Maven Exploitation Specialist/ Data Scientist (Expert)

BTS; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 210,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

BTS Software Solutions is looking for a Maven Exploitation Specialist/Data Scientist Experts in Columbia, Maryland, to support Department of Defense IC missions. This role involves maintaining the data architecture across security domains and requires experience in databases and cloud architectures.

The ideal candidate will create workflows, ensure data compliance with government standards, and develop data pipelines supporting complex datasets.

Offering a competitive salary of $210,000-$230,000, qualifications include expertise in SQL, Python, and cloud solutions.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience with SQL or NoSQL databases and cloud architectures.
• Experience in leveraging APIs to query systems and migrate data.
• Excellent communication skills for technical concepts.

Responsibilities

• Create infrastructure for data storage and processing for emergent sensors.
• Ensure data compliance with government standards and schemas.
• Develop and maintain operational data pipelines.

Skills

SQL

NoSQL

Python

JavaScript

Data governance

Cloud architectures

Tools

ETL processes

APIs

GitLab

Job description

+++ This opportunity is for an upcoming award expected in July 2026

BTS Software Solutions is seeking Maven Exploitation Specialist/ Data Scientist Experts to support Department of Defense IC missions at Springfield, VA.

The Maven Exploitation Specialist/ Data Scientist Experts will support the maintenance and implementation of the data architecture for all Program data. This position requires experience with databases, cloud architectures, and compliance with data standards. This position is responsible for maintaining data backend workflows that allow for data operations across security domains and across systems.

Primary Location: Springfield, VA. Secondary Locations: St. Louis, Missouri. Clearance Requirement: TS/SCI, must be willing to take a CI Poly in the future.

Job Duties

• Create the necessary infrastructure to store and process data related to emergent sensors and platforms. This includes creation of any database tables and schemas, establishing relevant data health alerts, and the setup of data pipelines to support Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) of all data related to the emergent sensors Develop workflows to enable API-based movement of data related to the emergent sensors between platforms.
• Ensure all emergent sensor data adheres to Government directed data schemas, formats, and governance requirements
• Develop, construct, test, and maintain databases and large-scale, and complex data processing systems
• Clean, prepare, and transform QM data to support the building of geospatial data pipelines that create a curated view of the content for IC consumption
• Apply knowledge of scripting tools, programming languages, standards, and software packages to build the data pipelines that enable the consumption of data supporting QM's mission needs
• Support data analytics, data cleansing, analyst workflow efficiencies, and transformation supporting Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) capabilities
• Ensure all data activities conform to NGA Maven's data governance policies to include: data lifecycle, data structure/schema definitions, data formats (JSON, parquet, XML, CSV, etc.), and access controls.
• Exhibit proficiency in working with cloud architectures, maintaining SQL and no-SQL databases, programming APis, and data version control management
• Support cross-domain solutions using NGA enterprise tooling
• Manage the generation, approval, and population of data into databases, ensuring that all data complies with security regulations and satisfies customer requirements.

Education and Experience

• 4+ years of experience working with SQL or NoSQL databases and cloud architectures
• Experience leveraging APis to query systems and migrate data
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to articulate challenging technical concepts to both lay and expert audiences.
• Experience with programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, or Java
• Experience developing, sustaining, and monitoring operational data pipelines supporting multiple data formats and interfaces.
• Conduct regular Quality Control (QC) and monitor the content to ensure it aligns to existing data standards and requirement specifications
• Assess and report the current state of compliance of data holdings in both written and oral forms.
• Populate, manage, and maintain metadata standards for datasets.
• Monitor data and standards changes and adjust data architecture to remain in compliance
• Support the use/development of cloud computing systems and perform automated analytics
• Populate, manage, and maintain metadata standards
• Maintain data availability, accuracy, consistency, and reliability for all training data operations
• Configure and monitor data health alerts to ensure training data operations are optimized and accessible
• Create and maintain Government directed and approved software and computing environments to enable data preprocessing work, such as creating NPEs to enable connections to external systems, setting up software environments to enable development activities, and establishing appropriate Gitlab repositories. Support data pipeline setup and maintenance for data preprocessing activities across all security domains.

Desired Skills

• Experience working with NGA IT enterprise solutions (e.g., NGA CORE, NGA MLOps), Government Authority to Operate (ATO) processes, and Government Non-Person Entity (NPE) certificates.
• Experience implementing processes, standards, and tools within an organization based on the Scaled Agile Framework for Enterprise.
• Experience developing dynamic visualizations to monitor availability, currency and volumetrics of operational data pipelines.

Pay Range

$210,000-$230,000. The BTS pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Our approach to crafting offers considers various factors to establish an equitable and competitive compensation package. These considerations include, but are not limited to, the extent and intricacy of the role’s responsibilities, the candidate’s educational background, their work experience, and the specific competencies crucial for success in the role.

BTS Software Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.