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Freedom Technology Solutions Group

Software engineering and geospatial IT solutions

Data Scientist

Full-Time
No salary listed
Senior
McLean, VA, USA
In Person
AI & Machine LearningNatural Language Processing & LLMs
No H1B Sponsorship
US Top Secret Clearance Required

About the job

Requirements
  • An active security clearance with polygraph
  • Demonstrated professional or academic experience performing NLP tasks, including selecting the best Python libraries for a given task, choosing appropriate pre-processing actions, performing analysis, and assessing model performance
  • Demonstrated professional or academic experience using Python NLP packages such as Spacy, Gensim, or NLTK to analyze or process collections of documents
  • Demonstrated professional or academic experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch, Tensorflow, or Keras
  • Demonstrated professional or academic experience with the HuggingFace Transformers library and hub
  • Demonstrated experience creating machine learning models that conduct text classification and topic modeling in Python using standard machine learning (Scikit-learn) or deep learning models
  • Demonstrated academic or professional experience using encoder-decoder and generative language models to perform NLP tasks
  • Demonstrated academic or professional experience communicating methodological choices and model results
  • Demonstrated professional or academic experience and proficiency with SQL to include using common table expressions, set operations, aggregated functions and nested subqueries
  • Demonstrated professional or academic experience with version control systems such as Github and Jenkins
  • Demonstrated experience leveraging GPUs for accelerated computing
  • Develop practical approaches for measuring performance
  • Assist in developing types of measure, the collection of data, analyzing the data, and presenting that data to senior leadership
  • Conduct advanced statistical analysis on personnel, intelligence, and performance metrics
  • Assist in selection or development of appropriate methodology to conduct research
  • Analyze information and provide research findings in a manner that is easily grasped by the customer and consumers
Responsibilities
  • Developing, running, and analyzing results of complex queries against massive scale data stores
  • Manipulating high-volume structured and unstructured data to perform analysis and generate reporting/products
  • Using analytic techniques and tools and All-Source data analysis to provide technical targeting analytic support to the Sponsor Agency
  • Performing large scale parallel processing of data, and developing, validating, and using methodologies to support analytic requirements in Clustered Computing environments
Desired Qualifications
  • Demonstrated experience writing Python scripts that pull data from web-based APIs and relational databases
  • Demonstrated experience with cloud computing development and architecture
  • Demonstrated experience with front-end web development frameworks such as Flask
  • Demonstrated experience developing applications for semantic search
  • Demonstrated experience tuning LLMs on custom data sets and applying results to specific use cases
  • Demonstrated professional or academic experience and proficiency with Tableau to produce visualizations and dashboards

About the company

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Freedom Technology Solutions Group

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Freedom Technology Solutions Group provides software engineering and IT solutions for mission-critical challenges, serving government agencies and international development organizations. It builds secure, scalable technology and geospatial data analytics capabilities and delivers them through project-based engagements and service contracts. The company works by offering tailored software and analytics services that meet specific client needs, emphasizing speed, efficiency, and reliable performance. Its differentiators include a focus on mission-critical work, expertise in geospatial data analytics, experience with government contracts, and a people-first culture that minimizes bureaucratic obstacles to let employees focus on their skills. The company's goal is to deliver practical, secure technology solutions that help clients operate effectively and scale as their needs grow.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Columbia, Maryland

Founded

2004

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What believers are saying

  • Freedom reported 170 LinkedIn employees and 2026 hiring across dozens of technical roles.
  • The company said January 2026 SHIELD selection expands its missile-defense pipeline.
  • WashingtonExec said 2026 priorities include prime contracts, cloud, data, AI, and acquisitions.

What critics are saying

  • Bennett v. Freedom Technology Solutions Group ended in September 2024, leaving dispute risk visible.
  • Indeed reviews allege billing obsession, dishonest management, and a racist atmosphere.
  • Heavy dependence on government contracts exposes Freedom if MDA recompetes or primes displace it.

What makes Freedom Technology Solutions Group unique

  • Freedom combines geospatial analytics, software engineering, and intelligence-community mission support from Columbia, Maryland.
  • Its workforce spans cloud, DevOps, cyber, data science, and systems integration roles.
  • January 2026 MDA SHIELD placement strengthens its defense-contractor credibility and technical specialization.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Paid Vacation
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Employee Referral Bonus
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Flexible Work Hours

Company News

GovCon Wire
Jun 8th, 2023
Roger Nichols Named Chief Growth Officer at Freedom Consulting Group; Vernon Saunders Quoted

Roger Alan Nichols, formerly a client executive director at AT&T (NYSE: T), has joined Columbia, Maryland-based information technology company Freedom Consulting Group as chief growth officer.

GovCon Wire
Feb 2nd, 2023
Dan Streetman Named CEO of Endpoint Security Company Tanium

Vernon Saunders, formerly a senior vice president of national intelligence at Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC), has been appointed CEO at Freedom Consulting Group, according to a recent LinkedIn post.

EIN News
Dec 3rd, 2021
Freedom Consulting Group recognized as "Best Place to Work

Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, Freedom has ranked on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies and has been recognized as a "Best Place to Work" by The Baltimore Sun for five consecutive years.

NewsWire
Oct 7th, 2021
Freedom Consulting Group Raises Capital to Fund Growth and Expansion

Company also announces expansion of Board of Directors

Peloton Singapore
Mar 31st, 2020
Freedom Consulting Group hires Bennett as head of operations

Bennett will join Freedom Consulting Group as head of operations in St Louis.