Data Engineer - TS/SCI w/poly

Description

The team delivers all-source intelligence on foreign military and civilian cyber actors, their infrastructure, and the wider networks they operate in.

The work produces operational foundational military intelligence and scientific and technical intelligence for cyberspace operations, covering planning through dissemination and integrated mission management.

The support aims to strengthen the customer's defensive and offensive cyber operations.

In this role you design, build, and run data management systems for intelligence missions. You shape how data is stored, accessed, integrated, and managed across varied environments, work with data users on architectures and structures, and tune throughput and query speed. You also choose and configure backend databases, keep environments secure and certified, bring data science methods to the team, support IT operations, assess new technologies, and lead database and visualization improvements.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and run data management systems that serve intelligence mission needs.
• Create strategies for storing, accessing, integrating, and managing data across different systems and security regimes.
• Partner with data users to define and maintain architectures, structures, and systems that fit their needs.
• Plan and tune data throughput, query performance, and pipeline efficiency.
• Help choose, configure, and use backend database technologies such as SQL, NoSQL, and HPC.
• Build, maintain, update, and improve database solutions and their supporting infrastructure.
• Keep your ISSO certification current and make sure systems meet applicable security standards.
• Offer technical guidance on IT work, including in-depth data exploration, analysis, and synthesis.
• Research and apply data science techniques to store, manipulate, transform, and present information.
• Measure and report key performance indicators for data science work to leadership.
• Assess emerging technologies for their value to mission capability.
• Lead work to expand database capabilities and computer-based visualization systems.

Requirements

• Background in data architecture development, data management, and data solutions.
• Principal level: a bachelor's degree and 8 years of experience.
• Senior Principal level: a master's degree with 12 years of related experience, or a bachelor's degree with 17 years of experience.
• At least 8 years of related experience.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, or the ability to obtain TS/SCI with polygraph.
• US citizenship is required.

Conditions

Onsite work in College Park, MD, USA.

40 scheduled hours per week.

Travel is less than 10%.

The likely salary range is $162,037 to $219,227. This is not a guarantee. Pay depends on experience, geographic location, and possibly contract requirements, and may fall outside this range.

The hiring process includes an identity verification step using biometrics and AI. You must be on camera for virtual interviews, and the company may take your photo to verify identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize collection and use of your biometric data for verification and security.

Equal opportunity employer, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

Benefits

• Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, plus dental and vision plans.
• A 401(k) that accepts pre-tax and post-tax contributions up to IRS limits, with a company match.
• Full flex work weeks where possible, and paid time off for vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
• Short and long-term disability, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance, provided or available.
• An AI-powered tool that identifies career steps and learning options, and an internal mobility team to help you reach your goals.
• Competitive pay and paid time off in a military-friendly workplace.