Data Scientist

IDEMIA National Security Solutions (NSS) is the premier provider of integrated identity solutions for United States Government. Our deep understanding of biometric, biographic, credential, and digital forms of identity allows us to guide our clients to achieve their business goals. NSS' leading software systems; data and analytics offerings; and professional services facilitate and automate many of the business processes for government agencies serving law enforcement, military, and intelligence missions.

Summary

IDEMIA NSS is looking for a Data Scientist to support delivery of market leading biometric algorithms to our customers. The role will support the analysis of internal and customer datasets to support threshold analysis and provide recommendations to our customers on the appropriate mission-oriented benchmarks to support their needs. In addition, the candidate will have direct program delivery involvement in improving a critical mission using data analysis and machine learning. The candidate will work to solve analytic questions of concern to national security and evolve data analysis capabilities for our customers.

The successful candidate will be expected to work as part of a Scaled Agile Framework scrum team focused on product development and delivery across different customers as well as internal initiatives. The candidate will have significant experience with the full software development lifecycle along with strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Primary Responsibilities

• Build statistical models, test hypotheses, interpret, summarize, visualize, and succinctly report on data findings.
• Construct and perform complex database search queries in multiple databases using SQL and API interfaces.
• Leverage automation and machine learning to manage data, predict scenarios and make recommendations to identify anomalies within the performance of the system.
• Contribute to building new analytical tools and packages across the enterprise and expected to collaborate with team members in a highly technical environment.
• Generate customer specific Receiver Operating Characteristic curves, specifically Detection Error Tradeoff curves.
• Collaborate with a Global R&D organization to achieve shared outcomes.
• Identifies technical path and plans work independently.
• Communicate impediments and issues to a scrum team.
• Learn and follow team standards and practices.
• Actively participate in team code reviews as a presenter and a reviewee.
• Actively share knowledge with their team and peers.
• Participate in team presentations at Agile Release Train ceremonies.
• Review team backlog and identify work assignments.
• Work with a scrum team to breakdown Features into stories and work together to size the stories.
• Develop high quality code from User Stories for delivery to IDEMIA customers.
• Work closely with scrum team to meet sprint goals.
• Self-manager who researches current and emerging technologies and adheres to best practices.

Qualifications / Technical Expertise

Preferred Experience

Education

Travel Requirement, Working Conditions and Physical Demands :

IDEMIA National Security Solutions (NSS) is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement :

It is the policy of NSS to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity, age, disability, participation in discrimination complaint-related activities, sexual orientation, genetics, or active military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic, by either employees or non-employees. This non-discrimination policy applies to all employment procedures, including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, termination, reduction in force, and all company-sponsored activities.

Affirmative Action Statement :

NSS has adopted an Affirmative Action Plan ("AAP") and is committed to making a good faith effort toward achieving the objectives of the plan. It is the policy of NSS to base employment decisions on the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity ("EEO") and to take Affirmative Action in the employment of women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans.

We are an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state, or local law.

As a government contractor, NSS abides by the following provision :

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of the other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c).