Senior Computer Scientist

This program maintains a Technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) as a Service (TSaaS) which provides technical, investigative, analytical, and data services to address requests from across the agency. These services include, but are not limited to, data analysis and visualization, tool and system development, and workflow automation. This program requires familiarity with intelligence community data sets, data analysis tools, data lifecycle and investigative procedures, tool and
software development and evolving mission requirements that necessitate the flexibility to respond to ad hoc and evolving requirements.

Responsibilities:

* Possesses and applies comprehensive knowledge across key tasks and high impact assignments.

* Plans and leads major technology assignments.

* Evaluates performance results and recommends major changes affecting short-term project growth and success.

* Functions as a technical expert across multiple project assignments.

* May supervise others.

* Collaborate with CT investigators, analysts, and professional staff, often directly engaging non-technical personnel to understand functional needs/issues/gaps, recommend solutions, and develop technically feasible tools in a timely manner.

* Build and/or support preparation of basic technical, business, and end user documentation.

* As a strong, individual contributor: Identify and recommend remedies, and /or implement solutions which enhance existing software and systems capabilities, performance, and security and/or introduce efficiencies or automation into stakeholder workflows.

* Perform programming (e.g. Python), code refactoring, systems operations, and/or design.

* Evaluate COTS, GOTS, OSS, and other software and systems to implement algorithmically complex data and technology solutions.

* Contribute to the technical work program of one or more projects.

* As the contract P/PM: Provide thought leadership and technical and analytical expertise to the Government and vendor project team.

* Ensure vendor project team adherence to quality standards.

* Manage the integration of vendor tasks, track project progress, and conduct project analysis resulting in appropriate metrics when requested.

Required Skills:

* Active TS with SCI clearance with Full Scope Poly

* 8 years of relevant experience

* Demonstrate a high level of proficiency in the following: Scoping, planning, and completing full lifecycle engineering projects;

* Managing development and implementation of projects assigned to contractor staff.

* Demonstrate expert knowledge in one (1) or more of the following areas: User interface/User experience (UI/UX), Front-end engineering, API development, and/or Data engineering.

* Four (4) years of relevant P/PM experience

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Preferred Skills

* Managing, communicating, and contributing to enterprise architecture efforts, engineering trade-off analysis and feasibility studies, proof-of-concept prototypes to explore technical implementation potions and issues, engineering reviews, technical design and implementation bringing commercial best practices to bear.

* Demonstrate a high level of proficiency as a Program/Project Manager (P/PM) with Federal Acquisition Certification (FAC)-P/PM and/or Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.

Soft Skills:

* Organizational Skills: Can plan and prioritize work. Follows tasks to their logical conclusion and makes sure that everything has been done to the right standard. Good attention to detail.

* Team Work: Able to enthuse and maintain project interest. Comfortable working both individually and as part of a team. Prepared to challenge ideas within a group in a constructive way.

* Leadership: Acute business acumen and understanding of organizational issues and challenges. Able to work effectively at all levels in an organization.

* Communications: Ability to communicate clearly and efficiently to team members and clients, verbally and in writing. Able to present ideas in a variety of ways depending upon audience and context. Excellent active listening skills.

* Quantitative Management: Ability to determine process measures and track to determine process effectiveness and efficiency.

* Problem Solving: Natural inclination for planning strategy and tactics. Ability to analyze problems and determine root cause, generating alternatives, evaluating and selecting alternatives and implementing solutions.

* Results oriented: Able to drive things forward regardless of personal interest in the task.

SES provides a competitive salary and the following benefits:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• AD&D
• STD
• LTD
• Company paid Life Insurance
• 401k with employer contribution
• Paid Time Off
• Pet Insurance