About the role
Job Title: Data Scientist Location: Remote Clearance Required: Secret Clearance Position Type: Full-time, W2
About VivSoft: VivSoft is a mission-driven technology company specializing in Cloud, DevSecOps, Artificial Intelligence, and Digital Experience. We are a diverse team of innovators focused on creating open, scalable, and automated solutions that drive digital transformation in federal space. Our work culture fosters collaboration, creativity, and continuous learning.
Job Summary: We seek an experienced Data Scientist to analyze complex, multi-source datasets, build predictive models, and deliver actionable insights to support strategic and operational decision-making. The ideal candidate will have strong statistical and machine learning expertise, hands-on experience with Apache Spark and distributed SQL engines, and the ability to work with modern lakehouse architectures and AI-assisted analytical tools.
Key Responsibilities: * Analyze large, multi-source datasets using statistical methods, including regression, hypothesis testing, probability, and time-series analysis. * Develop, validate, and deploy distributed machine learning models using Apache Spark and Spark MLlib across large-scale environments. * Query and analyze lakehouse data using Athena, Trino, and Spark SQL, considering partitioning, file layouts, and query performance. * Apply LLM-assisted and agentic AI tools to accelerate data exploration while validating findings against statistical baselines. * Define operational metrics and develop dashboards and data products using Grafana or comparable visualization platforms. * Design experiments and hypothesis tests to evaluate operational changes, model performance, and analytical outcomes. * Collaborate with Data Engineers on data requirements and AI Engineers on productionizing models. * Document analytical methods, assumptions, limitations, and uncertainty, communicating findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Required Qualifications: * Bachelor's degree in a related technical field or equivalent qualifying experience * Minimum 5 years of professional experience in Data Science, Advanced Analytics, or Statistical Modeling. * An US Citizen with an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance. * Strong foundation in statistics, including regression, probability, hypothesis testing, and time-series analysis. * Hands-on experience developing and running distributed machine learning models using Apache Spark, including Spark MLlib, at cluster scale. * Proficiency in Python and SQL, with experience using distributed SQL engines such as AWS Athena, Trino, or Spark SQL. * Understanding of lakehouse architectures, Apache Iceberg or similar open table formats, data partitioning, and file-layout optimization. * Experience using LLM-assisted or agentic AI tools for analytical workflows, with the ability to independently validate generated results. * Experience creating dashboards and metrics using Grafana or comparable visualization tools. * Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical field. Additional relevant experience may substitute for education requirements on a year-for-year basis.
Preferred Qualifications * Experience with AWS services, including S3, EMR, Athena, and Glue. * Familiarity with Apache Airflow and data workflow orchestration. * Experience with Bayesian methods, risk scoring, security analytics, or vulnerability analytics. * Experience with Kubernetes-based data science workflows. * Master's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, or another quantitative discipline. * Previous Department of Defense (DoD) or Federal Government analytics experience.
Benefits: * Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans (Healthcare benefits are 100% employer-paid for employees only) * Life Insurance * Paid Time Off (Flexible/Combined PTO, Bereavement Leave, 11 Company Paid Holidays) * 401K Retirement Plan with employer match * Professional Development Training Reimbursement
Salary Range: $135K-$145K per annually