Software Engineer (TS/SCI + Poly)

Description

The DarkStar Group is seeking a Software Engineer with a TS/SCI Poly clearance (applicable to this customer) to join one of our top projects in Tysons Corner, VA.  Below is an overview of the project, as well as information on our company, our benefits, and our $25,000 referral program.

THE PROGRAM

The DarkStar Group is a member of 100% of the winning teams for the largest technology program in the Intel Community.  We've been supporting this customer on many different sub-projects of this program since our founding in 2013.  We've grown on this effort by providing the customer with Engineers who have done exceptional work, and we've retained our staff by paying very strong salaries, and working hard to ensure each Engineer is doing work that aligns with their career interest.

THE PROJECT

The Sponsor requires direct support on a multidisciplinary team to enable key mission stakeholders to rapidly operationalize and exploit key Sponsor data holdings. The Sponsor also requires technical outreach, information exchange, and technical support services for a mission-impact focused office. An ideal candidate will have data engineering technical capabilities, as well as analysis skills (analytical methodology and practice; writing and production; briefing; and identification of knowledge gaps, etc.)

THE ROLE

• The Contractor shall interface with end-users and the Development team.
• The Contractor shall assess and manipulate large amounts of data.
• The Contractor shall analyze both large and small datasets to identify trends and patterns.
• The Contractor shall gather requirements to support full stack development for Sponsor data driven internal web applications for high impact Sponsor mission users.
• The Contractor shall assist mission users with developing and applying data exploitation models and devising creative data exploitation strategies.
• The Contractor shall identify opportunities to take the above creative data exploitation strategies and work with mission application developers to integrate them into existing workflows.
• The Contract shall assist in providing technical training to Sponsor’s data users on custom tools and data exploitation consistent with established use cases.
• The Contractor shall assist mission users to leverage the Sponsor’s custom tools and data in their daily workflows.
• The Contractor shall prepare and communicate the workings and results of computational models and tools

Required Skills

• Demonstrated experience with leading data exploitation efforts leveraging data and mission applications.
• Demonstrated experience with rapid prototyping of data exploitation capabilities to address unmet needs with a proven record of scaling said capabilities to production.
• Demonstrated experience translating and communicating end-use requirements to developers providing system upgrades, features, and added data value.
• Demonstrated experience with strong briefing and writing (verbal and written) skills

Desired Skills (Optional)

• Demonstrated experience with leading data exploitation efforts leveraging Sponsor data and mission applications
• Demonstrated experience with Sponsor core business lines with in-depth knowledge of national intelligence Agencies.
• Demonstrated experience with Sponsor created applications.
• Demonstrated experience working on a multidisciplinary team of data professionals.
• Demonstrated experience in Sponsor locations.
• Demonstrated experience working in high operational tempo environments.
• Demonstrated experience as classroom instructor.
• Demonstrated experience as a course designer or assisting in a course design.

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.