Analytic Methodologist - Senior

Vantor Inc.; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Mental health resources

Student loan repayment assistance

Adoption reimbursement

Pet insurance

Job summary

Vantor Inc. in Reston, Virginia, is seeking multiple Analytic Methodologists to support development of analytic strategies for national security. Applicants must be U.S. citizens with an active TS/SCI clearance. Responsibilities include designing analytic methodologies, developing workflows, and maintaining ontologies for data integration.

Candidates should possess 12 years of experience and an advanced degree, alongside familiarity with semantic technologies. Competitive benefits, including a 401(k) match and unique perks, are offered.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. citizen with active TS/SCI clearance.
• 12 years of experience with an advanced degree.
• Experience with structured analytic methods and processes.

Responsibilities

• Deconstruct intelligence questions for structured analysis.
• Evaluate and adapt existing analytic models.
• Design and maintain domain-specific ontologies.

Skills

Structured analytic methods

Semantic technologies

Python

Data visualization

Statistical skills

Education

Advanced degree

Tools

Protege

Tableau

Apache Spark

Job description

Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what's happening now and shape what's coming next. Vantor is a place for problem solvers, changemakers, and go‑getters—where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently, and in doing so, be seen differently. Come be part of a mission, not just a job, where you can: Shape your own future, build the next big thing, and change the world.

To be eligible for this position, you must be a U.S. Citizen. This position requires an active U.S. Government security clearance; applicants who do not currently hold the required clearance will not be eligible for consideration. Employment for cleared roles is contingent upon verification of clearance status.

Export Control/ITAR: Certain roles may be subject to U.S. export control laws, requiring U.S. person status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

Please review the job details below.

This position requires an active U.S. Government Security Clearance at TS/SCI level with an in‑scope CI poly.

We're hiring multiple Analytic Methodologists to join our team. In this position you will support the development of analytic strategies to resolve key intelligence questions of mission‑driven requirements. Analytic Methodologists will support a dynamic Object‑Based Intelligence (OBI) program focused on predictive analytics, structured methodologies, and semantic integration across the defense intelligence mission set. This role involves designing and recommending analytic strategies, developing repeatable workflows, and engineering knowledge models to support anticipatory intelligence across a wide range of national security domains—including emerging technologies, geopolitical trends, military capabilities, and threat networks.

Responsibilities

A day in the life/What the position will be doing:

• Deconstruct complex and ambiguous intelligence questions to recommend structured analytic methodologies tailored to mission requirements.
• Evaluate and adapt existing analytic models, algorithms, and frameworks to improve objectivity, completeness, and predictive value of intelligence production.
• Design, develop, and maintain domain‑specific ontologies to enable semantic representation of data inputs, facilitating integration of data sources and interoperability with internal and external OMSs.
• Design, develop, and maintain knowledge graphs leveraging domain‑specific ontologies to support advance data querying, data visualization, and integration of intelligence function via OBI standards.
• Apply semantic web standards (e.g., RDF, OWL, SPARQL) to knowledge model entities, relationships, and vocabularies in accordance with industry and government data standards.
• Establish processes for ontology version control, change management, stakeholder and governance review to ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance with IC and DoD policies and standards.
• Collaborate with team members to enhance semantic data retrieval and reasoning across knowledge graphs through development and optimization of data queries via multiple protocols (e.g., GraphQL, SPARQL, SHACL, SQL).
• Collaborate with team members to validate and refine exploratory efforts to automate ontologies and associated components to ensure semantic accuracy, relevance, and interoperability with existing knowledge modeling and knowledge graph capabilities.
• Collaborate with team members to evaluate effectiveness of exploratory efforts to automate ontology and associated component generation leveraging qualitative and quantitative metrics.
• Support capability development by contributing, editing, and storing ontologies and knowledge models in Government owned/controlled source version control repositories.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be a US citizen and have an active TS/SCI with CI poly.
• 12 years of experience and an advanced degree.
• Experience with structured analytic methods and designing repeatable analytic processes.
• Familiarity with semantic technologies and ontology development tools (e.g., Protege).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with an ability to tailor to technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Possesses knowledge and experience of advanced analytics and data storage.
• Knowledge of various data science applications and architectures. Experience with Python.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to synthesize abstract concepts into actionable intelligence products.
• Experience applying predictive analytics to strategic intelligence problems across multiple domains.
• Develops and employs strategies to analyze key issues, draw conclusions from data, and recommend viable solutions to address customer mission needs.
• Ability to lead multi‑disciplinary teams to complete complex data science projects.
• Experienced in applying statistical and data visualization skills.
• Strong problem‑solving skills to manipulate data and draw insights from large structured and unstructured data sets.
• Proven ability to learn and master new software, technologies and techniques.
• Experience in two or more of the following: Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Large Language Models, Apache Spark, Hadoop, R, C++, SQL Database/Coding, or visualization tools such as Tableau.

Pay Transparency

In support of pay transparency at Vantor, we disclose salary ranges on all U.S. job postings. The successful candidate's starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job‑related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions. Candidates with the minimum necessary experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range.

Base pay for this position within the Washington, DC metropolitan area is: $118,000.00 - $196,000.00 annually.

For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market‑driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.

Benefits

Vantor offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond the standard, including a robust 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, and unique perks like student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement and pet insurance to support all aspects of your life. You can find more information on our benefits at https://www.Vantor.com/careers

The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date it is reposted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.

The date of posting can be found on Vantor's Career page at the top of each job posting.

To apply, submit your application via Vantor's Career page.

EEO Policy

Vantor is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace. We believe in fostering an environment where all team members feel respected, valued, and encouraged to share their ideas. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.