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Celestar Holdings Corporation · 1 month ago

Junior-level Data Scientist (OBI Analytic Efficiency Enablement) - OBIQUA

Reston, VA

Full-time

Hybrid

Entry Level

3+ years exp

Celestar Corporation is seeking a Junior-level Data Scientist to support The Defense Intelligence Agency under the OBIQUA task order. The role involves conducting data analytics, building AI tools, and collaborating with team members to leverage novel technologies for various DIA initiatives.

EducationInformation Technology

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

Responsibilities

The Data Scientist (OBI Analytic Efficiency Enablement) Conducts data analytics, data engineering, data mining, exploratory analysis, predictive analysis, and statistical analysis, and uses scientific techniques to correlate data into graphical, written, visual and verbal narrative products, enabling more informed analytic decisions

Proactively retrieves information from various sources, analyzes it for better understanding about the data set, and builds AI tools that automate certain processes

Duties typically include: creating various ML-based tools or processes, such as recommendation engines or automated lead scoring systems. Performs statistical analysis, applies data mining techniques, and builds high quality prediction systems

Should be skilled in data visualization and use of graphical applications, including Microsoft Office (Power BI-) and Tableau; major data science languages, such as R and Python; managing and merging of disparate data sources, preferably through R, Python, or SQL; statistical analysis; and data mining algorithms

Should have prior experience with large data multi INT analytics, ML, and automated predictive analytics

Possesses a professional or graduate certificate in data science from a university, major online learning platform (all business for Data Scientists at any experience level)

Designs, develops, and evaluates leading-edge algorithmic intelligence concepts, practices, and technologies for implementation into OBI via all-source analysis tradecraft, assessments, production, and dissemination

Proposes advanced statistical or mathematical techniques and methodology that may permit identification and evaluation of alternatives, assists in model formulation or experimental test design, and shares jointly in team responsibility for development of advanced analytic techniques and assessments

Collaborate with team members to develop and refine exploratory efforts leveraging novel technologies (e.g. large language models, natural language processing, machine learning) to automate ontologies and associated components to ensure semantic accuracy, relevance, and interoperability with existing knowledge modeling and knowledge graph capabilities

Evaluates data science, artificial intelligence, and other advanced analytic methods for risks, biases, and limitations that would distort conclusions

Collaborate with team members to develop and refine semantic data retrieval and reasoning across knowledge graphs through development and optimization of data queries via multiple protocols (e.g. GraphQL, SPARQL, SHACL, SQL)

Conducts continuous independent research on methods of analysis in government, industry, and academia to keep abreast of the state of the art, keeps senior leadership apprised of the advances and applicability to programs

Utilizes in-depth knowledge of relevant theories, techniques, procedures and processes to investigate, prototype, and evaluate technologies to improve all-source intelligence analysis

Collaborate with team members to develop and refine exploratory efforts leveraging novel technologies (e.g. large language models, natural language processing, machine learning) to support and automate entity recognition and extraction, summarization, in accordance with analytic tradecraft standards, to enhance advanced analytic integration for OBI efforts

Performs research studies to understand the process of augmenting or automating all source analytic processes using various computer models

Provides incremental enhancements to tools, capabilities, processes, and methods

Possesses in-depth knowledge and experience in using data analytics, data engineering, data mining, exploratory analysis, predictive analysis, and statistical analysis, and scientific techniques to correlate data into graphical, written, visual and verbal narrative products, enabling more informed analytic decisions

Writes either R or Python scripts to drive data science workflows, have experience using SQL, and managing and merging of disparate data sources, preferably through R, Python, or SQL; statistical analysis; and data mining algorithms

Possesses prior experience with large data, spatial data, Multi-INT analytics, ML, and automated predictive analytics

Works with ambiguous information, deconstruct key questions, leverage spatial data, exploit application programming interfaces, suggest methodologies, develop data schemas to structure observations. This requires working knowledge of coding and scripting, information science, mathematics, machine learning, visual analytic modeling tools, and relevant Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to create repeatable, widely applicable procedures to support all-source intelligence analysis and production

Creates and works in distributed analytic environments, scaling algorithms to work on increasingly large and complex datasets that are larger than RAM

Serves as the primary POC for data science expertise, ensuring tradecraft compliance and analytic standards as it relates to data science techniques on the contract

Provides advice on emerging data science methods, tools, algorithms, training, or requirements to advance DIA's analytic edge in its use of data science

Works with DIA vendors and the software developers to implement distributed algorithms to work on increasingly large and complex data sets

Review and evaluate OBI documentation submitted by advanced analytic (AA) owners to ensure compliance with tradecraft standards and adherence to best practices in AI system development and deployment

Assess OBI documentation for completeness, accuracy, and thoroughness, and provide detailed feedback to owners and developers

Provide consultation and guidance to data and AA owners, developers, and stakeholders on OBI governance and knowledge modeling, including best practices for system development, testing, and deployment

Assist analytic methodologists and AA owners in translating technical documentation into analytic tradecraft compliant language

Collaborate with team members to identify and implement practices for responsible AI development, including but not limited to bias detection, hallucination recognition, prompt fairness testing, adherence to analytic tradecraft standards and security policies

Collaborate with stakeholders to develop, implement, and refine best practices for translating technical documentation into tradecraft compliant language

Review and edit translated documentation to ensure accuracy, completeness, and adherence to tradecraft standards

Collaborate with the team members to develop and implement testing methodologies for system validation and evaluation leveraging qualitative and quantitative metrics (e.g. consistency, method or reasoning completeness, coverage of method or model for proposed solution)

Conduct audits to ensure compliant use of systems for approved use-cases in all source analysis

Develop and maintain a repository of audit findings and recommendations to facilitate knowledge sharing and best practices across the organization

Design and execute TEVV protocols to evaluate the performance, robustness, and fairness of systems in all source analysis contexts

Develop and apply statistical models and methods to analyze TEVV results and identify areas for improvement

Collaborate with stakeholders to develop and implement corrective actions to address TEV findings

Develop and track performance metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of systems in all source analysis

Analyze and interpret performance metrics to identify trends, patterns, and areas for improvement

Collaborate with stakeholders to develop and implement data-driven decision-making processes to inform system development and improvement

Develop and refine methodologies for evaluating system performance, robustness, and fairness in all source analysis contexts

Collaborate with stakeholders to develop and implement best practices for system development, testing, and deployment

Supports capability development by contributing, editing, and storing code in Government owned/controlled source version control repositories

Qualification

Data ScienceMachine LearningStatistical AnalysisData VisualizationPythonRSQLData EngineeringResearchCollaborationProblem SolvingCommunication

Required

Minimum 3 years of experience related to the specific labor category with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years with a bachelor's degree

A minimum of 7 years of experience related to the specific labor category with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years may be substituted for a bachelor's degree

Active TS/SCI with a Current CI Poly

Skilled in data visualization and use of graphical applications, including Microsoft Office (Power BI) and Tableau

Experience with major data science languages, such as R and Python

Experience managing and merging disparate data sources, preferably through R, Python, or SQL

Experience with statistical analysis and data mining algorithms

Prior experience with large data multi-INT analytics, ML, and automated predictive analytics

Possesses a professional or graduate certificate in data science from a university or major online learning platform

In-depth knowledge and experience in using data analytics, data engineering, data mining, exploratory analysis, predictive analysis, and statistical analysis

Experience writing R or Python scripts to drive data science workflows

Experience using SQL

Experience working with ambiguous information and deconstructing key questions

Working knowledge of coding and scripting, information science, mathematics, machine learning, visual analytic modeling tools, and relevant Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

Experience creating and working in distributed analytic environments, scaling algorithms to work on increasingly large and complex datasets