Data Engineer/Scientist (Contingent)

Sphinx • Springfield, VA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Data Engineer/Scientist supporting counterintelligence operations for a national-level Intelligence Community customer, you'll combine deep data engineering skill with applied data science, designing the infrastructure that powers CI analytical workflows and applying advanced modeling to classified datasets in a mission-critical environment. This is a hands-on role where the systems you build directly enable technical security and counterintelligence outcomes.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI clearance with a current CI Polygraph (within the last 5 years)
• U.S. Citizenship (required for clearance eligibility)
• BS in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, or a related field
• 8+ years of data engineering and/or data science experience
• Demonstrated experience in ML model development and data pipeline design (e.g., Airflow, Spark)
• Prior experience working in DoD or Intelligence Community classified environments
• DoD 8140 compliant — CompTIA Security+ (or equivalent) required

Nice To Haves

• Data science experience supporting the GEOINT or broader Intelligence Community mission
• Deep learning frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch)
• Big data technologies (Hadoop, Kafka, Elasticsearch)
• NLP and text analytics applied to large document collections
• Geospatial data processing and analysis

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain data pipelines and infrastructure supporting counterintelligence and technical security analytical workflows
• Develop and deploy machine learning models and advanced analytics against complex, high-sensitivity datasets
• Apply statistical modeling and data science techniques to classified data to surface actionable insight
• Maintain and optimize database systems within accredited classified environments
• Partner with analysts and mission stakeholders to translate operational questions into technical solutions

Benefits

• 401K with corporate match
• Company paid health, vision, dental, disability, and other insurance options
• Variety of incentives and opportunities to support the development and well-being of our personnel

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior