Multimedia Forensics Research Scientist and Analyst

Booz Allen Hamilton•Springfield, VA

1d•$77,600 - $176,000•Onsite

About The Position

Join a team of scientists and analysts who investigate and solve challenging multimedia forensic problems. Your research and development expertise and advising mindset, coupled with an original approach to your work, will give clients and stakeholders insights into media analysis and encourage actionable results. You'll perform forensic analysis and exploitation by leveraging scientific expertise and media analysis tools to digital media. You'll research and develop novel techniques through algorithm and prototype development in topic areas such as biometric recognition, signal processing, image processing, computer vision, media geolocation, and media authentication. You will analyze scientific publications with a high degree of comprehension, build out concepts from academia into real world use, and analyze current technology to address specific client missions. You'll attend conferences and community meetings with multimedia forensics experts and present findings and recommendations to non-technical audiences with an emphasis on impacting mission outcomes.

Requirements

2+ years of experience with implementing technical prototypes in Python or MATLAB
2+ years of experience with multimedia analysis, signal and imaging processing, algorithm development, machine learning, or computer vision
2+ years of experience presenting scientific findings and publishing scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals
Secret clearance
Master's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Digital Forensics, or Engineering

Nice To Haves

Experience with imagery and media analysis from a forensic perspective
Experience with analytical image comparison, facial recognition, or facial identification
Experience with integrating commercial or open-source software tools for custom application development
Knowledge of photographic concepts and basic image science, including multi-media file specifications, formats, and processing
Possession of excellent oral and written communication skills
Possession of excellent entrepreneurial thinking, innovation, and real-world problem-solving skills
TS/SCI clearance preferred
Doctorate degree preferred

Responsibilities

Perform forensic analysis and exploitation by leveraging scientific expertise and media analysis tools to digital media.
Research and develop novel techniques through algorithm and prototype development in topic areas such as biometric recognition, signal processing, image processing, computer vision, media geolocation, and media authentication.
Analyze scientific publications with a high degree of comprehension.
Build out concepts from academia into real world use.
Analyze current technology to address specific client missions.
Attend conferences and community meetings with multimedia forensics experts.
Present findings and recommendations to non-technical audiences with an emphasis on impacting mission outcomes.