GEOINT Modeler

If you are looking for a career following your passion to identify innovative solutions for mission, you must consider joining our team. We are seeking creative and project-minded developers that leverage requirements management and agile principles to deliver web-based tools, applications, and models aligned to national security. Not only will you solve challenging core problems, but you'll also be able to grow your career in an exciting environment with highly experienced and motivated team members that support cross-training in a wide range of related disciplines.

As a GEOINT Modeler, focused on supporting mission operations tradecraft, you will be developing, testing, and rapidly deploying solutions to help answer key intelligence questions around asset tasking and content collection.

For this high-energy, results-focused work, you must have a strong passion for processing, presenting, and integrating data focused on speed, accuracy, and solution stewardship. As a valued contributor to our team, your responsibilities will include (1) identifying, developing, and integrating model solutions into existing technical architectures (2) defining and documenting the production and management of these solutions 3) testing and evaluating solution readiness to ensure results align to mission objectives, (4) supporting modeling, automation, and development projects leveraging enterprise software.

This work will require hands-on, collaborative brainstorming, and problem-solving from the user's perspective guided by direct partnerships with mission operators.

The opportunity for career advancement and continued learning at ARA does not stop there. We strive to identify cross-training opportunities and encourage staff to become involved in upcoming R&D efforts. You will have the opportunity to inject new ideas into our longstanding operational programs. At ARA, we foster an environment where technical staff are empowered to research and develop their own ideas with resources and support from a strong internal technical team and external partners. You can expect day-to-day to have flexibility in choosing the level of autonomy suited to you, while at the same time enjoying a challenging technical career with great opportunities for personal growth.

GEOINT Modeler Required Skills and Experience:

• Must have active TS/SCI Clearance
• Security + Cert (CompTIA)
• Process analysis and process modeling experience
• Data and software analysis, reporting, evaluation, and testing
• Data and software integration into technical architectures
• Data preprocessing methodologies and pattern development
• First-order logic diagraming
• Data visualization tools
• Dashboard design and development
• System Administration knowledge
• Demonstrated knowledge in automation and workflow development
• Implementation of security architecture based on Enterprise mandated security services
• Experience in modeling and automation software
• Logic-based software with decision trees and algorithms
• Active Python skills OR active use of sense-making programs like MIST and JEMA

BS in Computer Science with 7-9 years of experience in building models and data science solutions, OR MS Degree with 5-7 years designing and deploying models in operations OR over 15 years in defense or intelligence community supporting GEOINT data management and processes that utilize automation and modeling

GEOINT Modeler Desired Skills and Experience:

• Knowledge of GEOINT life-cycle, product and service offerings, and needs of GEOINT partner customers
• Experience leading Python development and GUI data modeling solutions
• Agile Project Management
• Technical Requirements Management
• Experience in Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana
• Familiarity with REST API usage and development
• Experience with virtualization and containerization technologies
• Rapid Prototyping design and development
• VMware, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift
• Working knowledge of the OSI model and understanding of the interactions and dependencies of different layers

Who is ARA?

Do you want to work for a purpose? Applied Research Associates, Inc. (aka ARA) is an employee-owned international research and engineering company. We have been providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences since 1979. ARA has over 1,700 employee-owners and continues to grow rapidly. Together, our offices throughout the U.S. and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense, civil, and health technologies, computer software, and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement.

ARA also prides itself, on having a challenging culture where innovation & experimentation are the norms. The motto, "Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit" sums up the ARA experience. Employee ownership ensures you have a voice in what happens in the company. We are also very proud of our Women's Initiative Network (WIN), whose purpose is to motivate, support, and encourage professional career development for women to maximize career and professional accomplishments.

To find out more about what the Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Division has to offer, visit our website at: https://www.ara.com/benefits/

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)