Engage with motivated and highly skilled teammates to solve the Governments most challenging analytics problems by developing decision analyses for military and civilian leaders
• Join a diverse inclusive and growing team that fosters a supportive and encouraging environment to explore a variety of unique projects and clients for career success and fulfillment.
• Take advantage of a competitive salary along with a generous benefits package and paid opportunities for learning and professional development as well as on-the-job training and growth

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Work directly with stakeholders to understand their requirements and apply data analytics tools and methods to streamline monthly quarterly and annual deliverables.
• Develop and maintain reports and dashboards using Python R Excel Power BI PowerPoint and/or Word.
• Develop and manage organization-wide business intelligence solutions.
• Create or modify existing report assets.
• Document data profiling and quality assurance results data dictionaries and analytical findings
• Use data to create predictive models and trend analyses.
• Collaborate with colleagues to define data collection strategies and establish data frameworks.
• Collect audit compile and validate data from multiple sources.
• Interpret data and analyze results using statistical techniques to produce as-needed reports to meet client and/or business needs.
• Proactively integrate new technologies for more advanced analytics and automate business processes including and not limited to Power Flow PowerApps AI and Machine Learning
• Effectively communicate analysis to government stakeholders

Required Education/Qualifications:

• US Citizenship.
• Active Secret Security Clearance.
• Bachelors degree in a Quantitative Field (Mathematics Statistics Economics Analytics Computer Science etc.)
• 5 years of data analytics experience
• Knowledge of DoW acquisition financial and PPBE processes and experience supporting DoW decision analysis efforts.
• Strong quantitative skills with ability to critically analyze client requirements disparate collections of datasets and market intelligence and synthesize all inputs in into coherent insightful cost deliverables findings and recommendations.
• Strong analytical interpersonal and presentation skills and the ability to contribute effectively to working groups through oral and written communication.
• Comprehensive understanding of current principles practices and techniques of Systems Analysis Business Analysis and Business Intelligence.
• Skilled in using data analytics tools such as Access Excel Power BI Tableau Databricks etc.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

Preferred Education/Qualifications

• Experience supporting the USAF.
• Experience developing data models in Power BI and managing distributed reports dashboards and apps in Power BI Service.
• Competence in developing and maintaining data pipelines with knowledge of ETL processes and frameworks.
• Experience with current computing technologies and software applications such as specialized Business Intelligence software SQL Microsoft SQL Server Oracle Access SharePoint and other database applications.