Data Scientist / Software Engineer - Expert TS/SCI w/POLY REQUIRED

Data Scientist / Software Engineer – Expert

Falls Technology LLC

Location: McLean, VA

Clearance: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required

Falls Technology is looking for an experienced Data Scientist / Software Engineer to join our team supporting a mission-focused analytics and application development environment in McLean, VA.

This is a hands-on technical role at the intersection of data science and software engineering. We’re looking for someone who can develop and deploy NLP and machine learning capabilities while also contributing to production-quality software and backend services.

Candidates with strong Java development experience will be given priority.

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, and implement data science and machine learning solutions supporting mission requirements.
• Develop Natural Language Processing (NLP) capabilities using Python libraries such as spaCy, Gensim, and NLTK.
• Develop and integrate machine learning and deep learning models using PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras, or similar frameworks.
• Build production software and backend services using Java and Spring.
• Develop data access and persistence capabilities using Spring Data JPA.
• Design and develop solutions integrating relational databases, including Oracle and SQL-based systems.
• Develop and deploy capabilities within AWS environments.
• Integrate data science models and analytics into operational applications and workflows.
• Develop, test, troubleshoot, and optimize software running within Linux environments.
• Work within modern software development and CI/CD environments using Git and Jenkins.
• Collaborate with data scientists, software developers, engineers, and mission users to translate requirements into operational capabilities.
• Support deployment and operation of applications within Apache Tomcat and related application environments.

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Significant hands-on experience in data science, software engineering, or a combination of both.
• Strong Python development experience.
• Experience developing NLP solutions using one or more of the following:
• spaCy

Gensim

NLTK

Experience with deep learning frameworks such as

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Keras

• Experience developing and working with SQL-based data solutions.
• Understanding of object-oriented programming concepts.
• Experience working within Linux environments.
• Experience using Git and modern source-control practices.
• Experience developing, integrating, or deploying applications within AWS environments.

Highly Desired Qualifications

• Strong Java development experience.
• Experience with Java Spring and Spring Data JPA.
• Strong understanding of Java object-oriented design and development.
• Experience with Java multithreading, concurrency, and JVM memory management.
• Experience with Maven and/or Gradle.
• Experience using Eclipse or similar Java development environments.
• Experience with Jenkins and automated CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience developing against Oracle databases.
• Experience deploying and supporting applications using Apache Tomcat.

Ideal Candidate

The strongest candidate for this position isn't purely a data scientist or purely a Java developer. We're looking for someone who can move between both worlds—developing NLP and machine learning capabilities in Python while understanding how those capabilities become part of a larger, production Java application.

Someone with a strong Java/Spring engineering background who has also developed meaningful NLP or machine learning capabilities would be particularly well suited for this role.

Why Falls Technology

• Falls Technology is a small, growing technology company focused on delivering modern software, cloud, data, and analytics solutions for challenging national security missions.
• Our technical teams work close to the mission and have the opportunity to contribute across traditional boundaries between software engineering, data science, cloud, and infrastructure.
• We offer competitive compensation, strong benefits, and the opportunity to work alongside experienced technical professionals solving meaningful mission problems.
• Falls Technology LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.