Expert Computer Scientist; QAF Oversight & Monitoring - OBIQUA

Expert Computer Scientist (QAF Oversight & Monitoring) – Celestar Corporation is seeking this position to support the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) under the Object Based Intelligence and Quality Assurance (OBIQUA) task order. The primary place of performance will be at DIA Facilities across the National Capital Region (NCR).

Anticipated Award: TBD

Anticipated Start: TBD

Period of Performance: 1 Base Year + 4 Option Years

Location: DIA Facilities across the National Capital Region (NCR)

Clearance Requirement: Active TS/SCI with a current CI Poly

Celestar, a proud Veteran‑Owned company, offers highly competitive salaries and benefits. Our comprehensive benefits package includes company‑paid employee and family dental insurance, employee health insurance, life insurance, and disability coverage. Additionally, we provide a 401(k) retirement plan with company matching, paid holidays, and personal time off.

Come on board with a company that values its employees!

• Employ mathematics, statistics, information science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, network science, probability modeling, data mining, data engineering, data warehousing, data compression, data protection, and other scientific techniques to correlate complex, technical findings into graphical, written, visual and verbal narrative products on trends of existing intelligence data to leverage other intelligence sources.
• Develop and utilize machine learning and data mining algorithms, including, but not limited to, Multiple Information Model Synthesis Architecture (MIMOSA) prediction algorithms based on open‑source capabilities.
• Integrate or code algorithms to support Government intelligence search and discovery missions.
• Makes best practice recommendations on managing data within hardware, software, storage, and bandwidth constraints; use data science techniques to support predictive analysis, social media and crowdsourced data analytics, wargaming, and strategy development.
• Employ exploratory analysis and rapid iteration techniques of large volumes of data to quickly derive intelligence.
• Prepare products to describe and document findings and activities.
• Design and execute Testing, Evaluation, Verification, and Validation (TEVV) protocols to evaluate performance, robustness, and fairness of AI systems in all source analysis contexts.
• Collaborate with the Statistician/Mathematician to develop and apply statistical models and methods to analyze TEVV results and identify areas for improvement.
• Develop and implement corrective actions to address TEVV findings and ensure AI system performance and robustness.
• Develop and implement AI system maintenance schedules to ensure continued system performance and robustness.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify and prioritize AI system improvements and updates.
• Develop and implement AI system updates and improvements to ensure compliance with tradecraft standards and best practices.
• Conduct technical assessments to ensure compliant use of AI systems for approved use cases in all source analysis.
• Evaluate AI system performance and adherence to tradecraft standards and identify areas for improvement.
• Develop and maintain a repository of audit findings and recommendations to facilitate knowledge sharing and best practices across the organization.
• Supports capability development by contributing, editing, and storing code in Government‑owned/controlled source version control repositories.

• Minimum 20 years of experience conducting analysis relevant to the labor category, with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years.
• Master’s degree in a field related to the labor category from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
• Must have at least 8 years of experience in AI implementation, advanced degree in computer science, data science, or related field.
• Must have expertise in AI algorithms, model development, TEVV, and operationalization.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and with minimal oversight.
• Active TS/SCI clearance within the past 5 years.
• Demonstrated ability…