Sr. Computer Scientist RDT&E

Prescient Edge; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + bonus

Comprehensive healthcare benefits

Retirement plan with no vesting period

Career development & training

Job summary

Prescient Edge seeks a Sr. Computer Scientist RDT&E to support a federal government client. The role emphasizes advanced analytics, ML/AI, and data-driven intelligence production.

Required background includes extensive experience in security, data science, and defense analytics, with a path to TS/SCI poly in some circumstances. The position is contingent on contract award and offers robust benefits.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in computer science or related field preferred.
• 15+ years of experience in defense/cyber/analytics domains.
• Experience with vulnerability assessment tools and reverse engineering tooling.

Responsibilities

• Leads research using AI/ML, data analytics and predictive modeling for intelligence products.
• Develops and applies vulnerability assessment and cyber defense methods.
• Integrates graphics and data into intelligence reports and presentations.
• Supports government intelligence search, discovery, and analysis missions.
• Creates, reviews and publishes analytic content following standards.

Education

Master’s degree in computer science or related field

Bachelor’s degree + 5 years senior experience as substitute

Tools

Kali Linux

Nmap

OpenVAS

Metasploit

Wireshark

Burp Suite

Qualys

Nessus

Maltego

Censys

Shodan

OWASP ZAP

Ghidra

IDA Pro

Job description

Prescient Edge is seeking a Sr. Computer Scientist RDT&E to support a federal government client.

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

Benefits & Compensation:

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:

• 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.
• A positive work environment where employees are respected, supported, and engaged.

Description:

• Employs mathematics, statics, information science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, network science, probability modeling, data mining, data engineering, data warehousing, data compression, data protection, and / or other scientific techniques to correlate complex, technical findings into graphical, written, visual and verbal narrative products on trends of existing intelligence data to leverage other IC data sources.
• Develops and utilizes machine learning and data mining algorithms, including, but not limited to, Multiple Information Model Synthesis Architecture (MIMOSA) prediction algorithms based on open-source capabilities.
• Integrates or codes algorithms to support Government intelligence search and discovery missions.
• Makes best-practice recommendations on managing data within hardware, software, storage, and bandwidth constraints.
• Employs data science techniques to support predictive analysis, social media and crowd-source data analytics, wargaming, and strategy development.
• Employs exploratory analysis and rapid iteration techniques of large volumes of data to quickly derive intelligence.
• Prepares products to describe and document findings and activities.
• Supports all-source analysis and analytical production by working collaboratively with analysts to understand requirements and further enhances / conveys analytic thoughts and assessments by developing graphic and layout solutions.
• Provides graphic design and layout solutions for intelligence products including, but not limited to, developing illustrations, editing existing images, providing font management, and utilizing advanced pre-publications techniques.
• Uses Government-specified technology to produce graphic design, cartographic products, and interactive graphical content, video content, analytic product templates, and marketing content.
• Integrates graphics with text, audio and video to support interactive and multimedia high-visibility finished intelligence products.
• Produces dynamic content IAW IC published standards (i.e. D3 Style Guide), including podcasts or audio segments.
• Provides user experience / user interface expertise for development of interactive graphics and web products.
• Demonstrates proficiency in professional graphics and design software to include but not limited to: Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, AfterEffects, Premiere, and Flash), Apple Final Cut Pro X, and Apple Mac hardware platforms, Map Publisher, MS Office Suite, and any other interactive graphics enablers, languages, or tools specified.
• Demonstrates in-depth knowledge and understanding of the labor category activities required to meet mission requirements.
• Demonstrates mastery of qualitative and quantitative analytic methodologies and pursue developments in academia or other fields that affect tradecraft methodology. Demonstrates ability to define comprehensive, new, or unique research approaches that enable rigorous assessments to address and contribute to high-level tasks.
• Demonstrates in-depth analysis of analytic operations and knowledge management issues across organizational and intra-IC boundaries and clearly articulates key findings.
• Demonstrates ability to work independently and with minimal to no oversight.
• Demonstrated ability to review analytic products for cogent arguments, tradecraft standards, and adequate support for conclusions; routinely tests analytic rigor of analytic products.

Job Requirements

Required Experience:

• Minimum 12 years of experience related to the specific labor category with at least a portion of the experience within the last 5 years. 2+ years of experience should include or be simliar to using vulnerability scanning and exploit analysis tools/suites such as Kali Linux, Nmap, OpenVAS, Metasploit, Wireshark, Burp Suite, Qualys, Nessus or Maltego-with a CEH, CompTIA PenTest+, OSCP, GPEN, CISSP or other similar certification highly desired. Experience with passive and active reconnaissance techniques and to aid in vulnerability assessments including the use of tools such as Censys, Shodan, w3af, OWASP ZAP, Shcheck, Netcat, Tcpdump, as well as Ghidra, IDA Pro or other software reverse engineering tools.

Required Education:

• Master’s degree in computer science or in an area related to the labor category from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education; or have bachelor’s degree related to the labor category from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and an additional 5 years of related senior experience, for a total of 17 years, as a substitute to the master’s degree. The bachelor’s degree must include 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science; at least 15 of the 30 semester hours must have included any combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus.

Security Clearance:

• TS/SCI/CI POLY or the ability to obtain a CI POLY.

Location:

Prescient Edge is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) founded as a counterintelligence (CI) and Human Intelligence (HUMINT) company in 2008. We are a global operations and solutions integrator delivering full-spectrum intelligence analysis support, training, security, and RD&E support solutions to the Department of Defense and throughout the intelligence community. Prescient Edge is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO). All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic that is protected by law. We strive to foster equity and inclusion throughout our organization because we believe that diversity of thought is critical for creating a safe and engaging work environment while also enabling the organization’s success.