DESCRIPTION
Position: Data Scientist
Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany
Clearance: Secret
Job Description: Mission Essential is seeking a Data Scientist to join a cutting-edge initiative supporting the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) in Germany. This role will contribute to the delivery of critical engineering and technical support services, with a strong focus on applying advanced data science and engineering solutions to support mission success. Duties include but are not limited to the following:
Analyze data sets for purposes ranging from descriptive to predictive across multiple platforms including but not limited to Palantir, TDP, Microsoft, Advana, and various Cloud Platforms
* Configure data pipelines within and across various data platforms leveraging both existing connections and establishing connections with APIs.
* Leverage existing low-code/no-code capabilities within the data platform to create decision support tools
* Configure python/SQL/R code to create decision support tools
Enhance and expand the configuration of advanced analytical models using AI and ML
* Create and configure historical datasets of pertinent parameters across multiple data platforms
* Create and configure new and leverage existing mathematical models using historical datasets
Provide real-time combat power, sustainment, and readiness forecasting: Combat power, sustainment, and readiness forecasting is a complex process that involves evaluating a wide range of factors to predict a military unit's or force's ability to successfully engage in combat and sustainment operations.
* Analyze resources including but not limited to:
* personnel
* equipment
* training
* logistical support
* Analyze external factors including but not limited to:
* terrain
* weather
* capabilities of potential adversaries
Use resource and external factors analyses and previous forecasts to forecast combat power, sustainment, and readiness.
Document code, APIs, and system architecture for future reference and team collaboration.
Conduct and support organizational/internal training on and configuration of tools de-signed to enable accurate adoption of tools within the command.
REQUIREMENTS
Job Requirements: Years of Experience combination of any of the following
* Fifteen (15) years of recent specialized experience
* Major IT Certification AND eleven (11) years of recent specialized experience
* Associate’s degree in computer science, information management, or related discipline AND eleven (11) years of recent specialized experience
* Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information management, or related discipline AND seven (7) years of recent specialized experience
IA Technical Level II certification or higher:
* CCNA Security
* CompTIA CySA+
* Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP)
* GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC)
* CompTIA Security+ CE
* EC-Council Certified Network Defense (CND)
* (ISC)² Certified System Security Practitioner (SSCP)