Data Mining & Analytics Engineer, Journeyman (Security Clearance Required)

Summary

ICF is actively recruiting for a Data Mining and Analytics Engineer to support the research and development of new cyber analytic capabilities. The successful candidate will contribute to understanding cyber-attacks and develop analytic solutions to enhance cybersecurity efforts.

Responsibilities

• Perform knowledge elicitation from customer subject matter experts and convert that to build analytic solutions
• Design, engineer, and optimize sustainment of large-scale distributed computation platforms and supporting environment (ecosystems) for various stakeholders, business owners, and industry partners
• Oversee the transition of services from third-party vendors to the analytic environment and be responsible for ad hoc and formal end-user training
• Identify applicable data to perform analytics and create solutions to acquire, transform, and load or correlate data components to and from the analytic environment
• Develop custom data modeling procedures to assist with data mining, modeling, and production
• Assess the effectiveness and accuracy of new data sources and data gathering techniques
• Develop processes and tools to monitor and analyze model performance and data accuracy
• Interpret and communicate results to non-technical customers

Skills

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field with 3+ years of experience in a related field
• Practical working experience and advanced knowledge of cyber threats, tools, techniques, and processes
• Strong experience in data modeling and working with datasets of all sizes using a variety of data mining and data analysis methods/tools
• Active high-level security clearance required as part of client contract requirements
• Due to the nature of the work and contract requirements, US citizenship is required
• Practical experience with the Databricks Intelligence Platform
• Interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with various clients in order to explain and elaborate on technical details
• Experience in developing analytic tools, processes, and governance for storing, modeling, capturing, and delivering data to the client's enterprise
• Experience with computational notebook technologies such as Databricks, Zeppelin, or Jupyter
• Experience with the application of visual analytics to computational analytic results
• Fluency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript, R, etc.)
• Experience with database querying like SQL
• Readiness to collaborate with engineering teams, product teams, and customers to develop prototypes and software products
• Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certified Cloud Practitioner or higher desired
• CompTIA Security+ or higher cybersecurity certification preferred

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field with 3+ years of experience in a related field
• Practical working experience and advanced knowledge of cyber threats, tools, techniques, and processes
• Strong experience in data modeling and working with datasets of all sizes using a variety of data mining and data analysis methods/tools
• Active high-level security clearance required as part of client contract requirements
• Due to the nature of the work and contract requirements, US citizenship is required

Nice to Haves

• Practical experience with the Databricks Intelligence Platform
• Interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with various clients in order to explain and elaborate on technical details
• Experience in developing analytic tools, processes, and governance for storing, modeling, capturing, and delivering data to the client's enterprise
• Experience with computational notebook technologies such as Databricks, Zeppelin, or Jupyter
• Experience with the application of visual analytics to computational analytic results
• Fluency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript, R, etc.)
• Experience with database querying like SQL
• Readiness to collaborate with engineering teams, product teams, and customers to develop prototypes and software products
• Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certified Cloud Practitioner or higher desired
• CompTIA Security+ or higher cybersecurity certification preferred

Benefits

• Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process.
• For more information, please read our EEO policy.
• We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
• To request an accommodation, please email Candidateaccommodation@icf.com and we will be happy to assist.
• Candidate AI Usage Policy: If such an accommodation is needed, candidates are instructed to contact us in advance at candidateaccommodation@icf.com. We are dedicated to providing the necessary support to ensure that all candidates have an equal opportunity to succeed.