Junior Data Scientist/Exploitation Specialist

ECS is seeking a Junior Data Scientist/Exploitation Specialist to work in our Washington DC Area office. Please Note: This position is contingent upon contract award.

Job Description:

ECS is seeking a Junior Data Scientist/Exploitation Specialist to work in our office in the Washington Metro Area. Please Note: This position is contingent upon contract award.

Position Description/Responsibilities:

• Responsible for supporting NSG strategy by creating automated collection models, and dynamic analytic models, employing workflow automation, and any other automation processes and products as assigned by the government customer.

• Refine, enhance, and improve the operational performance of any automated solutions by evaluating performance data, engaging in regular customer interaction, and conducting standardized maintenance cycles as needed by the government customer.

• Apply data science and visual programming trade-craft to support and streamline analysis tasks as identified by key stakeholders and the government.

• Responsible for enhancing technical solutions to problems related to intelligence integration, automated collections, tipping and cuing, information sharing, and visualization.

• Conduct extensive collections and analytic modeling, data processing, data mining, and visualization.

• Responsible for conducting gap analysis on existing technologies and processes.

• Responsible for clearly and concisely communicating with the customers on the progress of projects, processes, and emerging technologies.

• Proactively communicate data-driven findings and automation efforts to technical and non-technical audiences.

• Design, integrate, and maintain Bayesian Belief Network (BBN) processes that utilize automation tools or scripts to drive predictive, activity-based automated imagery collection.

• Work closely with the customer to engage in customer elicitation to identify processing problems due to procedures, tools, and services; workarounds that may need a permanent solution; and identify gaps in tools and technology.

• Responsible for training and integrating new tools, processes, and capabilities for use in imagery collection orchestration.

• Support emerging requirements as assigned by the government.

• Local travel within the Washington DC area will be required.

• Occasional travel outside of the primary work location.

• Limited overseas travel may be required.

Required Skills:

• Must have an active/current TS/SCI minimum clearance and the ability to obtain/maintain a counterintelligence polygraph.

• Bachelors degree or 3+ years of experience.

• Proficient in common geospatial software applications and tools, such as visual programming (JEMA, FADE/MIST, ECO/ETAS), Python, SQL, Git, GIMS, AWS Sagemaker, AWS Cloud, ESRI ArcGIS, statistics (descriptive, Bayesian), Markov-Chain modeling, TensorFlow, Linear Algebra, R, SAS, NLP.

ECS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, status as a crime victim, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. ECS promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.

ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government. We are focused on people, values and purpose. Every day, our 3800+ employees focus on providing their technical talent to support the Federal Agencies and Departments of the US Government to serve, protect and defend the American People.