DoW SkillBridge Fellowship - Data Scientist (AI/ML)

Location: Pensacola, Florida, United States; hybrid

Salary: $70,000–$135,600 annual estimated full-time salary. SkillBridge participants are not compensated by Navy Federal during the fellowship and continue receiving military compensation and benefits as active-duty service members.

Company

hirify.global is a large financial services organization providing member-focused banking and technology services.

What you will do

• Scale AI solutions from experimentation and proof of concept to production-ready capabilities.
• Automate analysis of call transcripts, surveys, digital feedback, and other service interaction data.
• Implement generative AI, LLM, RAG, and intelligent automation solutions.
• Develop software programs, algorithms, automated processes, predictive models, and trend analyses.
• Analyze results, document findings, and present technical insights.
• Collaborate with team members on projects and initiatives.

Requirements

• Eligibility: transitioning service members only as part of the DoW/DoD SkillBridge Program Fellowship.
• Experience or education in data science, AI and NLP, ML engineering, or data foundations.
• Knowledge of statistics, predictive modeling, forecasting, experimentation, or related data science techniques.
• Experience with SQL, Python, APIs, ETL, data pipelines, and model lifecycle execution.
• Bachelor’s degree in data science, statistics, mathematics, computer science, engineering, or a similar quantitative field, or equivalent experience.
• Technical communication, data storytelling, presentation, and problem-solving skills.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in data science, statistics, mathematics, computer science, or engineering.
• Experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG, embeddings, text analytics, deployment, monitoring, MLOps, or CI/CD.
• Experience with PySpark, vector databases, Azure Databricks, Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, or MLflow.

Culture & Benefits

• Engaged, committed workplace culture focused on meaningful career experiences.
• Competitive pay and benefits may apply if hired as a full-time Navy Federal employee after the fellowship.
• Recognition as a military-friendly and veteran-focused employer.