Tenet3® is seeking a talented Data Scientist to devise and execute novel data science and machine learning analyses in an exciting new effort. You will be part of a diverse team of practitioners that will be the focal point for direct, hands-on consulting with Air Force programs to address challenges across the digital engineering space. This position requires technical skills with a mix of strategic thinking and entrepreneurial spirit. You will be supporting the establishment of the Digital Innovation and Integration Center of Excellence (DIICE) at the Air Force Institute of Technology Center (AFIT). DIICE will address the pressing strategic and practical needs facing programs as they negotiate the digital acquisition environment. All candidates with relevant skills, experience, and degree levels will be considered.

Unique opportunity

• You will directly support and advance the future of digital acquisition, maintenance and sustainment of critical Air Force systems
• You will influence the team’s direction and drive success
• You will work with leading edge technology
• You will participate in setting a vision for Air Force digital engineering efforts
• You will establish tools, techniques and workflows to implement that vision.        

Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Consult with programs in areas including:
  • Thought leadership in how data science and analytics will support digital engineering
  • Comprehensive analyses on data at scale using modern ML and statistical techniques.
  • Write and publish code implementing data science, statistical and machine learning algorithms. 
  • Develop solution prototypes, technical demonstrations, and new capability for customers
  • Maintain a portfolio of solutions under development through issue planning and tracking, road mapping, testing, and progress assessment.
  • Coordinate with engineers across the organization to team and translate prototypes into practical tools.
  • Analyzing, planning, and defining data architecture framework, including security, reference data, metadata, and master data
  • Creating and implementing data management processes and procedures
  • Creating procedures to ensure data accuracy and accessibility
  • Collaborating with other teams within the organization to devise and implement data strategies, build models, and assess shareholder needs and goals
  • Developing application programming interfaces (APIs) to retrieve data
• Support establishment of DIICE, including its mission, vision, strategic planning, and metrics
• Develop processes and procedures for program consultation and support
• Participate in technical reviews and presentations to stakeholders
• Apply lessons learned to program interactions, planning, and risk assessments
• Support special studies for topics of interest
• Communicate solutions to leadership orally and in writing, clearly and accurately
• Develop recommendations, best practices, and case studies
• Potential to present at technical conferences and to USAF leadership
• Travel expected to be up to 10%

Skills & Qualifications

• Degree in Operation Research/Management, Data Science, Computer Science or related field
• Practical digital engineering experience in data standardization, management, or architecture
• Strong programming skills in languages such as Python, MATLAB, R, and/or C/C++/Java
• Familiarity with agile software development methodologies
• Excellent writing, public speaking, and verbal communication skills.
• Team-player attitude, willing to accept from and offer direction to others. 

• Responsive to customer needs and emerging challenges
• Future focused and able to articulate strategic needs
• Technically capable and able to deliver practical solutions
• Interested in continuous learning and improvement
• Facilitator with a focus on mentoring and producing tangible results
• Ability to obtain a TOP SECRET clearance. (Must be a US Citizen)

Preferred Qualifications

• MS Degree in Operation Research/Management, Data Science, Computer Science or related field
• 10+ years practical and related digital engineering experience
• Experience with DoD acquisition programs and processes
• Familiarity with Air Force systems and operations
• DAU Level III in Systems Engineering
• Eligible for TOP SECRET clearance
• Onsite work in Dayton area

Salary & Benefits

• Salary dependent on experience and qualifications
• Hybrid working environment 
• Generous PTO
• Additional sick days
• Floating holidays
• 100% paid medical, vision, and dental for employee & family
• HSA with company contributions
• Education reimbursement for higher education, conferences and self-study
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match and profit sharing
• Short and Long-term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Casual environment with smart, creative people
• Flex time
• Free coffee and snacks
• Paid relocation available

Location

Dayton, Ohio. Hybrid work location possible. Paid relocation available to the Dayton region. May be required to occasionally work on base at Wright Patterson Air Force Base.

Travel requirement: Expected to be up to 10%

About Tenet3®

Tenet3 is a digital knowledge management company based in Dayton, Ohio. We have deep roots in cybersecurity, system trustworthiness, and software/hardware assurance.  We develop software products involving advanced machine learning and property graph representations to enhance human cognition.

Tenet3 is a recognized leader in creating novel solutions for managing knowledge about complex systems. Our capabilities put data in context so that teams can generate meaningful insights. We leverage our knowledge management platform, MeTRA, and sophisticated AI/ML tooling to rapidly build digital knowledge graphs using open data standards that make them accessible and useable across the lifecycle.

Tenet3 is a growing by applying our knowledge management platform to systems assurance, cybersecurity, and engineering change analyses. We provide solutions in cybersecurity systems modeling and analysis, software vulnerability assessments, microelectronics quantifiable assurance, and related cloud-scale machine learning and data processing challenges. These solutions are delivered through software and services to government and commercial customers requiring our highly technical skills and capabilities.

Tenet3 provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, or service in the military. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training.