Description

The DarkStar Group is seeking a Geospatial Analyst with a TS/SCI clearance to join one of our top projects in Herndon, VA. Below is an overview of the project, as well as information on our company, our benefits, and our $25,000 referral program.

THE PROJECT

The DarkStar Group's team solves unique and challenging intelligence problems for a Special Operations customer. This work is as close to the mission as a technologist can get, so the environment is fast-paced: team members face rapidly-changing requirements and priorities as mission needs evolve. If you hate monotony and want to use your skills to have a direct impact on real-world operational success, this is the project for you.

We are a multi-faceted software development and systems administration team working to build and maintain software applications backed by a self-managed cloud infrastructure (OpenStack) with a true big-data footprint (over 10 petabytes). Our diverse background of experience in mission support and software development serves as a catalyst to solve unique and challenging intelligence problems in support of special operations analysts and their on-going activities. Prototyping and frequent, iterative feedback are core to our delivery approach, anchored by a need to work quickly in support of our missions.

The technical stack is quite robust and includes Java, Python, C#, C/C , Geospatial tools, Big Data and Graph Products (Hadoop, MapReduce, Spark, ElasticSearch, Neo4j), Linux, OpenStack, AWS, Ansible, SQL/NoSQL, Text Processing, Cloud Services, Containerization, Infrastructure as Code (IAC), and more.

Work on this program takes place in the Herndon, VA area (we cannot support remote work) and requires a TS clearance and a willingness to obtain a CI Poly: a current TS/SCI CI Poly is preferred.

THE ROLE

• Ensure all products meet quality and material specifications in accordance with customer needs.
• Provide fused intelligence bridging geospatial and intelligence analysis and continuity between strategic, operational, and tactical level planning.
• Utilize ArcGIS, RemoteView, and Google Earth to assist in visualizing and analyzing vector and raster geospatial data.
• Design, develop, and operate scalable, custom workflows and using ArcGIS, QGis, and/or ENVI.
• Conduct in-depth research using classified and unclassified data sources to locate and analyze available intelligence in support of intelligence requirements.
• Interpret and correlate seemingly unrelated information to determine links and patterns while incorporating the use of automated analysis and custom-developed tools.
• Writing reports specific to customer requirements and according to their specifications

Required Skills

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Geographic Information Science (GIS) or related field. 4 years of additional experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
• Prior experience conducting research to find meaningful information in unstructured data.
• Working knowledge of collection process and data structure, and all source analysis of at least two intelligence collection disciplines (OSINT, HUMINT, SIGINT, MASINT or IMINT) including its requirements/tasking process, collection platforms and its POC’s within the community of interest.
• Strong communication and briefing skills; candidate must be able to write and deliver products to diverse audiences when necessary, including write products to customer specified requirements

Desired Skills (Optional)

• Master’s degree in information technology, Geographic Information Science (GIS) or related field preferred or the equivalent combination of military training and experience.
• 6 years of work experience in GIS conducting analysis on variety of data types.
• Scripting experience with Python, GDAL, ENVI IDL, and/or ArcGIS Model Builder.

About The DarkStar Group

Our Company

The DarkStar Group is a small business that solves BIG problems. We're one of the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the US, and our engineers and scientists support the most critical national security missions in Virginia, Maryland, and elsewhere. Data Science, Software Engineering, Cloud/AWS Infrastructure, and Cyber/CNO are our core areas of expertise. We offer interesting and important work, job security, some of the best and most flexible benefits you'll find in the IC, and salaries so strong that they'll likely surprise you. 

Our Benefits

The DarkStar Group offers exceptional compensation and benefits:

• very strong salaries;
• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for you and all dependents;
• the ability to get increased salary if you don't need medical/dental/vision;
• 100% company-paid disability and life insurance benefits;
• a generously-funded HSA;
• an 8% 401(k) contribution; 
• 31 days of PTO/holidays to start (more with tenure);
• the ability to flex time across pay periods without using your PTO;
• a generous training budget;
• $25,000 employee referral bonuses;
• business development / growth incentives; and
• top notch company swag.

** We have a huge growth opportunity, so we are offering up to a $25,000 reward for anyone new you refer whom we hire. **
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.