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Senior Data Scientist, Data and Machine Learning, WWPS US Federal

Job ID: 3131673 | Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Application deadline: Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.

Are you excited to help the US Intelligence Community design, build, and implement AI algorithms, including advanced Generative AI solutions, to augment decision making while meeting the highest standards for reliability, transparency, and scalability? The Amazon Web Services (AWS) US Federal Professional Services team works directly with US Intelligence Community agencies and other public sector entities to achieve their mission goals through the adoption of Machine Learning (ML) and Generative AI methods. We build models for text, image, video, audio, and multi‑modal use cases, leveraging both traditional ML approaches and state‑of‑the‑art generative models including Large Language Models (LLMs), text‑to‑image generation, and other advanced AI capabilities to fit the mission. Our team collaborates across the entire AWS organization to bring access to product and service teams, to get the right solution delivered and drive feature innovation based on customer needs.

At AWS, we're hiring experienced data scientists with a background in both traditional and generative AI who can help our customers understand the opportunities their data presents, and build solutions that earn the customer trust needed for deployment to production systems.

In this role, you will work closely with customers to deeply understand their data challenges and requirements, and design tailored solutions that best fit their use cases. You should have broad experience building models using all kinds of data sources, and building data‑intensive applications at scale. You should possess excellent business acumen and communication skills to collaborate effectively with stakeholders, develop key business questions, and translate requirements into actionable solutions. You will provide guidance and support to other engineers, sharing industry best practices and driving innovation in the field of data science and AI.

This position requires that the candidate selected must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI Security Clearance with Polygraph. The position further requires the candidate to opt into a commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work.

Key job responsibilities

• Collaborate with AI/ML scientists and architects to research, design, develop, and evaluate AI algorithms to address real‑world challenges
• Interact with customers directly to understand the business problem, help and aid them in implementation of AI solutions, deliver briefing and deep dive sessions to customers and guide customer on adoption patterns and paths to production.
• Create and deliver best practice recommendations, tutorials, blog posts, sample code, and presentations adapted to technical, business, and executive stakeholder
• Provide customer and market feedback to Product and Engineering teams to help define product direction
• This position may require up to 25% local travel.

About the team

Why AWS? Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.

Inclusive Team Culture

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Work/Life Balance

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Mentorship & Career Growth

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Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of building models for business application experience
• Experience with algorithms, data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high‑performance computing, neural deep learning methods and/or machine learning
• Experience using Python and hands on experience building models with deep learning frameworks (i.e. Tensorflow, Keras, PyTorch, MXNet)
• Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters or PhD Degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, operations research, or in a highly quantitative field
• AWS experience preferred, with proficiency in a range of AWS services (e.g., SageMaker, Bedrock, EC2, ECS, EKS, OpenSearch)
• Practical experience in solving complex problems in an applied environment
• Hands on experience building models with deep learning frameworks like PyTorch, Tensorflow, or JAX
• Experience building applications leveraging GenAI

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. For salaried roles, your Amazon package will include listed sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at

Colorado $136,000 - $184,000 annually; National $125,500 - $212,800 annually.