Sr. Data Scientist- Computer Vision, Data & Machine Learning (DML)
Job ID: | Amazon Web Services, Inc.
This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and currently possess and maintain an active Top Secret security clearance.
Join a sizeable team of data scientists, research scientists, and machine learning engineers that develop computer vision models on overhead imagery for a high-impact government customer. We own the entire machine learning development life cycle, developing models on customer data.
We perform this work on both unclassified and classified networks, with portions of our team working on each network.
We seek a new team member to work on the classified networks. Three to four days a week, you would travel to the customer site in Northern Virginia to perform tasking as described below. Weekdays when you do not travel to the customer site, you would work from your local Amazon office.
Key Job Responsibilities
Run data conversion pipelines to transform customer data into the structure needed by models for training
Perform exploratory data analysis on the customer data
Train deep neural network models on overhead imagery
Develop and implement hyper‑parameter optimization strategies
Test and evaluate models and analyze results
Package and deliver models to the customer
Incorporate model R&D from low‑side researchers
Implement new features to the model development code base
Collaborate with the rest of the team on long‑term strategy and short‑medium term implementation
Contribute to presentations to the customer regarding the team’s work
Basic Qualifications
5+ years of experience with data querying languages (e.g., SQL), scripting languages (e.g., Python) or statistical/mathematical software (e.g., R, SAS, Matlab)
Knowledge of AWS tech stack (e.g., AWS Redshift, S3, EC2, Glue)
Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field such as statistics, mathematics, data science, business analytics, economics, finance, engineering, or computer science
2+ years of experience with machine learning, statistical modeling, data analysis tools and techniques, and performance parameters for computer vision delivery requirements
Current, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret or above
Preferred Qualifications
3+ years of data visualization experience using AWS QuickSight, Tableau, R Shiny, etc.
Experience managing data pipelines
Experience as a leader and mentor on a data science team
Master’s degree in a quantitative field such as statistics, mathematics, data science, business analytics, economics, finance, engineering, or computer science
Familiarity with internals of LLMs, VLMs, and traditional computer vision object detection models
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Benefits include comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance, optional supplemental life plans), Employee Assistance Program, mental health support, medical advice line, flexible spending accounts, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at salary range: USA, VA, Arlington – $159,200.00 – $215,300.00 USD annually.
USA, VA, Herndon – $159,200.00 – $215,300.00 USD annually.
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