Data Mining and Analytics Engineer - Security Clearance Required

ICF; Arlington (VA); Remote; USD 89,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting firm in Arlington, VA, is seeking a Data Mining and Analytics Engineer to enhance cyber analytic capabilities. The ideal candidate will have experience in data modeling and knowledge of cyber threats. This remote role requires collaboration on analytic solutions while meeting security clearance requirements. The successful applicant will be part of innovative projects using the latest technologies. Pay range is $89,203.00 - $151,646.00.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years experience in data modeling and working with datasets of all sizes.
• Hands-on experience with cyber threats and processes is essential.
• Active security clearance and US citizenship are required.

Responsibilities

• Develop analytic solutions from customer insights.
• Design and optimize environments for distributed computation.
• Create data modeling procedures and assess new data sources.

Skills

Data modeling

Cyber threat analysis

Analytic tool development

Effective communication

Programming (Python, JavaScript, R)

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Databricks

Jupyter

SQL

AWS certifications

CompTIA Security+

Job description

ICF International seeks an experienced Data Mining and Analytics Engineer to support the research and development of new cyber analytic capabilities that will help the US protect and defend its networks and critical information systems. The successful cleared candidate will act as a Data Mining and Analytics Engineer to support a large federal cyber security analytic program. Your work will contribute to the knowledge of how cyber-attacks work, how vulnerabilities are exploited, and the way hostile cyber actors operate. Utilize your skills to help experiment and prototype future cyber capabilities for implementation at large-scale.

As the Data Mining and Analytics Engineer, your exceptional skillset will create useful and actionable insight for the customer through the development of analytic solutions (hardware, analytics, tools, techniques, practices, deployment, standards, performance specifications, etc.) for analytic use cases developed during the performance of this project. You will work closely with the Analytics Research team to identify platform enhancements that support the forward-looking analytics under consideration.

The ideal candidate has extensive knowledge of a wide variety of systems and networks to include high-volume/high-availability systems. You are focused on results, a self-starter, and have demonstrated success for using analytics to drive the understanding, growth, and success of the analysis. This is an opportunity to contribute to an important project from its beginning, work with the latest and emerging technologies, and all while building a great career at ICF!

This role is primarily telework-based with occasional meetings at client locations (Arlington, VA or Pensacola, FL) or ICF facilities within the Washington, DC metro area.

What You Will Be Doing

• Perform knowledge elicitation from customer subject matter experts and convert that to build analytic solutions
• Design, engineer, and optimize sustainment of large-scale distributed computation platforms and supporting environment (ecosystems) for various stakeholders, business owners, and industry partners
• Oversee the transition of services from third-party vendors to the analytic environment and be responsible for ad hoc and formal end-user training
• Identify applicable data to perform analytics and create solutions to acquire, transform, and load or correlate data components to and from the analytic environment
• Develop custom data modeling procedures to assist with data mining, modeling, and production
• Assess the effectiveness and accuracy of new data sources and data gathering techniques
• Develop processes and tools to monitor and analyze model performance and data accuracy
• Interpret and communicate results to non-technical customers

What You Must Have

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field
• Position requires a minimum of 5 years experience in data modeling and working with datasets of all sizes using a variety of data mining and data analysis methods/tools
• Demonstrated hands-on working experience and advanced knowledge of cyber threats, tools, techniques, and processes is required
• Active security clearance required as part of client contract requirements
• US Citizenship required as part of client contract requirements

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Practical experience with the Databricks Intelligence Platform
• Interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with various clients in order to explain and elaborate on technical details
• Experience in developing analytic tools, processes, and governance for storing, modeling, capturing, and delivering data to the client’s enterprise
• Experience with computational notebook technologies such as Databricks, Zeppelin, or Jupyter
• Experience with the application of visual analytics to computational analytic results
• Fluency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript, R, etc.)
• Experience with database querying like SQL
• Readiness to collaborate with engineering teams, product teams, and customers to develop prototypes and software products
• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or higher desired
• CompTIA Security+ or higher cybersecurity certification preferred

Working at ICF

ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider, and we are committed to solving clients’ complex challenges by building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer. Together, our employees are empowered to share their expertise and collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals. For more information, please read our EEO policy.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Reasonable accommodations are available, including for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process. To request an accommodation, please email [e-mail]. All information you provide will be kept confidential and used only to provide needed reasonable accommodations.

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Candidate AI Usage Policy

At ICF, we are committed to ensuring a fair interview process for all candidates based on their own skills and knowledge. The use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to generate or assist with responses during interviews is not permitted. If an accommodation involving AI is needed, please contact us in advance at [e-mail].

Pay Range

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is $89,203.00 - $151,646.00 for the Virginia Remote Office (VA99).