Senior Exploitation Specialist/Data Scientist (NGA St. Louis) - Expression of Interest

Description

• Analyzing complex mission and operational problems, creating insights from data to maximize effectiveness and efficiency
• Applying statistical and analytic methods to solve intelligence problems and support mission requirements
• Supporting data analytics, data cleansing, and analyst workflow efficiencies
• Building lightweight analytic tools to visualize results that can be applied to intelligence operations
• Designing methods and mechanisms to track, report, and monitor mission data objects and datasets, enabling operators to maintain custody of those objects for various orders of battle
• Leading projects using advanced mathematical, statistical, and scientific techniques and principles
• Improving and supporting Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) capabilities

Requirements

• Ability to work closely with customers, identifying and providing necessary training and support
• Must be proficient in Python to build analytic tools, support and enhance ETL processes, and for data cleaning, preparation, visualization, and statistical analysis
• U.S. citizenship
• Must be able to apply structured processes to enrich or manage data
• Willingness to undergo a pre-employment background check and drug screening
• Must be able to operate at a senior level and in an independent environment - you will be some of the only data science support these offices receive directly
• Active Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, or a related field; degree counts toward total years of experience
• Must have a background where you have provided analysis and/or data science to an intelligence mission
• Must be proficient in creating processes around large data sets to identify analytical discoveries
• Experience working on site at NGA, preferably in a complex organizational environment
• Experience applying GEOINT standards and performing QA/QC
• Data science experience:
• GEOINT data and analysis experience
• Must be able to effectively communicate verbally and written with clarity and accuracy
• A background with intelligence experience:
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify performance improvements, optimize data workflows, and develop solutions
• Up to date on the latest industry trends and emerging best practices in GIS and GEOINT data analysis, management, governance, quality, and stewardship
• Must be able to provide these discoveries through visualizations that can be easily integrated into daily operations

Benefits

• Diverse experiences: Work on meaningful projects that improve quality of life around the world.
• Career development: Explore a wide range of learning and growth opportunities within and across industries.
• Health, life, vision, and dental insurance: Cover all your medical bases.
• Paid sick time, fitness reimbursement, pet insurance, identity protection, technology stipend, employee assistance program, and more: Choose the benefits that work best for you.
• Principal program: Earn the opportunity to become an owner of the firm.
• Flexible vacation
• Freedom to work program: Set your own schedule and location (as appropriate).

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance