Data Scientist II
ONSITE: Falls Church, VA and surrounding areas
Roles:
Clearance: Secret
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Support development of insider threat strategy in support of protecting CDAO technical offerings; balance short-term wins with long-term investments to progressively mature CDAO’s defenses against insider threats.
- Lead coordination of policy and strategy related to insider threats with industry partners and other DoD components.
- Lead exploration of data sources that are relevant to measuring, identifying, and defending against insider threats.
- Provide technical leadership in developing capabilities to detect insider threats among large user communities, leveraging combination of statistical, classical machine learning, and deep learning methods.
- Write documentation about CDAO’s strategic approach to insider threat defense and how it fits within the broader DoD insider threat ecosystem.
MINIMUM REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
- 4 years’ experience (2 years with Masters) in the following:
- Architecture Council
- Previous relevant technical leadership experience.
- Exemplary technical writing skills.
- Prior experience in insider threat detection, fraud detection, or anti-abuse engineering is preferred.
- A traditional background in cybersecurity is not required.
- Experience with data science techniques, classical machine learning, and deep learning for anomaly detection.
- Experience with Jupyter, Spark, and either Tensorflow or PyTorch.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Secret Clearance
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical field plus 4 years' experience, Master's Degree in Computer Science w/ 2 years' experience.
- Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen AND be authorized to work for the Federal government.
Tentative Start: Summer 2024, pending bid award
SDV INTERNATIONAL is an essential business. The health and safety of our team members is our highest priority, so we are taking a science driven approach to slowly welcome and transition some of our workforce back to the office with many safety protocols in place. This may include periodic site visits for teleworkers. We continue to monitor and assess before we confirm the return of each wave, paying specific attention to geography-specific trends.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: SDV INTERNATIONAL is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
SDV INTERNATIONAL is a drug-free workplace. Candidates may be required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $106,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Relocation assistance
- Vision insurance
Experience level:
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Application Question(s):
- This position requires US citizenship. Do you meet this requirement?
Education:
Experience:
- Classical Learning Machine, Deep learning: anomaly detection: 4 years (Required)
- Architecture Council, Data Science Techniques: 4 years (Required)
- Jupyter, Spark and Tensorflow or PyTorch: 4 years (Required)
Security clearance:
Ability to Commute:
- Falls Church, VA (Required)
Work Location: In person