Data Scientist

Essential Qualifications/Experience:

·       A university degree from a nationally recognised/certified university in a quantitative discipline (Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Operations Research, etc.) with substantial data science and artificial intelligence content and 2 years of specific experience OR 4+ years experience similar to the tasks described in this SoW and relevant industry recognized certificates

·       Knowledge of and experience in developing, prototyping and deploying production-grade generative artificial intelligence (genAI) applications, including evaluation and optimization

·       Experience in applying advanced analytics to a variety of business or academic situations and a proven ability to synthesize complex data, as well as an understanding of modern machine learning techniques and their mathematical underpinnings, and able to translate this into organizational implications

·       Able to program in Python, especially with AI-centric libraries such as PyTorch, TensorFLow, LangChain and Hugging Face as well as common data science tools such as pandas and scikit-learn. You love building things and are comfortable working with modern development tools and writing code collaboratively (a software development background or experience in DevOps and experience in cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS is strongly preferred)

·       Experience within cybersecurity and/or the intelligence domain is strongly preferred but not required for this role

·       Good communication skills, both orally and written. Able to translate complex technical topics into information conveyable to non-domain experts. Can easily cooperate with non-data scientists and explain conducted work, as well as give and take feedback

DUTIES/ROLE:

·       The Contractor will be responsible for conducting data science projects to support NATO’s cyber threat intelligence production. The Contractor must:

ü  Enhance threat intelligence capabilities by developing AI-driven solutions and implementing data science practices for processing, enriching, and analyzing large volumes of threat intelligence data

ü  Iterate and collect feedback on prototyped applications from a variety of stakeholders to deliver production-grade applications that push CTAB’s intelligence production capabilities further

ü  Participate in team and branch calls where required by the teamlead to give status updates on projects and developments pertinent to the Contractor’s tasks

ü  Stay up-to-date on any developments within data science generally and artificial intelligence specifically that are relevant to the projects of The Contractor and to the broader Branch and Unit. Function as a subject matter expert for questions of the CTAB team on data science and artificial intelligence

ü  The Contractor shall produce the Deliverables as specified in the task order management under supervision of the NATO Project Manager. The Contractor shall submit Deliverables to the NATO Project Manager for Quality Review, test or inspection not later than the dates specified by the NATO Project Manager

ü  The Contractor shall continuously validate any deliverables with the NATO Project Manager and peers within CTAB

ü  The Contractor shall hold periodic sessions with the NATO Project Manager to make sure that the deliverables are aligned with NATO’s expectations