Extraordinary Data Engineer (Knowledge Graph Specialist)

Black Cape•Bethesda, MD

22h•Onsite

About The Position

Black Cape is hiring a Data Engineer specializing in knowledge graphs to support Department of War and Intelligence Community customers. The role contributes to object-based intelligence capabilities, helping analysts make sense of complex and changing operational information. The ideal candidate understands defense intelligence, including operational readiness and disposition, and can work effectively with technical teams while communicating how the system is used to analysts, senior stakeholders, and other parties. The position may also help develop training materials with the technical team. The role involves structuring complex, multidimensional relationships using graph theory, data modeling, and graph database technologies. The engineer will work with software development teams and develop across MacOS, Windows, and Linux. Work is performed in classified government environments, with onsite work in a SCIF in Bethesda, Maryland expected three to five days per week. Candidates must hold an active TS/SCI clearance, be willing to obtain a CI polygraph, and be U.S. citizens.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least 1.5 years of professional experience.
Strong grasp of graph theory and data modeling, and interest in structuring complex, multidimensional relationships.
Expertise with graph database solutions such as Anzograph, Neo4j, or Amazon Neptune.
Familiarity with Cypher, SQL, and SPARQL.
Familiarity with Python and shell scripting.
Familiarity with Linux systems, including RedHat-based distributions.
Experience working with software development teams in any capacity.
Experience working in classified government environments and willingness to continue doing so.
Experience developing on MacOS, Windows, and Linux.
Active TS/SCI clearance and willingness to obtain a CI polygraph.
U.S. citizenship.

Nice To Haves

Experience with the AWS Console, including basic management of EC2 instances.
Background working with Object-Based Intelligence.
Background communicating with senior stakeholders in a classified environment.
CompTIA Security+ certification.
Background in the Intelligence Community, particularly defense intelligence, and knowledge of operational readiness and disposition.

Responsibilities

Structure complex, multidimensional relationships using graph theory and data modeling.
Work with graph database solutions such as Anzograph, Neo4j, or Amazon Neptune.
Collaborate with software development teams.
Communicate ideas about using the system to analysts, senior stakeholders, and other parties.
Help build training materials in conjunction with the technical team, as needed.
Work in classified government environments and onsite in a SCIF as expected.