Data Scientist

About the Organization

Established in 2015, Assertive Professionals (AP) , is an Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) and Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) . Armed with expertise, a passion for the industry, and an employee centric corporate culture, AP has already made a name for itself within the Defense Contracting community taking 15th place in America's Top 100 Small Business Visionaries for the 2018 Best of Small Business Awards, receiving the HireVets Platinum Medallion from the Department of Labor in 2021, has a 4.9 rating on Glassdoor, made the Inc. 5000 list and is a VET100 awardee as one of the fastest growing Veteran Owned Businesses in 2021.

Our Mission : Providing cleared professionals who assist the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and Department of Homeland Security in accomplishing their missions worldwide, through an employee centric culture of development, communication, and transparency.

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Req Number

AP25-00010

Location

Quantico, VA

Full-Time / Part-Time

Full-Time

Minimum Clearance

TS / SCI

Timeline

Proposed

Description

Assertive Professionals is seeking a Data Scientist supporting our National Security Customer at Quantico, VA .

This a a proposed position that should be awarded by 1 February. We will be offering a $5,000 sign-on bonus or reimbursable relocation, $1,200 compliance bonus, and competitive salary.

This is a great opportunity to work for an employee-centric, fast-growing small business. We offer an excellent benefits package, including PTO, 401k Match at 5%, Profit Sharing, Company paid Life Insurance, Dental, Vision, STD / LTD, and two options under a national medical plan with employer contribution.

Responsibilities Include :

The Data Scientist provides critical support in analyzing, modeling, and visualizing data to advance the Industrial Security (IS) mission. This role focuses on leveraging data science methodologies and tools to deliver actionable insights, support decision-making, and enhance organizational performance. The Data Scientist works collaboratively with stakeholders to address technical challenges and improve data integration and analytics capabilities.

Required Experience and Qualifications :

• Active TS / SCI
• Bachelors Degree
• 3 years of specialized experience
• Ability to summarize complex information for executive-level consumption and break down details for requirements owners' understanding and use.
• Proficient in developing, maintaining, and facilitating the utilization of artifacts that document government requirements and understanding.
• Able to partner with senior leadership and staff to refine the Balanced Score Card for IS, assisting in establishing tracking mechanisms with leading and lagging indicators to demonstrate progress against IS strategic goals.
• Able to collaborate with stakeholders to identify requirements, develop course plans, and enhance processes.
• Able to review IS metrics in coordination with IS Government metrics group to develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) for accessing data from IS systems (e.g., NISS, NCCS), defining measurement standards, and generating ad-hoc and recurring reports and visualizations for IS operators, leaders, and external stakeholders.
• Able to consolidate IS metrics responses and creating visual representations for submission to the front-office Enterprise Performance Measures.
• Able to collect information within IS and from emerging mission areas, providing recurring and ad-hoc metrics reporting support for IS, and additional stakeholders.
• Able to conduct trend analysis to identify challenges, shortfalls, or emerging risks, and collaborating with IS stakeholders to determine root causes of significant changes.
• Able to plan and schedule work to promote a smooth flow and even distribution of activities, ensuring effective use of resources and alignment with organizational goals.
• Able to provide suggestions and recommendations for automation and analytic tools to increase efficiency and analysis capabilities for leadership.
• Able to provide integrated analysis of alternatives and course of action (both programmatic and technical).
• Able to support the Government lead by guiding the development and implementation of engagement plans with project and program managers, clarifying engagement levels at various project phases, and fostering stakeholder trust throughout the project lifecycle.
• Able to provide continued accreditation support based on the Risk Management Framework (RMF), applying risk management throughout the system lifecycle to identify, implement, assess, and monitor all applicable security controls, coordinating with CISO / Cyber on authorization requirements, change requests, and data transfers involving systems.
• Able to author and develop RMF artifacts, including the Security Plan (SP), Security Assessment Report (SAR), Security Controls Traceability Matrix (SCTM), and Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&M).
• Able to implement security controls consistent with DoD IA architectures and policies, employing standard system engineering methodologies and security engineering principles.
• Able to ensure compliance with DoD STIG, Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert (IAVA) compliance, and NIST 800-53 standards to prevent and identify vulnerabilities and implement corrective actions.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products including Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Desired Experience and Qualifications :

Position

1. Open Position - TS / SCI

EOE Statement

Assertive Professionals, LLC, is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

This position is currently accepting applications.