We have a new opportunity at our Metro accessible site in Merrifield, VA. We encourage innovation and expect knowledge/expertise in one or more of the following:

• Python and/or JAVA
• ETL/data cleansing/normalization experience
• XSLT or other data conversion languages
• Regular expressions
• NLP, Information retrieval and/or semantic web computational techniques
• RDBMS (Oracle and/or MySQL preferred)

Our team analyzes enormous data sets of highly structured records using a variety of technologies in a *nix environment. We use agile methods, unit testing, and integrate emerging technologies.

We have an uncommon opportunity in Reston to join a highly skilled team of Sr. Computer Scientists who:

• Clean up and prepare massive volumes of data sets using a variety of Open Source systems and scripting languages on high performance Linux cluster
• Exploit the capabilities of the APACHE HIVE and similar technology, learn and apply emerging technologies to extract meaningful knowledge from massive data sets
• Develop advanced data products using state-of-the-art tools to support mission critical operations
• Develop data exploitation algorithms that help our analysts find new and innovative ways to discover interesting previously unknown information and relationships
• Develop tools to evaluate, track and automatically alert the team to data quality issues

This is an ongoing and expanding effort requiring:

• Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph clearance
• BSCS or closely related degree
• Hands-on experience processing very large data sets. The bigger, the better.
• C/C++, JAVA, Python, AWK, Perl and/or Shell scripting experience
• Experience with query language such as SQL or similar a plus

How do you deal with a system that houses a massive, churning database and must provide a responsive, understandable user interface? And how do you keep up with all the changing requirements? You write clean, structured code that can scale and be unit tested. Along with your team, you make sure that all the tests keep running and passing as you develop and systematically add new features. We need an exceptional Computer Scientist to do just that in our mostly Python system on a project located in Metro accessible Silver Spring, MD and Crystal City, VA.
We encourage innovation and expect strong abilities in one or more of the following:

• Python or other high level programming languagel
• Maintaining nightly regression testing frameworks. Bonus points for PyUnit testing experience
• Internals/middleware development
• Linux/Unix development environments
• SQL for RDBMS, preferably Oracle
• XML for data manipulation

Requirements:

• BSCS
• Solid written and verbal communications skills
• Quality assurance and unit testing experience, including a strong ability in troubleshooting production software. Familiarity with PyUnit testing is a plus.
• Applicants must be U.S. citizens and selected applicants will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Current Top Secret clearance strongly preferred.

White Oak Technologies, Inc. (WOTI) has exciting opportunities for outstanding Computer Scientists to join a top notch group. If you qualify to join WOTI, you will help design, test, develop and support a system which enables querying remote data. The existing system has received high praise for ‘connecting the dots’ in an avalanche of data, providing our customers with a reliable assessment of the challenges they face. This project is located in Metro accessible Silver Spring, MD and Crystal City, VA.

We encourage innovation and expect strong abilities in one or more of the following:

• Web services application development (REST, SOAP, etc.)
• Python or other high level programming language
• Linux/Unix development environments
• SQL for RDBMS, preferably Oracle
• XML for data manipulation
• ETL systems (particularly Informatica PowerCenter v.7 and newer)

General requirements:

• BSCS strongly preferred
• Solid written and verbal communications skills
• Quality assurance and unit testing experience, including a strong ability in troubleshooting production software
• Applicants must be U.S. citizens and selected applicants will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Current Top Secret clearance strongly preferred.

One of our R&D projects is entering a significant growth phase, and we need the right, mega-talented software engineers and computer scientists to make it a reality. This is an exciting time to join a community-changing large scale data exploitation effort, further develop your technical expertise and make a difference in the real world. This project enjoys very high level visibility and we are expanding its capabilities and rolling it out to other sites in the coming months.
Are you ready to…

• Design advanced visualization tools for web-enabled efforts?
• Work directly with customers and add the features they need the most?
• Use existing and investigate new Open Source projects to leverage emerging technologies into our codebase?
• Use Dojo and CherryPy, write Genshi and practice SQLAchemy?
• Scale an application? Harness a cluster?
• Keep learning new skills and applying them to technical solutions?

Do you…

• Enjoy working from CLI? Run Linux whenever you can?
• Believe in using the right tool for the job?
• Know how to design a database schema? Design and develop Object Oriented code using scripting, compiled and interpreted languages?
• Thrive in a collaborative environment where the tasks are difficult and your coworkers are smart, energized and helpful?

Do you have a…

• Current TS/SCI clearance?
• BSCS or closely related degree?
• Passion for technology, a creative approach to problem solving and an interest in working with the kind of data-intensive problems that test the capabilities of multi-core servers?

What we offer:

• The opportunity to help pick out and/or develop the best tools for the job.
• Uncommon stability and high customer visibility.
• You will be surrounded by seriously smart people who are focused on solving the most complex large-scale data engineering problems you will likely encounter.
• Unless you get bored learning new languages and technologies, you will have plenty to keep you challenged.

We have an exciting new opportunity for a talented UI designer/developer to join a multi-disciplinary team which specializes in the analysis of mutliformat/multimedia data. Our systems range from low level technology assessments to web applications and multi-touch displays with top of the line tools. As an integral member of this team, the UI Developer will transition our systems to a wider audience of end-users by designing and coding interactive interfaces using tools of their choice across platforms (Linux, Mac, Windows, etc.). We are looking for a creative developer who can work with end-users, computer scientists and other stakeholders on multiple tasks.
We do not have a laundry list of buzzwords; instead we want to see what you have done by looking over your portfolio. Besides requiring a current Top Secret (or higher) clearance , we are open regarding:

• Level - from recent graduates to seasoned professionals
• Software preference (as long as you can develop on multiple platforms)
• Education (we prefer a BSCS but understand that many talented designers have learned their craft on the job)

We are particularly interested in speaking with applicants who have harnessed a variety of formats to enhance end-user experience. To apply, please send your résumé and (link to) portfolio. If you have the clearance and we like your design, we will be in touch.

The Data Engineer must be experienced with Web Technologies, Data Structures, Relational Databases, C++, Python or Perl, and Text Analysis. Additionally, they must have: at least 2 years scripting experience using a text processing language, e.g. awk/perl/python; at least 2 years experience in developing text parsing and transformations; and real world experience on very large data sets.

Our Oxon Hill area teams clean, sort, and analyze tremendous data sets. We employ COTS, Open Source and proprietary technologies to store and parse these massive data sets, and have a new opportunity for a talented Database Architect. Duties will include:

• Tuning and designing a variety of databases for performance, scalability and stability;
• Development, Testing and Production support will include trigger and query design, views, stored procedures, performance tuning, optimization, and table partitioning;
• Design and implementation of online hot backup, restore, and recovery solutions;
• Design and management of load balancing and high availability architecture;
• Identify architectural issues and propose alternative solutions;
• Planning, implementing, supporting data conversion efforts; and
• Provide in-depth analysis of SQL queries in support of application development teams.

Technologies you will use:

• Open Source databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.) ;
• Sybase IQ (a columnar database which scales unlike RDBMS)and T-SQL;
• High-end hardware (multi-core servers, clusters, SAN/NAS, etc.);
• UNIX and Linux scripting.

The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Hands-on experience with enterprise level databases from multiple sources;
• Current TS/SCI clearance;
• Detailed knowledge of UNIX/Linux commands and utilities with understanding of OS level performance monitoring;
• Experience with unstructured data and production systems;
• Bachelors degree in CS or closely related field preferred but not required.

What do you do when data sources are larger than you've ever seen, less structured than you thought possible, and arrive without documentation? We write elegant, transportable code that scales. We leverage clusters, SANs and other high-end hardware configurations, but to maximize the speed and performance of our applications we optimize and fine tune complex scripts on UNIX and Linux systems. We are often called upon to reformat and separate data for a variety of uses, and expect flexibility and creativity to accommodate evolving requirements.
How you can help:

• Develop custom scripts (Python, Perl, Awk, Bash, shell, etc.) to cleanse, transform and normalize very large, often unstructured mutli-format data sets.
• Contribute to high performance data analyses through data exploitation, pattern analysis, and entity resolution activities.
• Explore new ways to manipulate and parse a variety of formats.
• Use text parsing languages and transformations, complex data structures and statistical analysis to guide, develop and support follow-on processes.
• Scale, scale, scale!

Qualifications:

• Experience with scripting in Linux/Unix environments (CLI).
• Ability to munge data, analyze it within and outside of databases, and extract salient features.
• Demonstrated experience on very large data sets, preferably from many sources.
• Expertise distributing jobs across clusters and demonstrated aptitude for compiling results. NFS!
• Preference for current TS/SCI clearance.
• BS in CS preferred.

Our Tampa/East St. Petersburg project has a new opening for an energetic Sr. Software Engineer to lead the technical component of a team consisting of other engineers and intelligence analysts. We will provide relocation assistance for the right candidate, so don't let your current location keep you from applying. This is a great opportunity to expand your technical and leadership skills in a high-impact work environment with frequent customer contact.
What you will do…

• Provide high level technical guidance and leadership while still keeping your hands “dirty,” working directly with the data
• Take a variety of COTS, Open Source and proprietary technologies and deliver capabilities that bolster the work done by all-source intelligence analysts
• Rapidly structure and clean up textual data using a language such as Perl, Python or Awk
• Envision and develop innovative strategies to exploit a variety of structured and unstructured data sets. This will include strategies for feature extraction/tagging, entity resolution and entity association
• Act as a liaison for our team and customers in other locations

What you should know…

• Data Management - How to clean/analyze/parse/manage data using scripts, especially in a Linux/UNIX computing environment
• Relational Databases - How to fully design and implement a robust and flexible database system
• Open Source Software - Where to find it, how to use it, and how to apply it to efficiently deliver impressive capabilities
• Technical Project Management - How to structure project plans, delegate tasks, engage customers, and motivate staff to excel in a fast paced atmosphere

What you should have…

• Top Secret clearance required, TS/SCI is preferred
• Bachelors degree in a technical field of study accompanied with significant software development experience
• Passion, vision, and the ability to lead with both