Data Scientist - Databricks Genie & AI Analytics
About the role
Data Scientist - Databricks Genie & AI Analytics #1109
Clearance: U.S. Citizenship is required. Current CBP/DHS clearance highly preferred.
High-Level Project Summary: Dev Technology is seeking a Data Scientist with hands-on experience in the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform, including Databricks Genie, to help transform how business and technical users interact with enterprise data. This role will develop AI-powered analytics solutions that enable users to query data using natural language, generate insights from complex datasets, and accelerate decision-making across the organization. The ideal candidate combines strong data science and machine learning expertise with advanced knowledge of Databricks, data engineering concepts, semantic modeling, and generative AI applications.
What You'll Be Doing: You will be part of a mission-focused delivery team that encompasses application development and analytics work, and helping to drive innovation to solve agency mission concerns.
Design, develop, and deploy advanced analytics and machine learning solutions using Databricks
Configure and optimize Databricks Genie spaces to enable natural language access to enterprise data
Develop semantic models, business metadata, and governance processes that improve the accuracy of Genie-generated responses
Develop and maintain notebooks, workflows, dashboards, and data pipelines within Databricks
Collaborate with data engineers to ensure high-quality, governed datasets are available for Genie and AI applications
Support development of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), LLM, and AI-agent use cases leveraging Databricks capabilities
Required Education, Experience, and Skills:
Bachelor's degree and three years of working experience in the information technology field
3+ years of experience in data science, machine learning, advanced analytics, or AI/ML engineering
2+ years of hands-on experience with Databricks
Experience configuring and administering Databricks Genie
Strong expertise in Python, SQL, PySpark
Experience developing semantic layers, data models, and business-friendly metadata structures
Experience working with structured and unstructured datasets
Strong understanding of data governance, data quality, and metadata management
Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP
Ability to communicate complex analytical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Preferred Education, Experience, and Skills:
Databricks certification
Experience supporting federal agencies
Who We Are
Dev Technology is a growing IT company with an employee-centric culture that works on mission-critical projects for the federal government. We partner with our federal customers to deliver technology services and solutions, and to drive our client’s missions forward through innovation. We use Agile and DevSecOps principles to provide services including application development, biometrics and identity management, cloud and infrastructure optimization, IT and legacy modernization, and data management.
As a Washington Post Top Workplace award winner for the past THIRTEEN years in a row, the Top Workplaces USA for the past five years, and a recipient of the Companies As Responsive Employers (CARE) Award for the past six years, Dev Technology employees enjoy:
Generous and flexible time-off policy
Flexible work schedules and telework options, including remote work availability for eligible projects
Career development opportunities including a mentorship program, technical and management training through Dev University, hands-on learning through DevLab, tuition reimbursement, and paid training opportunities
Industry-leading benefits including a choice of two health plans that include dental and vision, flexible spending account, commuter benefits, life insurance, and more
401K matching with a 5% matching contribution
Regular team and company social events including our annual party, happy hours, fitness challenges, and more
A focus on community engagement including company wide support activities, employer match for donations, and time off for volunteer efforts
To learn more about working at Dev Technology, visit Working At Dev Technology Group
Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans
Dev Technology Group operates in the following states: AL, AR, AZ, CO, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, MD, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and deploy advanced analytics and machine learning solutions using Databricks
- Configure and optimize Databricks Genie spaces to enable natural language access to enterprise data
- Develop semantic models, business metadata, and governance processes
- Develop and maintain notebooks, workflows, dashboards, and data pipelines within Databricks
- Collaborate with data engineers to ensure high-quality datasets for Genie and AI applications
- Support development of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), LLM, and AI-agent use cases
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- 3+ years of experience in data science, machine learning, advanced analytics, or AI/ML engineering
- 2+ years of hands-on experience with Databricks
- Strong expertise in Python, SQL, PySpark
- Experience developing semantic layers, data models, and business-friendly metadata structures
- Strong understanding of data governance, data quality, and metadata management
- Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP
Benefits
- Generous and flexible time-off policy
- Flexible work schedules and telework options
- Career development opportunities including mentorship and training
- Industry-leading benefits including health plans, flexible spending account, and life insurance
- 401K matching with a 5% matching contribution
- Regular team and company social events
- Focus on community engagement including employer match for donations
Skills mentioned
About Dev Technology
Dev Technology is an information technology services company delivering mission-critical applications and systems that protect and serve American citizens. Our work supports multiple agencies including the Departments of Homeland Security, Defense, Army National Guard, and others. Dev Technology specializes in full stack Agile development & DevSecOps, biometrics & identity management, cloud native & container applications, IT & legacy modernization, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, data management, and low code/no code & rapid delivery. We are a woman-owned business. We are CMMI-DEV and SVC Level 3 assessed, CMMC Level 2 assessed ISO 9001/27001/20000 certified, and have been rated a Washington Top Workplace for 13 years, a Top Workplaces USA in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 and an AnitaB.org Top Company for Women Technologists in 2021, 2022, and 2023. Mission: Dev Technology provides IT solutions to meet the mission-critical needs of government by exceeding our clients’ expectations through partnership, a commitment to team work, collaboration, and valuing our employees. Our Core Values - Integrity: Trusted to always do the right thing - Respect: Treat individuals with respect and compassion - Collaboration: Working together we accomplish more and make better decisions - Innovation: Tackling every challenge with passion, an open mind, and a willingness to learn from every success and failure - Resilience: Showing determination, agility, and commitment in every situation - Community: Feeling connected to each other, our clients' mission, and the communities where we live