Secure our Nation, Ignite your Future
Become an integral part of a diverse team while working at an Industry Leading Organization, where our employees come first. At ManTech, you’ll help protect our national security while working on innovative projects that offer opportunities for advancement.
Currently, ManTech is seeking a motivated, career and client-oriented Data Scientist to join our team in Herndon, VA. This is a Hybrid position.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
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Perform experiments to evaluate aspects of emerging and fast-changing data science and related technologies, such as generative AI, quantum, and explainable AI techniques.
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Perform benchmarking evaluations and applied research to address new problem sets. Seek out opportunities to apply new and emerging techniques against client use cases.
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Contribute to solution accelerators, prototypes, proofs-of-concept, and methods for use in client engagements.
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Contribute to statistical and advanced analytics models using advanced analytic techniques.
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Develop models and solutions for problem sets in a broad range of data science areas, including but not limited to natural language processing, graph analytics, computer vision, anomaly detection, data visualization, and metrics creation.
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Apply design thinking or other solution-based methods to solve problems consisting of various qualitative activities that support the generation of insightful, human-centered and impactful design solutions.
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Perform knowledge elicitation from client of business problem details and incorporate that knowledge into algorithms, models, and approaches in client solutions.
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Participate in solution development through whiteboarding sessions with clients, partners, and coworkers.
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Contribute to solutions with algorithms, models, data manipulation tasks, or other technical challenges related to data science.
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Communicate findings to diverse technical and non-technical stakeholders and engage clients to distill complex technical language.
Basic Qualifications:
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Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Applied Statistics, Machine Learning, Data Science, or related field and 2 years of experience OR a Master's degree, or equivalent experience.
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Knowledge of one or more cloud providers (e.g., AWS, Oracle, IBM, Azure and GCP).
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Experience working with Python or R programming languages.
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Experience constructing and performing complex database search queries.
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Knowledge of the full life cycle of developing a variety of types of Machine Learning models.
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Strong oral and written communication skills, including client-facing discussions and presentations.
Preferred Qualifications:
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Master's degree or PhD in a related field.
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Experience with analyzing and reporting on diverse data.
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Expertise in one or more data science specialties, such as natural language processing, computer vision, or deep learning.
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Ability to be a self-starter and take initiative.
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Excellent oral and written communication skills, including communicating information to a senior executive audience.
Clearance Requirements:
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Must have active Secret or TS clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI with polygraph
Physical Requirements:
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Must be able to be in a stationary position more than 50% of the time
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Must be able to communicate, converse, and exchange information with peers and senior personnel
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Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a computer
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The person in this position frequently communicates with co-workers, management and clients, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations
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The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
For all positions requiring access to technology/software source code that is subject to export control laws, employment with the company is contingent on either verifying U.S.-person status or obtaining any necessary license. The applicant will be required to answer certain questions for export control purposes, and that information will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law. ManTech may choose not to apply for a license for such individuals whose access to export-controlled technology or software source code may require authorization and may decline to proceed with an applicant on that basis alone.
ManTech International Corporation, as well as its subsidiaries proactively fulfills its role as an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability, status as a Disabled Veteran, Recently Separated Veteran, Active Duty Wartime or Campaign Badge Veteran, Armed Forces Services Medal, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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What We Do
ManTech is more than a technology company. We are a company dedicated to service, and we consider our work a part of the public trust. The people of ManTech are privileged to work for the security of the United States, the welfare of our service members and veterans, the protection of our communities, and the cause of better health care.
We have served the nation for 50 years, and in that time we have continually changed and grown to provide the technology that government needs to meet new challenges. We seek people with the same strong ethic of service, creativity, energy, and dedication to serving our country.
We are comprised of almost 8,000 talented employees around the world. Nearly half of our employees are veterans. Many others come from the Intelligence Community, Homeland Security and federal civilian agencies. We understand our customers’ challenges because we know their world firsthand.
When Federal managers and military leaders face tough challenges in cyber, data collection & analysis, enterprise IT or systems and software engineering, they turn to ManTech to get the job done right. These professionals trust ManTech and stay with us for years because we understand their needs and tackle their most complex challenges head on. They know that reaching their goal is our ultimate objective.
