Senior Data Scientist w/Top Secret Clearance

As a Senior Data Scientist, you'll design, build, and deploy machine learning solutions that directly reduce security investigation backlogs and automate mission-critical workflows. If you are an engineer who can take a model from experimentation to production, handle the messy data problems, and iterate based on real-world feedback, then this role is for you. In this job you will: • Design, build, and deploy classification, regression, and predictive models using Python and AWS SageMaker. • Develop and maintain ETL pipelines with event-driven architectures in AWS services such as Glue, Lambda, and Step Functions for data ingestion and transformation. • Implement feature engineering, data cleansing, and preprocessing for large-scale datasets. • Create analytics queries and reports using Amazon Athena and build and maintain dashboards within visualization tools, Power BI or Tableau. • Build event-driven architectures using EventBridge and API Gateway for real-time data processing. • Develop advanced analytics outputs that feed dynamic rule sets into other scripts, AI/ML, or custom software solutions and intelligent automation workflows. • Collaborate with a cross-functional team of developers, business analysts, and stakeholders in an Agile framework who are genuinely invested in building things that work. • Document models, pipelines, and processes for maintainability and knowledge transfer. • Participate in code reviews and contribute to team coding standards. • Present findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences. • Deploy models to production using SageMaker endpoints, batch transform, or Lambda-based inference. • Implement monitoring for model drift, data quality, and prediction accuracy. • Maintain model versioning, experiment tracking, and reproducible training pipelines. • Troubleshoot production issues across distributed AWS services using CloudWatch, X-Ray, and CloudTrail. • Optimize solutions for performance, cost, and scalability as workloads grow 2-3x. • Deploy models to production (SageMaker endpoints, batch transform, or Lambda inference). Required Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or related quantitative field (or equivalent experience). • 5+ years of progressive experience in data science, AI/ML, or advanced analytics. • 3+ years of hands-on experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure cloud services. • Strong proficiency in Python and SQL. • Experience building and deploying classification and regression models in production. • Solid understanding of data engineering concepts, ETL processes, and data quality practices. • Experience with Git-based version control and collaborative development workflows. • Ability to communicate technical concepts to diverse audiences. • Ability to meet Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 8140 / 8570 Certification requirements (CompTIA Security+ CE or equivalent) within 3 months of start date. Preferred Qualifications: • Master’s degree in a quantitative discipline. • AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, Machine Learning Specialty, Data Analytics Specialty). • Security+ or other DoD 8140 IAT II-compliant certifications (CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, or SSCP). • Background in Agile methodologies and sprint-based delivery. Clearance Level: • Active Secret or Top Secret (TS Preferred) Location: • Remote Salary Range: • $150,000 - $180,000 commensurate with experience and achievement Benefit Information: A3 Consulting offers a robust benefits package to include but not limited to medical, dental, and vision benefits, flexible spending and health savings accounts, group life and AD&D, short-term and long-term disability, paid time off, 401k match, paid parental leave, professional development. About A3 Consulting: A3 Consulting, LLC is a leading management and technology firm that specializes in providing innovative solutions to solve the pressing challenges of our Federal government customers. With a proven track record of delivering mission-critical solutions and exceptional performance, we committed to ensuring that our technology offerings remain competitive in the rapidly evolving federal marketplace. A3 Consulting, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law. Apply tot his job