Sr. Data Scientist

Company Description

The Red Gate Group, founded in 2006, is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Company based in Chantilly, VA. As an SDVOSB, the Red Gate Group has established a reputation for delivering quality multi-tiered services in intelligence analysis, strategic planning, program management, policy development, operational design, and technology integration. RGG delivers high-quality, customer-centric solutions around the world—from the foxhole to the highest levels of Government. Our motto, "Making a Difference for Country and Client," reflects our deep commitment to national security and service excellence. As an employer of choice, we offer comprehensive benefits including flexible time off, 11 paid holidays, immediate 401(k) eligibility with a generous match, and full medical, dental, and vision coverage through Anthem. Our employees enjoy 100% company-paid life insurance and disability benefits, along with professional development assistance for degrees and certifications. We foster a culture of growth and work-life balance, backed by our commitment to supporting both our clients' missions and our employees' success. Join our team and be part of an organization that values both service excellence and employee wellbeing.

Job Description

Red Gate Group is seeking a talented Sr. Data Scientist to join our team supporting the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) in Reston, VA or Ft. Belvoir, VA. As a Sr. Data Scientist, you will have hands-on experience in applied machine learning and NLP, including LLM implementation. This role involves building end-to-end ML workflows—from data prep to deployment—in a production environment handling massive streaming data via Kafka and data lakes. You’ll design models for document classification, extraction, summarization, and search, and own pipelines that process millions of documents weekly. Strong Python skills, a deep understanding of data exploration and visualization, and the ability to quickly grasp complex infrastructure are essential.

Qualifications

•  5+ years of experience in applied data science or ML roles, including using Python and NLP and LLM implementation
• 5+ years of experience with data exploration, data cleaning, data analysis, data visualization, or data mining 
• Experience with production-level systems, data lake environments, and streaming data, including Kafka
• Experience implementing end-to-end ML workflows from data prep to deployment and evaluation
• Ability to quickly learn infrastructure or systems concepts, including how pipelines interface with data lakes
• Ability to design, implement, and iterate on ML models for document classification, extraction, summarization, and search
• Ability to take ownership of data science workflows that interact with a production system streaming millions of documents per week
• TS/SCI clearance
• Bachelor's degree

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience in collaborating with MLOps and infrastructure engineers to ensure robust model deployment, monitoring, and retraining pipelines
• Experience supporting platform components such as documents indexing or search, GPU workloads, and distributed storage, including Cloudera
• Experience in the development of algorithms leveraging R, Python, SQL, or NoSQL 
• Experience with Distributed data or computing tools, including MapReduce, Hadoop, Hive, EMR, Spark, Gurobi, or MySQL  
• Experience with visualization packages, including Plotly, Seaborn, or ggplot2 

Additional Information

The Red Gate Group, Ltd. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. The Red Gate Group, Ltd. considers 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. Know Your Rights