Senior Data Engineer with Security Clearance

Prescient Edge; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Healthcare benefits

Retirement plan

Career development

Job summary

Prescient Edge in Augusta, GA is seeking a Sr. Data Engineer to design and implement data pipelines, perform analytics, and deliver professional briefings and reports.

The role requires hands-on experience with SAS, R, Java, C, MATLAB, Python, and SQL; familiarity with GPU-accelerated data processing, metadata management, and cross‑agency collaboration; active TS/SCI clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Experience with SAS, R, Java, C, MATLAB, Scala, or Python to analyze large data sets.
• Experience accelerating large data transactions across GPU architectures.
• Experience with metadata management, governance, and SQL-based interrogation of databases.

Responsibilities

• Manage personnel, requirements, and coordination of projects.
• Research, create, develop, and deliver professional briefings, multimedia presentations, and written reports.

Skills

SAS

R

Java

C

MATLAB

Scala

Python

SQL

Pandas

Scikit

TensorFlow

Gensim

Education

MA/MS in Data Science

BA/BS in Data Science

HS diploma + Specialized Training

Job description

Please note that the availability of this position is contingent upon contract award.

Sr. Data Engineer Benefits

At Prescient Edge, we believe that acting with integrity and serving our employees is the key to everyone's success. To that end, we provide employees with a best-in-class benefits package that includes:

Benefits

• A competitive salary with performance bonus opportunities.
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits, including medical, vision, dental, and orthodontia coverage.
• A substantial retirement plan with no vesting schedule.
• Career development opportunities, including on‑the‑job training, tuition reimbursement, and networking.

Description

• A positive work environment where employees are respected, supported, and engaged.
• Excellent written & oral communication, research, and analytic skills.
• Expert ability to manage personnel, requirements, and coordination of projects.
• Expert capabilities to research, create, develop, and deliver professional briefings, multimedia presentations, and written reports.
• Experience utilizing programming languages such as SAS, R, Java, C, MATLAB, ScaLa, or Python; experience accelerating large data transactions across industry‑leading GPU architectures to answer analytic questions.
• Experience with assessments, enterprise data integration, governance, and metrics, including the application of metadata management techniques and ability to interrogate databases efficiently using SQL.
• Experience with trade‑craft and publication; ability to coordinate and support cross‑ community meetings and working groups; assimilate large volumes of information and independently produce reports using data science focused libraries such as Pandas, Scikit, TensorFlow and Gensim to answer analytical questions.

Desired experiences

• Knowledge of Army structure and defense level intelligence operations: intelligence collection, fusion, analysis, production, and dissemination for intelligence databases and products.
• Knowledge and experience with intelligence operations and in assisting with drafting expert assessments across operations priorities on behalf of the stakeholder.
• Specialized training from any intelligence collection and analysis school or certification to include GEOINT Professional Certification (GPC-F, GPC_IA-II, GPC_GA-II, GPC_IS-II, etc.).
• Knowledge and understanding of the National System for GEOINT (NSG) and Intelligence Community; knowledge of private sector data science/analytics, machine learning, and data visualization communities.

Education

• MA or MS in Data Science, Data Analytics, Informatics, Statistics, or related field AND 5 years CURRENT Intelligence Analysis experience;
• BA or BS in Data Science, Data Analytics, Informatics, Statistics, or related field AND 10 years CURRENT Intelligence Analysis experience;
• HS diploma/GED AND Specialized Training with at least 15 years of Intelligence Analysis experience to include 10 years of CURRENT GEOINT Analysis experience AND 5 years of Data Analytics, Informatics, Statistics experience.

Security Clearance

• Active TS/SCI and with the ability to obtain a CI Poly if needed.

Location

• Fort Gordon, GA.