Cyber Analytics, Lead - Security Clearance Required

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Department Summary :

The Center for Securing the Homeland (CSH) Cyber Analytics Department (P742) is seeking a Cybersecurity Data Scientist who will join a team of Data Scientists, Analysts, and Engineers.

The explosion of data and complexity of problems facing MITRE’s sponsors requires an innovative approach which MITRE is leading through the application of new technology and techniques.

You will work on real-world problems through the application of sound engineering principles. Candidates who identify as Data Engineers, Data Scientists, Cloud Engineers, Software Developers, or Software Engineers will be considered strong candidates for this position.

A successful candidate will :

• Be comfortable leading tasks, contributing to a team or working independently.
• Incorporate feedback and strive for a continuous growth mindset.
• Assess the audience and tailor feedback with the receiver’s point of view in mind.
• Display technical leadership and a growth mindset to learn new skills.
• Be comfortable working across multiple projects to solve difficult problems requiring data analytic expertise.
• Respect a diversity of opinion and encourage diversity in the organization.

Roles and Responsibilities :

• Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Perform data wrangling, analyze large and diverse datasets and demonstrate expertise with at least one modern programming language such as Python, R, Java or Scala
• Organize and visually display analytic results for further analysis.
• Prepare comprehensive written reports, presentations, and charts based on research, collection, and analysis of data.

Basic Qualifications :

Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a Master’s degree;

or a PhD with 3 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, adapted to a variety of audiences.
• Proven skills in data science related to data wrangling and analysis of data.
• Must have DHS Fitness or ability to obtain it within the first 12 months as evidenced by an existing DoD or other USG clearance.
• This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site

Preferred Qualifications :

• DHS Fitness
• Experience in a customer-facing environment.
• Experience working with teams.
• Experience with cyber analytics.
• Experience with data visualization.
• Demonstrated experience visualizing multi-dimensional data using tools such as Tableau, Qlik, Kibana, neo4j, ggplot2, Plotly, matplotlib, or D3.js.
• Demonstrated experience with one modern programming language such as Python, C++, or Java

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s) :

Fitness - DHS

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s) :

None

Work Location Type : Hybrid

Hybrid

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