Data Scientist Job at Omniscius Consulting, Washington DC

  • Omniscius Consulting
  • Washington DC

Job Description

Data Scientist

Location: Washington, DC
Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite – 5 Days per Week
Clearance: Active Top Secret with SCI Eligibility
Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship Required; No Dual Citizenship

Position Overview

Our client is seeking an experienced Data Scientist to support a U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) program in Washington, DC. This position will apply advanced data science, statistical modeling, and machine learning techniques to large-scale financial datasets in support of financial crime detection and analysis.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Python, R, machine learning, AWS cloud-native technologies, and large-scale data analysis. Experience working with Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), or related financial crime data is highly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, validate, and deploy machine learning models and statistical algorithms to identify financial crime patterns using BSA/AML transaction data.

  • Develop analytical approaches for detecting activities such as structuring, layering, smurfing, and other potentially suspicious financial behavior.

  • Perform exploratory data analysis, feature engineering, statistical analysis, and model validation.

  • Develop data science solutions using Python, Jupyter Notebook, PySpark, Pandas, R, and related technologies.

  • Use SQL to perform complex queries and analyze large-scale structured and unstructured datasets.

  • Work with data stored and processed through AWS services, including S3, PostgreSQL RDS, OpenSearch, Lambda, and related cloud-native technologies.

  • Collaborate with compliance analysts, investigators, and technical stakeholders to translate regulatory and investigative requirements into data analyses and analytical models.

  • Develop visualizations and communicate analytical findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

  • Document data pipelines, analytical methodologies, model logic, assumptions, and findings in accordance with agency and organizational standards.

  • Participate in peer code reviews and contribute to best practices for reproducible, maintainable data science workflows.

  • Support continuous improvement of analytical models and methodologies used to identify financial crime risks and patterns.

Required Qualifications

  • 8+ years of overall professional experience.

  • 4–5+ years of professional experience working as a Data Scientist.

  • Strong experience with statistical modeling and machine learning.

  • Hands-on programming experience with Python and R.

  • Experience with Python data science tools and frameworks, including Jupyter Notebook, PySpark, and Pandas.

  • Strong SQL skills with experience performing complex queries against large datasets.

  • Hands-on experience with AWS cloud-native services such as S3, RDS, OpenSearch, and Lambda.

  • Experience analyzing large-scale structured and unstructured datasets.

  • Working knowledge of Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) data.

  • Ability to translate business, regulatory, and investigative requirements into analytical approaches and models.

  • Experience producing technical documentation and communicating analytical findings to diverse audiences.

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field.

Preferred Experience

  • Experience supporting FinCEN, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, or another Federal financial/regulatory organization.

  • Experience working with BSA/AML datasets.

  • Understanding of financial crime and Anti-Money Laundering methodologies.

  • Experience developing models designed to identify structuring, layering, smurfing, or other suspicious transaction patterns.

  • Experience collaborating directly with financial crime investigators, compliance analysts, or regulatory personnel.

  • Experience developing data science solutions within secure Federal environments.

Clearance & Citizenship Requirements

  • Must possess an active Top Secret clearance with eligibility for access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).

  • Interim clearances of any type will not be accepted.

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen.

  • Dual citizenship is not permitted for this position.

Work Location

This position is located in Washington, DC and requires onsite work five days per week . There is no telework or remote option.

Job Tags

Full time, Interim role, Remote work

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