Exploitation Specialist/Data Scientist

Exploitation Specialist / Data Scientist About the Role Grvty seeks an experienced Data Scientist to design ingestion frameworks for defense data and to own analysis from raw input to final model delivery. In this role, you translate Intelligence Community mission questions into structured workflows and iterate these workflows toward production-grade solutions under program constraints. You serve as the primary Subject Matter Expert for automated analytic processes, scripting solutions, and data modeling content. This is a mission-driven opportunity to support the DoD and Intelligence Community. You will coordinate with clients to understand questions and issues involving their datasets. You will then determine the optimal method and approach to create data-driven solutions within program guidelines. The position requires adaptability to mission requirements, identification of patterns, and leadership in developing automated processes. You will architect data science solutions and automated workflows, conduct analysis, use available tools to analyze data, and remain responsive to evolving operational needs. Key Facts

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Location: USA

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Engagement: US federal government, defense and intelligence community focused.

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Compensation: $132,500.00 to $182,250.00 annually. What You'll Do You will design ingestion rules for varied sensor feeds and normalize inputs for downstream consumption. You will architect batch and streaming extraction flows that align with enterprise governance and security standards. You will establish validation routines and anomaly detection to monitor data pipeline health around the clock. You will build secure API orchestration enabling controlled movement across classified and unclassified platforms. You will conduct impact reviews when metadata structures or storage formats touch existing production services. You will identify regressions in database behavior by testing schema changes against live ingestion paths. You will standardize geospatial raster and vector material so labeling teams can consume imagery without format friction. You will convert large scene tiles into manageable chips using orthorectification tailored for analytic models. Requirements You must hold an active TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain a CI/Polygraph review for sensitive assignments. You must bring four or more years of experience building solutions with SQL or NoSQL stores plus modern cloud infrastructure. You must demonstrate experience calling external services and moving data through authorized APIs. You must communicate intricate methods clearly to diverse audiences, from technicians to executive stakeholders. You must write Python, JavaScript, or Java to prototype and sustain operational data-oriented code. You must develop and maintain pipelines that reliably process many formats across changing interface contracts. What Would Be Nice to Have Experience with NGA IT enterprise platforms, Authority to Operate workflows, and Government Non-Person Entity credentials is desirable. Experience implementing processes, standards, and tools within an organization based on the Scaled Agile Framework for Enterprise is a plus. Experience developing dynamic visualizations to monitor availability, currency, and volumetrics of operational data pipelines is also desirable. What You Must Have

- Active TS/SCI Clearance with the ability to obtain a CI/Polygraph. * 4+ years of experience working with SQL or NoSQL databases and cloud architectures.

- Experience leveraging APIs to query systems and migrate data.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills to articulate challenging technical concepts to both lay and expert audiences.

- Experience with programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, or Java.

- Experience developing and sustaining operational data pipelines supporting multiple data formats and interfaces. What Would Be Nice to Have (Additional)

- Experience working with NGA IT enterprise solutions, Government Authority to Operate (ATO) processes, and Government Non-Person Entity (NPE) certificates.

- Experience implementing processes, standards, and tools within an organization based on the Scaled Agile Framework for Enterprise.

- Experience developing dynamic visualizations to monitor availability, currency and volumetrics of operational data pipelines. Data Architecture & ETL Pipeline Construction You will design and implement robust database tables and schemas tailored for novel sensor data. You will build end-to-end Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) or Extract, Load, Transform (ELT) data pipelines. You will establish automated data health monitoring, validation checks, and system alerts to detect pipeline anomalies. API Integration & Cross-Platform Interoperability You will develop secure, scalable workflows to automate API-based data movement across disparate data platforms. You will ensure full alignment with government-mandated data governance protocols, standardized schemas, and transmission formats. Impact Analysis & System Integration You will conduct technical impact assessments on how novel data metadata, structures, and formats interact with existing production pipelines. You will identify potential bottlenecks or system regressions when modifying active databases, schemas, or ingestion endpoints. Geospatial & Imagery Pre-processing You will standardize and format raw sensor data to make it immediately viable for downstream data labeling and machine learning model testing. You will perform complex geospatial manipulations, including converting file format types, orthorectification, and chipping (tiling large imagery into specific pixel sizes or geospatial bounds). What You Must Have (Core Qualifications)

- Active TS/SCI Clearance and ability to obtain CI/Polygraph review. * 4+ years of experience with SQL or NoSQL databases and cloud architectures.

- Experience leveraging APIs to query systems and migrate data.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

- Experience with programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, or Java.

- Experience developing and sustaining operational data pipelines supporting multiple data formats and interfaces. Nice to Have Qualifications

- Experience with NGA IT enterprise solutions, Government Authority to Operate processes, and Government Non-Person Entity certificates.

- Experience implementing processes, standards, and tools based on the Scaled Agile Framework for Enterprise.

- Experience developing dynamic visualizations to monitor availability, currency, and