Data Scientist
About The Position
Altamira Technologies has a long and successful history providing innovative solutions throughout the U.S. National Security community. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Altamira serves the defense, intelligence, and homeland security communities worldwide by focusing on creating innovative solutions leveraging common standards in architecture, data and security. Altamira believes that our people and the culture of our company differentiate us from other companies. We focus on recruiting talented, self-motivated employees that strive to find a way to get things done. Join our team of experts as we engineer national security! Altamira is searching for a Data Scientist in Tampa, Florida. The Data Scientist is responsible for research on assigned topics, application of structured analytic methodology, and innovation in the technological advancement and innovative application of analytics to Department of Defense Intelligence Enterprise (DIE) challenges. This is a key position for on-site work located in Tampa, FL directly reporting to the on-site Program Manager. Our customer is a US Government research and development (R&D) lab providing demonstrable solutions to current challenges. The focus is innovation on analytic methodology and technological enablement of structured analytics. This involves blending analytical rigor with data science and human factors to produce relevant capabilities that demonstrate the art of the possible in solving the end user’s problem. A strong grasp of data science techniques and some experience in coding is essential. A key part of that process is research and intelligence analysis, and we are looking for a skilled Research Analyst to join our Methodology Development Team. You will work along side analysts, data scientists, data engineers, and creative design specialists to collaboratively produce applied solutions to the department's hardest challenges.
Requirements
- Verbal and written communication at the senior executive/university graduate level
- Coding in one or more of the following – Python, R, Ruby, JavaScript, PERL, C (C++. C#)
- Critical thinking and creative problem solving
- Application of structured analytics to complex data
- Intelligence Community tools and data sources or commercial equivalents
- Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point
- All candidates MUST have a Top Secret Clearance with SCI Eligibility.
Nice To Haves
- Full Intelligence Cycle
- One of the Intelligence disciplines (SIGINT, OSINT, HUMINT, MASINT, GEOINT)
- Cloud based Viz/data tools
- Graph display/analytics - Neo4j, Gephi, Cytoscape, ORA or others
- Spreadsheet / Data - Excel/PowerBI
- Data Viz/Dashboarding tools like Tableau and KIbana
- Data extraction, transformation, loading (ETL)
Responsibilities
- Research on assigned topics
- Application of structured analytic methodology
- Innovation in the technological advancement and innovative application of analytics to Department of Defense Intelligence Enterprise (DIE) challenges
- Assess emerging and current analysis tools/technology to evaluate operational usefulness and demonstrate the capability through application on operational data
- Document and communicate results both verbally and through multi-media methods to senior management
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
