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Responsibilities

Our Delivery Data Scientists work within a team of project managers, solution architects and consultants to deliver Azure cloud AI/ML consulting engagements; typical responsibilities include:

Educating our customers and partners on the power of AI/ML using the Azure Cloud

Interacting with senior executives and key stakeholders in our customers to formulate AI/ML solutions that address challenges facing their organizations

Developing and maintaining a high level of technical proficiency in Azure AI/ML cloud services

Creating and sharing IP that leverages AI/ML Azure cloud services

Engagement activities will require the ideal candidate to demonstrate:

Extensive prior experience in statistical modeling and/or data science

Background in integration of AI/ML into applications and systems, including capabilities around computer vision, speech, natural language processing, reinforcement learning, etc.

Ability to work in a challenging, dynamic environment with multiple interactions across teams with different backgrounds ranging from sales and services to research teams

Professional experience in a consulting or IT services organization

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

7-10 years of work experience in the data analytics field with primary emphasis on statistical analysis and machine learning

5+ years of experience applying data science tools/technologies in cloud computing environments

5+ years of experience with common languages/tools in field of data science such as Python, R, Jupyter Notebooks, Spark, Tensor Flow, cognitive services, deep learning, computer vision, etc.

5+ years of experience working with U.S. Department of Defense or Intelligence community customers.

Must be willing to travel 50-60% if not local to Maryland/ DC Metro area.

Preferred Qualifications:

Ability to work independently as well as in teams of diverse disciplines and backgrounds

Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communications skills

Experience delivering results through collaboration across disciplines, feature teams, and partners

Experience in estimating, scoping effort, and writing effective statements of work that clearly set expectations and limit risk

Demonstrated excellence at presenting complex development topics to both business executive and technical personnel.

B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or related fields are required; PhD in related fields preferred.

The successful candidate must be a U.S. Citizen. Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of US Citizenship to meet federal government security requirements.

The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance.   Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination.

Clearance Verification: This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements. You will be asked to provide clearance verification information prior to an offer of employment.

Cloud Screening: Candidates must be able to successfully complete and pass a Microsoft Cloud background screening. Required Cloud Screenings will be administered on a recurring bi-annual basis.

Candidates selected for this position must comply with Federal Executive Order 14042 mandating that federal contractors and subcontractors receive the COVID-19 vaccine by being fully vaccinated before their date of hire, or work with Microsoft to receive an approved religious or medical accommodation.

The salary for this role in the state of Colorado is between $116,900 to $175,300. At Microsoft, certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including annual bonus and stock. These awards are allocated based on individual performance. In addition, certain roles also have the opportunity to earn sales incentives based on revenue or utilization, depending on the terms of the plan and the employee’s role.

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