ME-Cryptanalytic Computer Scientist

ME00589-Cryptanalytic Computer Scientist 3

Momentum Engineering – Fort Meade, Maryland, USA

Momentum Engineering, Inc. is a technology partner committed to national security initiatives. The team includes professionals with security clearances and full scope polygraphs, delivering deep technical expertise.

• Support mission focused cryptanalytic efforts by developing and maintaining data analytics capabilities to process, evaluate, and enrich large and complex datasets.
• Extract actionable intelligence from relevant data sources, improve data processing workflows, and support advanced analytic techniques in a high performance computing environment.

• Develop, implement, and maintain data analytics solutions to support cryptanalytic missions.
• Perform data evaluation, enrichment, and processing across large and complex datasets.
• Design and optimize data pipelines and workflows to improve efficiency and scalability.
• Utilize Python and C++ to develop analytic tools and algorithms.
• Leverage Spark and other distributed computing frameworks to process high volume data.
• Work with XKS environments, including front-end processors and management processors, to support data ingestion and processing.
• Analyze datasets to identify patterns, anomalies, and mission relevant insights.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to refine analytic approaches and support mission requirements.
• Document methodologies, processes, and findings to support repeatability and knowledge transfer.

• Must have active Top Secret/SCI clearance with NSA Full Scope Polygraph.
• Master’s Degree with 6 years of relevant experience, Bachelor’s Degree with 8 years, or Associate’s Degree with 10 years of in-depth relevant experience.
• Degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physical Science, or a related technical field.
• Proficiency in Python and/or C++.
• Experience with data analytics, data processing, and data enrichment techniques.
• Experience working with large scale or high performance data environments.
• Familiarity with distributed processing frameworks such as Spark.
• Experience with or exposure to XKS systems, including FPs and MPs.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.

• Experience supporting cryptanalytic or signals intelligence missions.
• Knowledge of data pipeline optimization and high performance computing environments.
• Familiarity with complex data ingestion and transformation workflows.
• Experience working in classified or mission critical environments.

• Exempt hourly position.
• 11 paid holidays and a minimum of 3 weeks PTO.
• Company-sponsored group medical plan.
• Company-paid dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability, and LTD plans.

Salary: $135,000 – $180,000 USD per year (Ft. Meade MD).