Business Intelligence

Overview

Tecolote Research is actively seeking to fill an available Data Scientist position supporting the Space Force as a member of the Space Systems Command (SSC) Business Intelligence Group.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with subject matter experts from a diverse cross-section of SSCs business operations (personnel, finance, contracting, acquisition, logistics, etc.)
• Translate business needs into technical requirements
• Iterate with customers in an agile manner to ensure satisfaction
• Develop and maintain data pipelines
• Generate analyses and visualizations for ad hoc data requests
• Build dashboards to provide insights for recurring analytics needs
• Train and deploy models to forecast events (time series) or predict outcomes (machine learning)
• Leverage Large Language Models (LLM) or other Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) capabilities to solve business problems
• Salary range: $70,000 - $85,000/year, DOE

Skills Required

Must Have:

• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
• Minimum of 5 years professional experience in analytical roles
• Ability to work on-site in El Segundo a minimum of 2 days per week
• Proficiency with data transformation in Python (Pandas and/or PySpark)
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• An eye for effective data visualization and dashboard design

Nice to Have:

• Active Secret clearance
• Experience with Palantir Foundry analytics platform
• Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, SharePoint, SQL
• A working knowledge of the AI landscape (supervised/unsupervised learning, reinforcement learning, deep learning, GenAI, prompt engineering, etc.)
• Experience with the use of LLMs in a business setting
• Familiarity with the government acquisition lifecycle
• Advanced degree
• Relevant professional certifications
• Continuing education in Data Science/Analytics/Artificial Intelligence

Education

Bachelors degree required, preferably in math, engineering, business, or the sciences.