About the Role
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">SIXGEN’s mission is to deliver agile, mission-ready cybersecurity solutions that empower government and critical infrastructure organizations to stay ahead of advanced cyber threats. We combine innovation, deep expertise, and cutting-edge capabilities to uncover vulnerabilities, protect vital systems, and ensure operational superiority in an ever-evolving digital landscape.</span></p>
<p><strong>POSITION OVERVIEW</strong></p>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Position: Senior Data Scientist</strong></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Job Type:</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Full Time</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Location:</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Onsite </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Clearance Requirements: </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">TS/SCI & Poly (MUST HAVE)</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Years of experience: 4+</strong></li>
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<p><strong>ABOUT THE TEAM</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">SIXGEN supports missions by serving government and commercial organizations as they overcome global cybersecurity challenges. In this position, you’ll provide meaningful support to our customer’s missions and operations. You’ll work alongside a team of highly skilled operators who are dedicated to using innovative processes, tools, and techniques to get things done. </span></p>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Develop, and maintain robust and scalable data pipelines for enterprise AI applications including </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">defining appropriate data model concepts</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Develop high-performance data parsers for extremely large and complex datasets </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Implement and manage various database systems, including graph, SQL, NoSQL, and vector </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">databases </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Collaborate with AI/ML engineers and data scientists to understand data requirements and optimize </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">data access and retrieval for AI models </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ensure data quality, integrity, and security across all data storage solutions </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Support the deployment and maintenance of AI applications by providing expert data engineering </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">capabilities </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Familiarity with AI concepts in the context of data storage, access, and retrieval </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Continuously optimize data infrastructure for performance, cost-efficiency, and scalability </span></li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Required Qualifications</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field with 8 years of experience; Master's degree in a relevant technical field with 5 years of experience; 4 years additional experience will be considered in lieu of degree </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Advanced proficiency in programming languages commonly used for data engineering (e.g., Python, </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Java, Scala) </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Demonstrated expertise in designing, developing, and optimizing data pipelines for large-scale </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">enterprise environments </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Proven experience with corporate dataflows and developing data parsers for extremely large datasets </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Extensive experience with various database technologies including graph databases (e.g., Neo4j), </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">SQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL), NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra), and </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">vector databases </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Microsoft Azure) for data storage and processing </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph</span></li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Desired Qualifications</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Experience with data governance, data security, and compliance best practices </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Familiarity with big data technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, or Kafka. </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Experience with data warehousing concepts and tools </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Continuous learning mindset to stay abreast of cutting-edge data engineering and AI advancements </span></li>
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<p><strong>COMPENSATION & BENEFITS</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">$180,000-$220,000 USD</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. The final salary offer will be determined after a thorough review of the candidate's background and alignment with the role. Additionally, SIXGEN offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:</span></p>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Employer-paid health insurance premiums (medical, dental, vision) for you and your family </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Employer-paid short/long term disability insurance and basic life/AD&D insurance</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">401K with a 4% employer contribution</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Professional development reimbursement options available (training, certification, education, etc)</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Flexible and remote work policies for most positions</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Flexible PTO and holiday schedule</span></li>
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<p><strong>OUR COMMITMENT</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">SIXGEN is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We ensure that all applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, marital status, ancestry, projected veteran status, or any other protected group or class.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that values diversity in our people, reflecting the communities we serve and our customer base. We strive to attract and retain a diverse talent pool and create an environment where everyone is empowered to be their authentic selves at work.</span></p>
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