DoW SkillBridge Fellowship - Data Scientist

Location: Pensacola, FL, United States Department: DoD Skillbridge

**TRANSITIONING SERVICE MEMBERS ONLY AS PART OF THE DoW/DoD SKILLBRIDGE PROGRAM FELLOWSHIP**

Sitting at the intersection of Data Science, ML Engineering, and AI Engineering, this role combines data science, AI/ML engineering, MLOps, generative AI development, and data engineering fundamentals to translate business needs into scalable solutions and close the gap between proof of concept and production-ready capability.

Join a team that sits at the intersection of Data Science, ML Engineering, and AI Engineering. Combine data science, AI/ML engineering, MLOps, generative AI development, and data engineering fundamentals to translate business needs into scalable solutions and close the gap between proof of concept and production-ready capacity.

Scale AI solutions beyond experimentation

Automate analysis for growing volumes of call transcripts, surveys, digital feedback, and other service interaction date

Implement generative AI, LLM, RAG, and intelligent automation opportunities.

Analyze and interpret results with some complexity

Develop and code basic software programs, algorithms, and automated processes

Use modeling and trend analysis to analyze data

Collaborate with team members and participate in team projects and initiatives

Utilize effective written and verbal communication to document and present findings

Experience in the fields of Data Science, AI & NLP, ML Engineering, and/or Data Foundations

Statistics, predictive modeling, forecasting, experimentation, or similar data science techniques

SQL, Python, APIs, ETL and data pipelines, or similar data foundations

Model lifecycle execution

Data storytelling and technical presentation skills

Technical (Big Data Analysis, Coding, Project Management, Technical Writing, etc.)

Problem Solving (Responds as problems and issues are identified)

Bachelor's Degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computers Science, Engineering, or degrees in similar quantitative fields, or equivalent experience

Desired Qualifications

Master's Degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or Engineering fields

AI & NLP experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG, embeddings, text analytics, or similar functions

ML engineering experience with deployment, monitoring, MLOps, CI/CD, or similar production systems and functions

PySpark

Familiarity with vector databases

Cloud platforms and tools like Databricks, Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, MLflow, or similar

Salary: $70,000 - $135,600 annual (Potential salary if hired by Navy Federal as a full-time employee: SkillBridge participants are not eligible for compensation from Navy Federal, as they continue to receive military compensation and benefits as active-duty service members)