Jobs at Ardent Principles, Inc.

Establishes data specifications, manages governance frameworks, and ensures compliance with Intelligence Community reporting standards. Collaborates with government stakeholders, analysts, and technical teams; develops data standards and interface documentation; and implements governance and specification tools such as Collibra and Alation. This is a full-time, onsite contingent role in McLean, Virginia requiring an active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph and three to seven years of experience.

Manage SAN operations, storage administration, VMware environments, Cisco SAN fabrics, Hitachi storage arrays, MDS9000 hardware, and DCMN software. Configure zoning, host groups, ISLs, and dual-active paths; perform monitoring, patching, installations, hardware maintenance, and security remediation with an ISSE. Work independently onsite in Herndon, Virginia, supporting data center infrastructure, lifecycle activities, internal networks, and incident management.

Tests web and server applications to ensure software quality and reliability. Responsibilities include manual and automated testing of React, TypeScript, and Node.js applications; using frontend, backend, and end-to-end testing frameworks; integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines; applying version control; and tracking multiple concurrent projects. The role is onsite in Northern Virginia and requires an active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph.

Test web applications and Node.js backend services using manual and automated testing strategies. Build and maintain validation processes with modern testing frameworks, integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, and validate React, TypeScript, and Elasticsearch applications. Monitor multiple high-visibility projects, collaborate with developers and stakeholders, and support testing in Dockerized environments. The role is full-time and onsite in Chantilly, Virginia, requiring an active TS/SCI clearance with a full-scope polygraph.

Build and maintain scalable data infrastructure and ETL/ELT pipelines using Python, SQL, NiFi, Linux, and database technologies. Integrate structured and unstructured data, ensure data quality and security, optimize systems, and document reproducible solutions. Collaborate with stakeholders, deliver technical briefings, use machine learning and NLP techniques, and explain complex concepts to junior data scientists. The role is full-time, onsite in McLean, Virginia, and requires an active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph.

Develop and support frontend and backend applications used by production teams and end users. Build scalable solutions with JavaScript frameworks, Node.js, cloud infrastructure, databases, and version-control tools. Work onsite in McLean, Virginia, supporting applications, services, visual product production, infrastructure automation, and system security documentation. An active TS/SCI clearance with a full-scope polygraph is required.

Develop and maintain secure enterprise Java applications using Java 17+, REST APIs, JSP, Jakarta Servlets, LDAP, PKI, and Linux. Deploy and tune applications on Apache Tomcat and HTTPD, build front-end interfaces, manage MariaDB/MySQL persistence through JDBC and DAO patterns, and support cryptographic certificate workflows. The role requires active TS/SCI with full-scope polygraph and full-time onsite work in Dulles, Virginia.

Designs and builds test automation frameworks, writes and executes automated test scripts, and performs manual functional, regression, and integration testing. The role supports cloud-based applications using AWS, Kubernetes, Java, Spring Boot, and Angular. Responsibilities include preparing test cases, scripts, and data; conducting accessibility testing; collaborating in Agile environments; and using tools such as Selenium, Cypress, and JIRA to improve software quality.

Expert-level Data Scientist to design and evaluate NLP and deep-learning solutions. Responsibilities include building transformer-based models, performing advanced statistical analyses, leveraging GPUs, using Python NLP toolkits and SQL, managing version control/CI, and communicating results to senior leadership to support mission-focused research.

Provide Tier 2–Tier 4 systems engineering and enterprise infrastructure support across Linux, VMware, and Windows environments. Manage VMware vCenter and NSX-T, Active Directory, DNS, DFS, and DHCP. Lead engineering projects, resolve technical issues, assess risks, maintain DISA STIG compliance, and support infrastructure operations. Use Splunk, Check_MK, McAfee ePO, and BitLocker while contributing to mission-ready, secure systems in an onsite Chantilly environment.

Review and adjudicate classified records for release under FOIA, the Privacy Act, EO 13526, and Mandatory Declassification Review. Perform analytical reviews, manage multiple priorities, provide customer service to sponsors, collaborate with team members, and use MS Office and other systems to process requests while ensuring policy and sponsor requirements are met.

The Data Scientist will conduct advanced NLP tasks, develop machine learning models, analyze data, and communicate findings to leadership, focusing on mission initiatives.

The Information Review and Release Analyst supports complex classification and disclosure decisions, utilizing expertise in SIGNIT and intelligence analysis within security regulations.