Data Scientist

at  Elder Research

DATA SCIENTIST

Location: Hybrid On-Site in DC Metro Area (2-3 days per week on client site Pentagon, Alexandria, Falls Church, Arlington)
Clearance Required: Secret

REQUIRED EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field plus 4 years experience, or Masters Degree in Computer Science with 2 years experience.

REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• Experience with data science techniques, classical machine learning, and deep learning for anomaly detection.
• Experience with Jupyter, Spark, and either Tensorflow or PyTorch.
• Previous relevant technical leadership experience.
• Exemplary technical writing skills.
• Prior experience in insider threat detection, fraud detection, or anti-abuse engineering is preferred.
• A traditional background in cybersecurity is not required.

• Support development of insider threat strategy in support of protecting CDAO technical offerings; balance short-term wins with long-term investments to progressively mature CDAO’s defenses against insider threats.
• Lead coordination of policy and strategy related to insider threats with industry partners and other DoD components.
• Lead exploration of data sources that are relevant to measuring, identifying, and defending against insider threats.
• Provide technical leadership in developing capabilities to detect insider threats among large user communities, leveraging combination of statistical, classical machine learning, and deep learning methods.
• Write documentation about CDAO’s strategic approach to insider threat defense and how it fits within the broader DoD insider threat ecosystem.