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- Department
- Data and Analytics
- Experience
- 6+ years experience
- Posted
- Sep 18, 2026
About the role
SMX is seeking a Data Scientist to join our team in support of a Modernized Data Science Platform for a Federal customer. The focus of this role is to bridge the gap between business needs and technical solutions, focusing on requirements analysis, business process improvement, and data-driven decision-making to support the program's IT transformation and modernization activities. If you are interested in joining a high-performing team with advancement opportunities, then look no further!
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Design new solutions using Databricks to deliver capabilities meeting business functional requirements.
- Analyze & Design modifications to existing data model solutions as needed.
- Promote code into production.
- Define test cases and verify test results to ensure solutions are functioning as designed.
- Build data models and reports using datasets from ERPs and legacy systems.
Required Skills/Experience
- Security Clearance: U.S. citizenship and an active DoD Secret security clearance are required
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
- Experience: 6 years of related work experience
- Skills:
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Minimum of 5 years of hands-on development experience and proficiency in Python and Pyspark.
- Experience with Dev/Ops and CI/CD pipelines using Gitlab.
- Army functional knowledge and proven experience in requirements elicitation, analysis, and documentation.
- Familiarity with database design and architecture; relational and non-relational
- Ability to work cross-functionally, and participate in discussions
- Knowledge of cloud architecture: commercial cloud vendors (AWS/Azure)
- Competence with software engineering tools and processes (estimation, issue tracking, version control, debugging, etc.)
- Proven ability to work independently on assigned tasks without any supervision.
- Proven experience in knowledge sharing (i.e., code reviews, solid documentation)
- Driven, self-directed personality
- Strong sense of mission and commitment to making a difference
Desired Skills/Experience
- Experience implementing RESTful APIs
- Exceptional communication skills and the ability to foster positive outcomes from diverse interests of people and teams
- Experience working with the DoD
- Experience working with GFEBS or other SAP ERP system