Computer Scientist - Senior
Required skills
- TS/SCI
- CI polygraph
- programming languages
- frameworks
- software paradigms
- distributed systems design
- cloud-native architectures
- microservices
- software development teams
- complex system development
Role summary
A Senior Computer Scientist is sought for a role in Washington, DC, requiring a TS/SCI clearance. The position involves applying advanced mathematical, statistical, and AI/ML techniques to analyze complex intelligence data, developing and integrating algorithms for intelligence missions, and recommending data management best practices. Responsibilities include supporting predictive analysis, social media analytics, wargaming, and strategy development, as well as preparing detailed findings. The role demands expertise in distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, microservices, DevSecOps, CI/CD, system performance optimization, and cybersecurity compliance frameworks. Experience leading development teams and mentoring junior developers is essential.
Title: Computer Scientist – Senior
Location: Washington, DC
Clearance: TS/SCI with ability to obtain and maintain CI polygraph
Responsibilities:
- Employs mathematics, statics, information science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, network science, probability modeling, data mining, data engineering, data warehousing, data compression, data protection, and/or scientific techniques to correlate complex, technical findings into graphical, written, visual and verbal narrative products on trends of existing intelligence data to leverage other IC data sources.
- Develops and utilizes machine learning and data mining and prediction algorithms based on open-source capabilities.
- Integrates or codes algorithms to support Government intelligence search and discovery missions.
- Makes best-practice recommendations on managing data within hardware, software, storage and bandwidth constraints.
- Employs data science techniques to support predictive analysis, social media and crowd-source data analytics, wargaming, and strategy development. Employs exploratory analysis and rapid iteration techniques of large volumes of data to quickly derive intelligence.
- Prepares products to describe and document findings and activities.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree preferred, with eight (8) years of relevant experience
- Current active TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a CI polygraph
- Advanced proficiency in multiple programming languages, frameworks, and software paradigms.
- Expertise in distributed systems design, cloud-native architectures, and microservices.
- Experience leading software development teams or managing complex system development efforts.
- Proficiency with DevSecOps practices and end-to-end CI/CD pipeline management.
- Experience optimizing system performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Deep understanding of DOD and federal cybersecurity and compliance frameworks.
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex intelligence requirements into technical capabilities.
- Experience mentoring junior developers and providing technical direction.
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