Senior Computer Scientist

Job Description

Job Description

Clearance: TS/SCI

Responsibilities:

• Possesses and applies a 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 that 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.

Experience: 8 years of relevant experience

Required Experience (years of experience/certification(s)/specialized experience):

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

Preferred certification: (FAC)-P/PM or PMP