Data Scientist / Data Engineer
Game Plan Tech6 months ago
Remote, United StatesMid Level / Senior
Responsibilities
- Develop, validate, and deploy statistical and machine learning models for government supply chain decisions.
- Design and build pipelines integrating government systems, enterprise data, and external supplier and procurement feeds.
- Translate ambiguous questions from government leaders into scoped analytical problems with measurable outcomes.
- Productionize monitored models in cloud and on-premise government environments.
- Document methodologies, assumptions, and limitations for government stakeholders and decision-makers.
- Explain technical decisions to non-technical stakeholders and work within contract scope under COR and PM direction.
- Prepare technical reports, monthly status reports, demonstrations, white paper contributions, and re-compete proposal content.
- Apply forecasting and operations research techniques to logistics and intermittent-demand problems.
- Work with messy enterprise data, including ERP exports, transactional logs, and hand-keyed records.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship and an active DoD Secret clearance at application time are required; inactive clearances within the two-year reinstatement window may be considered case by case.
- Bachelor’s or higher in a quantitative discipline such as statistics, mathematics, computer science, operations research, industrial engineering, economics, or physics, with equivalent experience considered.
- At least 3 years of experience for mid-level applicants or 6 years for senior applicants building and shipping production data products.
- Strong Python and SQL proficiency, including experience with pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, PyTorch or TensorFlow.
- Working knowledge of Spark/PySpark, dbt, or Airflow.
- Experience with at least one major cloud platform; AWS GovCloud or Azure Government is strongly preferred.
- Experience moving models from notebooks to monitored production services, including testing, CI/CD, and post-deployment performance tracking.
- Experience with messy, real-world enterprise data and customer-facing technical communication.
- Cloud certifications in architecture, data engineering, or machine learning are desired.
- Experience with government technology projects, contractor-supported government programs, or government customers is desired.
- Familiarity with time-series and intermittent-demand forecasting methods, operations research techniques, SAP/ECC/S/4HANA or EBS data models, DoD RMF and ATO processes, and federal logistics data standards is desired.
- Background in logistics, supply, acquisition, or military service is encouraged but not required.
Benefits
- The role offers a collaborative environment focused on public-sector impact, innovation, and career advancement.
- The employer is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse, inclusive, and supportive workplace.
- Reasonable accommodation is available during the application process.
Tech Stack
Categories
Data EngineeringML Engineering
About Game Plan Tech
Game Plan Tech is a mission-driven technology firm with deep engineering expertise helping government teams access the technologies that drive innovation while increasing efficiency, performance, and security.