Introduction

Our team is committed to providing senior National Security leaders with decision-worthy data and analysis to improve the effectiveness of Intelligence systems supporting DoW Warfighters. The team conducts empirical analysis to provide definitive accounts of DoW ISR contributions to operations and generates data-driven acquisition recommendations for the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Intelligence and Security, OUSW(I&S). We are seeking a TS//SCI cleared Full Stack Data Engineer with a variety of technical skills, a curiosity to learn and innovate, and a general understanding of the defense intelligence enterprise. Our data engineering team leverages open-source and enterprise languages and tools to pull, clean, analyze, and display data in decision support tools for senior leaders within the Department of War. Work location is in Reston, VA, and is full-time in-person.

Your role and responsibilities

As a Data Engineer with Advanced Analytics expertise, you will specialize in formulating mathematical approaches to solve complex business problems and utilize predictive analytics tools to draw conclusions and present findings. You will design, build, and manage solutions that involve preparing data, performing statistical analysis, and deploying analysis results. Your primary responsibilities will include:
• Design and Build Solutions: Design, build, and manage solutions that involve preparing data, performing statistical analysis, data collection, data mining, and text mining, and deploying analysis results.
• Perform Statistical Analysis: Perform statistical analysis and data mining to identify trends and patterns and utilize predictive analytics tools like SPSS to draw conclusions and present findings.
• Formulate Mathematical Approaches: Formulate mathematical approaches to solve complex business problems, including mathematical optimization, discrete-event simulation, and rules programming.
• Prepare and Collect Data: Gather and prepare data for analysis, ensuring data quality and integrity.
• Deploy Analysis Results: Deploy analysis results and findings to stakeholders, presenting insights and recommendations for business improvement.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• US Citizen with active TS//SCI clearance or show immediate eligibility according to DISS security database (SCI within last 2 years)
• Bachelor's Degree, preferably in STEM fields.
• 2+ years of experience applying data engineer or software development skills to develop analytic tools, deliver mission support services and create data visualization capabilities.
• 2+ years of experience using Python or similar programming languages (Ruby, Java, R).
• 2+ years of experience with database development (SQL and NoSQL).
• 1+ year of experience leveraging prompt engineering and GenAI tools in a professional work context.
• Experience with advanced text parsing tools to include regex and NLP.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Master's Degree, preferably in STEM fields.
• 2+ years of general experience in the military or intelligence community; exposure to ISR capabilities is highly desired
• Experience developing and delivering technology in at least two of the following areas with a willingness to expand to all: data analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, data visualization, geospatial analysis, web services, or database development.
• Experience in web design and development using HTML and CSS.
• Experience in advanced AI techniques - fine-tuning ML models and LLMs, implementing chat sessions via API, retrieval-augmented generation, agentic workflows/tooling/function calling, and/or context window optimization

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:

- Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being

- Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs

- Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law

- Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals

- Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.

US Citizenship Required.

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.