Data Scientist

Job Category: Engineering

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Continental US

CACI seeks a cleared and talented Data Scientist to join our National Security and Innovative Solutions Sector. We enable national security missions through creation and delivery of innovative, technology-centric solutions that provide decision advantage to our customers. Our client engagement processes, the way we collaborate, operate, and deliver value, provides an unparalleled opportunity to grow and advance.

What You’ll Get to Do:

• Build a thorough understanding of annotation guidelines and annotation tools

• Annotate natural language data accurately within deadlines, adhering to guidelines

• Dive deep into the data to perform qualitative error trend analysis

• Collect and organize data according to criteria

• Manage unique data collection and analysis requests for different NLP/NLU applications

• Collaborate with other ML Data Linguists to resolve data ambiguities and annotation disagreements

• Provide feedback to Language Engineers on annotation guidelines, tooling, and processes to drive improvements

More About The Role:

Serve as a computational linguistic expert responsible for leading and managing data analytical and linguistics research project to analyze users' utterances and improve the Natural Language Processing (NLP) model of the virtual assistant. Annotate user data and create detailed customer performance reports to provide strategic insights, directional approach, and identify gaps or issues. Troubleshoot and resolve false positives to train the language model enhancing user experience. Analyze customer requirements and identify new features and content to be created within the department. Conduct cross-functional collaboration with all stakeholders to maximize matching accuracy in customer environments. Collaborate with the Artificial Intelligence engineering team to continue to deliver ground-breaking innovations.

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

• An active DoD TS/SCI clearance

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computational Linguistics, Linguistics, Computer Science with Linguistics focus, or equivalent discipline

• 10 years of demonstrated experience delivering real-world software solutions using Natural Language Processing, machine translation, or other related disciplines

• Demonstrated experience with modern programming and scripting languages is required, with preference to Java, C#, C++, PERL, and Python

• Knowledge of structural aspects of languages (morphology, syntax, semantics, phonology, phonetics).

• Strong interpersonal skills, attention to detail, and proven ability to handle priorities are critical

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

• Experience working in a DoD Contracting Environment

• Experience with supporting a DoD or IC

• Experience developing high-quality briefings for senior Federal Government leadership

• Strong implementation skills (Python, C/C++, Java, MATLAB or other prominent programming language)

• Familiarity with UNIX/Linux operating system

• Experience in government funded projects and/or experience successfully interacting with government or commercial customers is beneficial

What We Can Offer You:

• We’ve been named a Best Place to Work by the Washington Post.

• Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives.

• We offer competitive benefits and learning and development opportunities.

• We are mission-oriented and ever vigilant in aligning our solutions with the nation’s highest priorities.

• For over 60 years, the principles of CACI’s unique, character-based culture have been the driving force behind our success.

Company Overview:

CACI is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.

Pay Range : There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits. Learn more here (https://careers.caci.com/global/en/employee-benefits)

The proposed salary range for this position is:

$119,800 - $263,600