Data Science Manager Ii

Are you a results-driven, team-oriented IT leader? As a Data Science Manager II, you will lead a team of data scientists with a fundamental responsibility to derive value out data at SNC. You will combine your skills and experience in mathematics, statistics, modeling, business analysis, and technology as well as leadership expertise to guide the strategy and execution of Data Science in Corporate IT. Your team will use data mining, statistical modeling, machine learning techniques, and ah-hoc analysis to build high quality predictive and prescriptive solutions for the enterprise. Ultimately, you will also set the data science strategy for the organization, provide architectural and technical guidance, and develop data science talent within the organization.

Sierra Space, based in Louisville, Colorado with operations in Madison, Wisconsin, Durham, North Carolina, and Kennedy Space Center, Florida, designs and manufactures advanced spacecraft, satellites, propulsion and environmental systems, spacecraft subsystems and components for the U.S. government (including NASA), commercial customers and international organizations.

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Must-haves:

- Bachelor's Degree in a related field
- Higher level degree may substitute for experience
- Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of required education
- Typically 4-6 years of commercial experience in a data science or data engineering role A 2+ years leading and maintaining high performance IT teams
- Strong ability to prioritize and communicate to technical and non-technical audiences
- Solid applied statistics skills, such as distributions, statistical testing, regression, etc.
- Understanding of machine learning techniques and algorithms

Preferred:

- 2+ years leading and maintaining high performance data science or data engineering teams
- Previous experience using query languages such as SQL, Hive, Pig, etc
- Previous experience using scripting languages: Python, PySpark, Scala, R, etc
- Experience with common data science toolkits, such as R, Weka, NumPy, MatLab, AWS Sagemanker, etc.
- Experience with data visualization tools, such as Power BI, Tableu, et
- Experience building data pipelines and driving ETL design decision
- Experience with AWS Data Warehousing: AWS RDS (PostgreSQL), Redshift
- Experience with NoSQL databases, such as MongoDB, Cassandra, HBase, Amazon DynamoDB
- The ability to obtain and maintain a Security Clearance may be required.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
To conform to U.S. Government international trade regulations, applicant must be a U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce.

With 30+ years of proven spaceflight heritage, Sierra Space has provided more than 4,000 space systems, subsystems and components to customers worldwide, and participated in more than 500 missions to space, including to Mars. The company has technology in production and in development to enable space habitats for short

Estimated Starting Salary Range: $159,430.15 - $219,216.46

Sierra Space offers annual incentive pay based upon performance that is commensurate with the level of the position.

Sierra Space offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 8%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and

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At Sierra Space, our mission is to dream, innovate, inspire and empower the next generation to transform humanity through technology and imagination. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome our employees to bring their whole selves to their work. Sierra Space is committed to fostering an inclusive, accepting, and diverse environment free of discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Contributions to Sierra Space come in many shapes and styles, and we believe diversity in our workforce fosters new and greater ways to dream, innovate, and inspire.