Junior Level Data Scientist

Torch Technologies

Thank you for your interest in employment with Torch Technologies. We are a 100% employee-owned Certified Great Place To Work and named Best Places to Work in Huntsville/Madison County headquartered in Huntsville AL. Our team provides superior research development and engineering services to the Federal Government and Department of War. As one of the nations top 100 defense companies the services we provide directly support the men and women who serve our country. Our corporate mission sums up the pride our employee-owners take in the work we do: Lighting the Pathway of Freedom. And as a Certified Evergreen ESOP we have made the commitment to grow and sustain our company for the next 100 years! Come grow with us!

Torch Technologies is seeking a Junior Level Data Scientist to join a team supporting USSPACECOM through data collection interpretation analysis and development of analytical products. This position supports USSPACECOM.

As a Junior Level Data Scientist your duties will include the following but are not limited to:

• Partner with mission stakeholders customers and senior leaders to identify highvalue decisions operational questions and analytical requirements.

• Translate evolving or incomplete customer needs into clear technical requirements dataproduct designs and prioritized development work.

• Design and develop data products that integrate transform analyze and present data for operational and decisionsupport use cases.

• Model missionrelevant entities relationships processes and business rules using various ontology approaches.

• Develop and maintain data pipelines transformations and dataquality checks within Foundry and Databricks (War Data Platform).

• Apply relational database concepts (data modeling joins keys normalization query optimization) to organize and relate disparate data sources.

• Develop analytical methods metrics statistical models and decisionsupport tools.

• Use SQL Python PySpark and TypeScript for data analysis transformation automation and model development.

• Build analytical products dashboards operational applications or workflows that enable customers to explore data and act on insights.

• Communicate analytical methods assumptions findings limitations and recommendations to technical and nontechnical audiences.

• Validate data products with end users and refine based on feedback and mission priorities.

• Document data sources transformation logic ontology design analytical assumptions and user workflows.

• Coordinate with data owners platform teams SMEs and developers to resolve dataaccess dataquality and integration issues.

Required Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship

• Bachelors degree in Data Science Computer Science Statistics Applied Mathematics Operations Research Engineering Information Systems or related field

• 2 years of related experience.

• Secret level DOW clearance with ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI

• Demonstrated experience developing data products or analytical solutions (pipelines transformations analytical datasets dashboards)

• Strong understanding of relational database concepts (tables relationships keys joins schemas normalization)

• Proficiency in SQL for querying transforming and analyzing data

• Proficiency in Python for data analysis transformation automation or statistical modeling

• Experience integrating and preparing data from multiple structured and semistructured sources

• Ability to assess data quality reconcile inconsistent data identify analytical limitations and communicate risks

• Ability to translate customer objectives and operational questions into technical requirements data models analytical approaches and usable products

• Experience briefing analytical results and recommendations to senior leaders and nontechnical stakeholders

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with mission partners and multidisciplinary teams

Preferred Qualifications

• TS/SCI level DOW clearance

• Experience designing or extending ontologies in Palantir Foundry

• Experience developing Foundry applications dashboards workflows or analytical tools

• Experience with statistical analysis forecasting optimization machine learning or other quantitative methods

• Experience supporting datadriven decisionmaking in a Combatant Command Joint Department of Defense intelligence community or similar environment

• Familiarity with operational planning readiness logistics force management space operations intelligence support or other USSPACECOMrelevant domains

• Experience with data governance data stewardship metadata and dataquality processes

• Experience in cloud technology and cloud employment

• Experience with CI/CD

• Machine learning or artificial intelligence experience

• Experience implementing DevSecOps controls (DoD CIO & AF CSO)

• Proficiency in data security management

• Experience with open platforms (Kubernetes/Istio) microservice/servicemesh architectures and eventdriven behavior

Schedule: MF; 85

Work Location: Onsite Colorado Springs

Travel: Yes 1020%

Relocation Assistance Available: No

Position Contingent Upon Award of Contract: No

Salary range: $90000-$115000

The salary range information isgeneral guidelinesonly. Several factors can influence the salary for a position including but not limited to Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage ratesgeographic location business considerations scope and responsibilities of the position local or other applicable market conditions and internal equity. Other factors include the candidates qualifications such as relevant prior work experience specific skills and competencies education/training and certifications.

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Benefits:

Torch Technologies is proud to offer a stable and professional work environment a competitive salary and an excellent comprehensive benefit package including: ESOP participation 401(k) match medical dental vision life insurance short-term disability long-term disability flexible spending accounts Health Saving Accounts and Health Reimbursement Accounts EAP education assistance paid time off and holidays.

Applying to Torch Technologies:

Only those candidates invited for an interview will be contacted. Employment at Torch Technologies is contingent upon the successful completion of a comprehensive background check.

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