Sr. Computer Scientist

Prescient Edge is seeking a Sr.Computer Scientistto support a federal government client.

Please note that the availability of this position is contingent upon contract award.

Benefits & Compensation:

At Prescient Edge we believe that acting with integrity and serving our employees is the key to everyones success. To that end we provide employees with a best-in-class benefits package that includes:

• A competitive salary with performance bonus opportunities.
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits including medical vision dental and orthodontia coverage.
• A substantial retirement plan with no vesting schedule.
• Career development opportunities including on-the-job training tuition reimbursement and networking.
• A positive work environment where employees are respected supported and engaged.

Description:

• Employs mathematics statics information science artificial intelligence machine learning network science probability modeling data mining data engineering data warehousing data compression data protection and / or other scientific techniques to correlate complex technical findings into graphical written visual and verbal narrative products on trends of existing intelligence data to leverage other IC data sources.
• Develops and utilizes machine learning and data mining algorithms including but not limited to Multiple Information Model Synthesis Architecture (MIMOSA) prediction algorithms based on open-source capabilities.
• Integrates or codes algorithms to support Government intelligence search and discovery missions.
• Makes best-practice recommendations on managing data within hardware software storage and bandwidth constraints.
• Employs data science techniques to support predictive analysis social media and crowd-source data analytics wargaming and strategy development.
• Employs exploratory analysis and rapid iteration techniques of large volumes of data to quickly derive intelligence.
• Prepares products to describe and document findings and activities.
• Supports all-source analysis and analytical production by working collaboratively with analysts to understand requirements and further enhances / conveys analytic thoughts and assessments by developing graphic and layout solutions.
• Provides graphic design and layout solutions for intelligence products including but not limited to developing illustrations editing existing images providing font management and utilizing advanced pre-publications techniques.
• Uses Government-specified technology to produce graphic design cartographic products and interactive graphical content video content analytic product templates and marketing content.
• Integrates graphics with text audio and video to support interactive and multimedia high-visibility finished intelligence products.
• Produces dynamic content IAW IC published standards (i.e. D3 Style Guide) including podcasts or audio segments.
• Provides user experience / user interface expertise for development of interactive graphics and web products.
• Demonstrates proficiency in professional graphics and design software to include but not limited to: Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign Photoshop Illustrator AfterEffects Premiere and Flash) Apple Final Cut Pro X and Apple Mac hardware platforms Map Publisher MS Office Suite and any other interactive graphics enablers languages or tools specified.
• Demonstrates in-depth knowledge and understanding of the labor category activities required to meet mission requirements.
• Demonstrates mastery of qualitative and quantitative analytic methodologies and pursue developments in academia or other fields that affect tradecraft methodology. Demonstrates ability to define comprehensive new or unique research approaches that enable rigorous assessments to address and contribute to high-level tasks.
• Demonstrates in-depth analysis of analytic operations and knowledge management issues across organizational and intra-IC boundaries and clearly articulates key findings.
• Demonstrates ability to work independently and with minimal to no oversight.
• Demonstrated ability to review analytic products for cogent arguments tradecraft standards and adequate support for conclusions; routinely tests analytic rigor of analytic products.

Experience:

• Minimum 12 years of experience related to the specific labor category with at least a portion of the experience within the last 5 years. 2 years of experience should include or be similar to using vulnerability scanning and exploit analysis tools/suites such as Kali Linux Nmap OpenVAS Metasploit Wireshark Burp Suite Qualys Nessus or Maltego-with a CEH CompTIA PenTest OSCP GPEN CISSP or other similar certification highly desired. Experience with passive and active reconnaissance techniques and to aid in vulnerability assessments including the use of tools such as Censys Shodan w3af OWASP ZAP Shcheck Netcat Tcpdump as well as Ghidra IDA Pro or other software reverse engineering tools.

Education:

• Masters degree in computer science or in an area related to the labor category from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education; or have bachelors degree related to the labor category from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and an additional 5 years of related senior experience for a total of 17 years as a substitute to the masters degree. The bachelors degree must include 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics statistics and computer science; at least 15 of the 30 semester hours must have included any combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus.

Security clearance:

• TS/SCI/CI POLY or the ability to obtain a CI POLY.

Location:

• Charlottesville VA.