Sunayu
Contingent Senior Data Scientist - Top Secret
Alexandria, Virginia · Senior · Contract
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TypeScriptPythonDistributed SystemsAlgorithmsGitSQLAzureDockerKubernetesPlatform EngineeringMachine LearningPyTorchscikit-learnSparkData EngineeringData ScienceNLPLLMsStatisticsJiraSupply ChainResearchCollaborationProblem Solving
About the role
- Apply cutting-edge techniques in statistical analysis, predictive analytics, entity resolution, graph analytics, explainable AI, and operational analytics.
- Work with diverse data types (structured, unstructured, open source, digital media) and leverage modern tools such as Python, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, LLM frameworks, and geospatial analytics platforms.
- Active Top Secret clearance and eligibility for TS/SCI with Polygraph.
Requirements
- Bachelor's, Master's, or equivalent graduate degree in a quantitative or analytical field (Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Physics, Computational Social Science, etc.).
- Relevant experience may be substituted for a degree.
- 12+ years of experience in data science, analytics, or quantitative intelligence analysis, developing analytics and AI/ML solutions (10+ years with a Master's).
- Proficiency in Python and at least one other scripting language.
- Familiarity with version control tools (git, svn, JIRA) and deployment technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift).
Nice to have
- Expertise with knowledge graphs (neo4j, graph ML), predictive algorithms, image classifiers, object detectors, information retrieval, SQL, Elastic Stack.
- Experience deploying data science applications (e.g., Streamlit) and working with distributed systems (Hadoop, Ray, Spark).
- Familiarity with Azure/C2S, hardware platforms (CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs), and advanced analytical methodologies (social network analysis, supply chain analysis, NLP, classification algorithms, image processing).
- Experience with Large Language Models (LLMs), Multimodal LLMs, Langchain, vLLM, llama.cpp.
- Our operations are anchored in a commitment to trust, accountability, and ethical transparency, ensuring the high-performance outcomes necessary to protect our country's most vital interests.
- Our strength lies in our community: Our team prioritizes collaboration, professional growth, and encourages open communication.
- Career Development
- We also participate in many industry conferences and events where we share our expertise and experiences.
Compensation
- We support and encourage our team members to continue their professional growth by providing company-reimbursed training and continuing education of up to $5,000 per year.
- Salary range considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits
- 3 Medical Plan Options
- Dental and Vision
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Training and Educational Assistance
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401k plan with up to a 6% match (100% immediate vesting)
Company info
- Sunayu, LLC serves as a premier technology partner to the Defense and Intelligence communities, delivering mission-critical engineering solutions across the nation.
- At Sunayu, we don't just secure the mission-we grow together.
- We support and encourage our team members to continue their professional growth by providing company-reimbursed training and continuing education of up to $5,000 per year.
- Salary range considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.
Equal opportunity
- Sunayu, LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status, marital status, genetic information, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.
- Equal Opportunity Employer
- Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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