Data Science Engineer

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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

We are seeking highly skilled and motivated Data Science Engineers to join our DevSecOps Department/Cyber, Modeling and Simulation Division at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State University. ARL/Penn State's purpose is to develop innovative solutions to challenging national problems in support of the Navy, DoD, and Intel communities engineering and technology needs.

Your working location will be on-site in San Diego, CA or Oahu, Hawaii.

ARL is an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner and welcomes all transitioning military members to apply.

You will:

• Develop and implement data analytics techniques and applications to transform raw data into meaningful information using data-oriented programming languages and visualization software.
• Apply data mining, data modeling, statistics, graph algorithms, and machine learning to extract and analyze information from large structured and unstructured datasets to support analytics objectives.
• Visualize, interpret, and report data findings in dynamic data reports.
• Employ a variety of data manipulation and visualization tools to best convey information/results to customers.
• Support the design, development, testing, and implementation of web-based collaboration tools & platforms for data reporting.
• Plan and conduct software integration or testing, including analyzing and implementing test plans and scripts, in support of analytics objectives.
• Conduct exploratory data analysis for testing hypotheses.

This position can be filled at multiple levels depending on education and experience. Minimally requires a Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering or Science discipline, 5+ years related experience. Additional education and/or experience required for higher level positions. Master's degree preferred.

Required skills/experience areas include:

• Demonstrates proficiency with frequent scripting language use, such as Python (primary) or R, and using packages commonly used in data science applications or advanced analytics such as SQL.
• Familiar with Kubernetes clusters and utilization of tools such as Prometheus or similar.
• Proficient in Grafana as an open-source analytics and interactive visualization web application for monitoring application performance.
• Comfortable working with data in a variety of formats including Excel, CSV, JSON, XML.
• Utilization of Microsoft's Power BI, Tableau, and other toolsets to visualize data and share insights with senior decision-makers.
• Active Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility.

ARL at Penn State is an integral part of one of the leading research universities in the nation and serves as a University center of excellence in defense science, systems, and technologies with a focus in naval missions and related areas.

You will be subject to a government security investigation, and you must be a U.S. citizen to apply. Employment with the ARL will require successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen.

ARL is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion; we believe this is central to our success as a Department of Defense designated University Affiliated Research Center (UARC). We are at our best when we