Data Scientist

Steampunk
McLean, VA

Overview

In today’s rapidly evolving technology landscape, an organization’s data has never been a more important aspect in achieving mission and business goals. Our data exploitation experts work with our clients to support their mission and business goals by creating and executing a comprehensive data strategy using the best technology and techniques, given the challenge.

At Steampunk , our goal is to build and execute a data strategy for our clients to coordinate data collection and generation, to align the organization and its data assets in support of the mission, and ultimately to realize mission goals with the strongest effectiveness possible.

For our clients, data is a strategic asset. They are looking to become a facts-based, data-driven, customer-focused organization. To help realize this goal, they are leveraging visual analytics platforms to analyze, visualize, and share information. At Steampunk, you will design and develop solutions to high-impact, complex data problems, working with the best data practitioners around.

Contributions

We are looking for a seasoned Data Scientist to work with our existing team of Data Architects and Developers to develop strategies, create ML/AI solutions, and deliver results. We are looking for more than just a "Data Scientist", but a technologist with excellent communication and customer service skills and a passion for data and problem solving.

  • Experience modeling on structured and unstructured data sets
  • Experience with exploratory data analysis
  • Experience in feature engineering
  • Experience in data visualization
  • Experience with Deep Learning methodology and state of the art libraries
  • Knowledge of data collection methods, capabilities, and tasking process
  • Ability to leverage multiple data management tools to organize relevant information and make decisions
  • Support an Agile software development lifecycle
  • You will contribute to the growth of our Data Exploitation Practice!

Qualifications

  • Ability to hold a position of public trust with the US government.
  • 5+ years industry experience developing ML/AI solutions and a passion for solving complex problems.
  • 3+ years direct experience in Data Modeling and Data Solution Development
  • 1+ year performing queue modeling and survival analysis
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, business, or a scientific or technical discipline
  • Demonstrated experience manipulating structured and unstructured data for analysis
  • Strong programming skills in SQL, Python, R, Scala, Java, or similar language
  • Experience using Python to manipulate large data sets
  • Experience with DevSecOps, as it applies to data science
  • Demonstrated experience with TensorFlow, Keras, or other Deep Learning tools and frameworks
  • Demonstrated experience in big data systems including Hadoop, Spark, Scala
  • Data visualization skills in Tableau, Power BI, D3, ArcGIS, or similar
  • Experience with Git, Bash, Unix commands
  • Experience in Cloud analytics (AWS, Azure, or GCP) with tools such as AWS SageMaker, Azure HDInsight, etc.
  • Familiarity with Flask is a plus
  • Knowledge of DBOps and MLOps framework is a plus
  • Experience with Solr, Elasticsearch, or similar tool is a plus

About Steampunk

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $125,000 to $160,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here .

Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology , we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. As an employee-owned company , we focus on investing in our employees to enable them to do the greatest work of their careers – and rewarding them for outstanding contributions to our growth. If you want to learn more about our story, visit here .

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.

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Posted 2026-01-14

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