What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Scientist position at HII?
Date: May 30, 2023
Location: Fort Meade, MD, Maryland, United States
Company: HII's Mission Technologies division
Requisition Number: 14896
Required Travel: 0 - 10%
Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt
Hours Per Week: 40
Security Clearance: TS/SCI with Poly
Level of Experience: Mid
Summary
HII is seeking a Data Scientist professional to join our Cyber and Intelligence Team! This work is performed on customer site at Fort Meade to directly collaborate with data scientists, cryptologic and cryptanalytic programmers, reverse engineers, and intelligence planners to synergistically enable real-time solutions to be implemented at the speed of need.
As part of our Cyber and Intelligence team, you will be engaged in:
- Providing support and related services to the implementation of enterprise data representations in various mission domains
- Perform end-to-end systems engineering for data flows from the perspective of data format modeling, data mapping, and support to implementers and mission customers
- This position requires strong data science expertise from cradle to grave with limited, high-level direction
Our cyber professionals are defining the future of cybersecurity, providing the most effective prevention, detection, and responses to the broad spectrum and constant evolution of threat actors. Our experts provide actionable, timely intelligence that protects our nation from adversaries’ intent on disrupting our freedoms and harming our nation. Together, we are an integral part of an important mission - we go to work every day with the knowledge and pride that our accomplishments make a difference!
HII Mission Technologies is ranked #1 on Forbes List for Defense Contractors and ranked #11 Best Large Employers 2021-2022
What you will do
- Employ some combination (2 or more) of the following skill areas:
- Foundations (mathematical, computational, statistical)
- Data Processing (Data management and curation, data description and visualization, workflow and reproducibility)
- Modeling, inference, and prediction (Data modeling and assessment, domain-specific considerations)
- Devise strategies for extracting meaning and value from large datasets
- Make and communicate principled conclusions from data using elements of mathematics, statistics, computer science, and application specific knowledge
- Through analytic modeling, statistical analysis, programming, and/or another appropriate scientific method, develop and implement qualitative and quantitative methods for characterizing, exploring, and assessing large datasets in various states of organization, cleanliness, and structure that account for the unique features and limitations inherent in NSA/CSS data holdings
- Translate practical mission needs and analytic questions related to large dataset into technical requirements and, conversely, assist others with drawing appropriate conclusions from the analysis of such data
- Effectively communicate complex technical information to non-technical audiences
- Make informed recommendations regarding competing technical solutions by maintaining awareness of the constantly shifting NSA/CSS collection, processing, storage and analytic capabilities and limitations
What we are looking for
- 2 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 0 years experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 6 years relevant experience
- Clearance: Must possess and maintain a TS/SCI with Poly
Bonus points for...
- Experience in more than one area is strongly preferred:
- Designing/implementing machine learning
- Data science
- Advanced analytical algorithms
- Programming (skill it at least one high-level language (e.g., Python))
- Statistical analysis (e.g., variability, sampling error, inference, hypothesis testing, EDA, application of linear models)
- Data management (e.g., data cleaning and transformation)
- Data mining
- Data modeling and assessment
- Artificial intelligence (and/or software engineering)
This opportunity resides with Cyber & Electronic Warfare, a business group within HII’s Mission Technologies division. HII works within our nation’s intelligence and cyber operations communities to defend our interests in cyberspace. Our deep expertise in network architecture, software and hardware development, cybersecurity and the electromagnetic environment uniquely enables us to support sensitive missions for federal agency partners.
HII is a global engineering and defense technologies provider. With a 135-year history of trusted partnerships in advancing U.S. national security, HII delivers critical capabilities ranging from the most powerful and survivable naval ships ever built, to unmanned systems, ISR and AI/ML analytics. HII leads the industry in mission-driven solutions that support and enable a networked, all-domain force. Headquartered in Virginia, HII’s skilled workforce is 44,000 strong. For more information, please visit: hii.com.
HII is committed to cultivating an inclusive company culture to promote collaboration and enhance creativity by hiring a diverse work force. HII is an Equal Opportunity/Vets and Disabled Employer. U.S. Citizenship may be required for certain positions.
