Geospatial Data Engineer

Job Description
BAE Systems, Inc. has a contingent opening for a Geospatial Data Engineer supporting US Army INSCOM primarily on Ft. Gordon, GA. The candidate's role will be to work with GEOINT analysts to determine, create, and populate optimal data architectures, structures, systems, process automation, and models to support customer intelligence requirements. The Geospatial Data Engineer will be expected to assist in efforts such as, but not limited to:

• design, implementation, and operate data driven approaches to client's intelligence requirements;
• design how data will be stored, accessed, used, integrated, and managed by different data regimes and digital systems;
• developing, adapting, and integrating algorithms, software tools, and tradecraft to satisfy customer requirements.

These efforts will be to directly support GEOINT exploitation, analysis and reporting of all Advanced GEOINT and Full Spectrum GEOINT (FSG) related disciplines, tradecraft, and products produced by INSCOM MIB-Theater Integrated GEOINT Divisions (IGD). Sub-disciplines include but are not limited to Synthetic Aperture RADAR (SAR), Electro-Optical (EO), Moving Target Indicator (MTI), Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR), Geospatial Information and Services (GI&S), Wide Area Persistent Surveillance (WAPS), geospatial data processing, and general intelligence analysis. The candidate must possess familiarity in GEOINT operations and extensive knowledge in data analytics/engineering to be considered.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
MA/MS degree from Data Science, Data Analytics, Informatics, Statistics, or related field AND 5 years CURRENT Intelligence Analysis experience;
OR
BA/BS degree in Data Science, Data Analytics, Informatics, Statistics, or related field AND 10 years CURRENT Intelligence Analysis experience;
OR
HS diploma/GED AND Specialized Training with 15 years of Intelligence Analysis experience to include 10 years of CURRENT GEOINT Analysis experience AND 5 years of Data Analytics, Informatics, and/or Statistics experience.
Excellent written & oral communication, research, and analytic skills.
Expert ability to manage personnel, requirements, and coordination of projects.
Expert capabilities to research, create, develop, and deliver professional briefings, multimedia presentations, and written reports.
Experience utilizing programming languages such as SAS, R, Java, C, MATLAB, ScaLa, or Python; experience accelerating large data transactions across industry- leading GPU architectures to answer analytic questions.
Experience with assessments, enterprise data integration, governance, and metrics, including the application of metadata management techniques and ability to interrogate databases efficiently using SQL.
Experience with tradecraft and publication; ability to coordinate and support cross-community meetings and working groups; assimilate large volumes of information and independently produce reports using data science focused libraries such as Pandas, Scikit, TensorFlow and Gensim to answer analytical questions.
Ability to work non-traditional hours or days if mission requirements emerge.
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
Knowledge of Army structure and Department of War (DoW)-level intelligence operations: intelligence collection, fusion, analysis, production, and dissemination for intelligence databases and products.
Knowledge and experience with intelligence operations and in assisting with drafting expert assessments across operations priorities on behalf of the stakeholder.
Specialized training from any intelligence collection and analysis school or certification to include GEOINT Professional Certification (GPC-F, GPC_IA-II, GPC_GA-II, GPC_IS-II, etc.).
Knowledge and understanding of the National System for GEOINT (NSG), Intelligence Community (IC), private sector data science/analytics, machine learning, and data visualization communities.
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $107359 - $182510
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
About BAE Systems Intelligence & Security
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it's what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts - defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team-making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you'll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.
Intelligence & Security (I&S), based in McLean, Virginia, designs and delivers advanced defense, intelligence, and security solutions that support the important missions of our customers. Our pride and dedication shows in everything we do-from intelligence analysis, cyber operations and IT expertise to systems development, systems integration, and operations and maintenance services. Knowing that our work enables the U.S. military and government to recognize, manage and defeat threats inspires us to push ourselves and our technologies to new levels.
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.