Data Scientist; Data Scientist

Summary

HII-Mission Technologies is seeking a dynamic and innovative Data Scientist in support of U.S. Indo‑Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) Operations Directorate as part of the Joint Fires Division at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii. This position will identify, analyze, and articulate data requirements and artifacts in the planning and operational execution of the Joint Fires Division.

• Integration requirements across the Services, Allies, and Partner Nations within the Indo‑Pacific Joint Coalition Fires enterprise to achieve maximum effects against selected targets
• Work across multiple staff offices to collect and fuse data, develop innovative methods to standardize data ingestion and tagging, and support ongoing management of associated USINDOPACOM data assets
• Determine which data are available and useful for the project
• Collect, categorize, and analyze data
• Create, validate, test, and update algorithms and models
• Use data visualization software to present findings
• Make recommendations to operators for JFN stakeholders based on data analysis

• Work across all USINDOPACOM directorates and special staff to understand the data resident within the Command, the types of data most frequently used, and for what purpose
• Provide ontology and data quality for all USINDOPACOM data
• Advise in the evolution of an INDOPACIFIC data strategy and associated policy
• Utilize industry standard communication and visualization tools to visualize and communicate complex quantitative information and analysis
• Interpret and communicate insights and findings from analysis to customer and other stakeholders with required/appropriate documentation
• Tag data assets (i.e. operational, intelligence, enterprise, business activities) to support search and discovery of existing data
• Facilitate and develop relationships across the Geographic Combatant Command CDOs, Combatant Commands CDO as well as the Joint Staff CDO
• Support USINDOPACOM’s responsibilities with respect to planning and data management for risk and vulnerability assessments
• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing to provide information, articles, written reports, and presentations to include delivering executive summaries to flag and general officers (FO/GO) and Senior Executive Service (SES) level officials
• Maintain a real‑time understanding of technical requirements that include:
  • Apply analytics and customer segmentation techniques within intelligence functions
  • Maintain, move, and manipulate data between applications, using appropriate software (e.g., Apache Spark, Elastic Search, R, Python, Kibana and others as technology evolves)
  • Identify meaningful insights from large data and metadata sources
  • Compile reports, charts, and tables based on established statistical methods
  • Prepare conclusions and predictions based on data summaries
  • Additional duties as assigned or required

• 5 years relevant experience with Bachelor’s in related field; 3 years relevant experience with Master’s in related field; 0 years experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience.
• Experience with MIL-STD data formats; USMTF/OTH, CMF, TACTICAL DATA LINKS/JREAP and VMF
• Highly proficient in coding and increased knowledge in Foundry
• Proficiency with data science techniques/methods of extracting, organizing, and analyzing both structured and unstructured data to form useful insights and informed decisions
• Strong problem‑solving skills and creativity in developing and exploiting alternative sources of non‑traditional information for DOD customers
• Strong oral presentation, data visualization, and writing skills
• Deep understanding of relevant data sets, architecture, AI processes with the ability to build and then implement in the Joint Fires Network
• Clearance:
  Must possess and maintain a TS/SCI
• Experience with USINDOPACOM HQ, the AOR, and associated intelligence/operational missions
• Experience with intelligence community systems and tools
• Previous experience working in a 4‑star Headquarters

May require working in an office, industrial, shipboard, or laboratory environment.…