The Senior Data Scientist for Automation and Artificial Intelligence develops and evaluates AI and machine-learning capabilities that improve collection prioritization, tasking, resource optimization, and operational decision-making. The position partners with software engineers and mission stakeholders to translate CI/HUMINT requirements into responsible, explainable, and operationally useful analytical solutions.
Responsibilities- Apply AI technologies to identify and prioritize Essential Elements of Information aligned with national and defense priorities.
- Develop predictive models supporting collection management, resource optimization, and mission planning.
- Implement machine-learning methods for pattern recognition, anomaly detection, forecasting, and decision support.
- Support automation of tasking processes based on the optimal alignment of collectors, sources, and mission requirements.
- Establish feedback mechanisms that refine tasking and operational strategies using real-time data and iterative learning.
- Collaborate with software engineers on AI/ML prototype development, integration, deployment, and sustainment.
- Prepare, cleanse, transform, and analyze structured and unstructured data from multiple sources.
- Conduct model validation, performance assessment, error analysis, documentation, and continuous monitoring.
- Brief technical and mission stakeholders on model performance, limitations, risks, and operational implications.
- Apply responsible AI practices consistent with DoD AI Ethical Principles and applicable security and data-governance requirements.
- Senior-level experience in data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, predictive analytics, or a related technical field.
- Proficiency using Python, R, or comparable analytical languages and common data-science or machine-learning frameworks.
- Experience developing, validating, and assessing predictive or machine-learning models using complex datasets.
- Understanding of data preparation, feature engineering, model evaluation, automation, and production integration.
- Ability to explain technical methods, assumptions, performance, and limitations to mission and executive audiences.
- Strong analytical judgment, documentation skills, and ability to collaborate within multidisciplinary technical teams.
- Experience with CI/HUMINT, collection management, intelligence requirements, or operational resource optimization.
- Experience building AI/ML capabilities in secure DoD or Intelligence Community environments.
- Knowledge of responsible AI, model governance, explainability, bias assessment, and secure AI development.
- Active TS/SCI CI Polygraph and ability to work on-site at the DIA Government SCIF in Reston, Virginia during COR-established working hours.
- Ability to comply with applicable DIA, DoD, Intelligence Community, cybersecurity, records-management, classification, and information-handling requirements.
- Ability to work effectively in a non-personal services environment in which contractor personnel remain accountable to contractor management.
Bluehawk, LLC. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer/EOE Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
Skills Required
- Senior-level experience in data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, predictive analytics, or a related technical field
- Proficiency with Python, R, or comparable analytical languages and common data-science or machine-learning frameworks
- Experience developing, validating, and assessing predictive or machine-learning models using complex datasets
- Understanding of data preparation, feature engineering, model evaluation, automation, and production integration
- Ability to explain technical methods, assumptions, performance, and limitations to mission and executive audiences
- Strong analytical judgment, documentation skills, and ability to collaborate within multidisciplinary technical teams
- Experience with CI/HUMINT, collection management, intelligence requirements, or operational resource optimization
- Experience building AI/ML capabilities in secure DoD or Intelligence Community environments
- Knowledge of responsible AI, model governance, explainability, bias assessment, and secure AI development
- Active TS/SCI CI Polygraph clearance
- Ability to work on-site at the DIA Government SCIF in Reston, Virginia during established working hours
- Ability to comply with DIA, DoD, Intelligence Community, cybersecurity, records-management, classification, and information-handling requirements
What We Do
Bluehawk LLC. is an intelligence services firm providing intelligence, information technology, language and training services to the U.S. Government and commercial entities with objectives to protect and defend our nation, citizens, natural resources, critical Infrastructure, freedoms and human rights. We are committed to delivering programs and solutions within the time frames and financial parameters of our customers by managing technical, schedule and cost performance. We ensure that programs are staffed with highly qualified personnel who possess relevant experience with the subject matter and the customer as well as an unwavering commitment to success. Our robust recruiting infrastructure enables programs to be staffed faster and fill rates continually maintained at one hundred percent. - Wounded Warrior Project Partner - 2017 Military Most Valuable Employers (MVE) Winner - 2017 Militarytimes: Best for Vets Employers - DOD Military Spouse Employment Partner (MSEP) - 2017 Ranked #4 Fast 50 small businesses in the government market, Washington Technology
