CareerPlan

Big Data Analyst (TS/SCI)

Herndon, VA, USFull-time$118k–$196k2026-05-07 → 2026-11-11
On-siteNo visa sponsorshipCitizens onlySecurity clearance required

Core

Perform dataset evaluations and assessments to inform government decision making while shaping data engineering approaches for analytic tradecraft improvements.

Role type

Senior Big Data Analyst (Intelligence/Defense)

Builds

Applications backed by self-managed cloud infrastructure with a true big-data footprint (over 20 petabytes) for special operations analysts.

Domain

Defense/Intelligence, Big Data, Technical Telemetry, Telecommunication protocols

Deliverable

production ML models | dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Data analysis, Data engineering, Python, SQL, Spark, PySpark, Technical Telemetry Data analysis, Telecommunication protocol data analysis, Gap identification, Documentation, Communication with government officials

Preferred skills

Geospatial analysis, Activity-Based Intelligence, Pattern of Life analysis, Analytic methodologies documentation, Elasticsearch/Kibana, Gitlab, Software Development Lifecycle, Jupyter Notebooks, Apache Zepplin

Responsibilities

Perform dataset evaluations and assessments to inform government decision making, Shape data engineering approaches for analytic tradecraft improvements, Identify and document gaps within data corpus and analytical capabilities, Work with software developers to field requirements and provide feedback, Provide SME support for data or application questions to end-users

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC