Maven Exploitation Specialist/ Data Scientist (Expert)

+++ This opportunity is for an upcoming award expected in July 2026****

BTS Software Solutions is seeking Maven Exploitation Specialist/ Data Scientist Experts to support Department of Defense IC missions at Springfield, VA.

The Maven Exploitation Specialist/ Data Scientist Experts will support the maintenance and implementation of the data architecture for all Program data. This position requires experience with databases, cloud architectures, and compliance with data standards. This position is responsible for maintaining data backend workflows that allow for data operations across security domains and across systems.

Primary Location: Springfield, VA

Secondary Locations: St. Louis, Missouri

Clearance Requirement: TS/SCI, must be willing to take a CI Poly in the future

What You’ll Get to Do:

Job Duties:

• Create the necessary infrastructure to store and process data related to emergent sensors and platforms. This includes creation of any database tables and schemas, establishing relevant data health alerts, and the setup of data pipelines to support Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) of all data related to the emergent sensors Develop workflows to enable API-based movement of data related to the emergent sensors between platforms.
• Ensure all emergent sensor data adheres to Government directed data schemas, formats, and governance requirements
• Develop, construct, test, and maintain databases and large-scale, and complex data processing systems
• Clean, prepare, and transform QM data to support the building of geospatial data pipelines that create a curated view of the content for IC consumption
• Apply knowledge of scripting tools, programming languages, standards, and software packages to build the data pipelines that enable the consumption of data supporting QM's mission needs
• Support data analytics, data cleansing, analyst workflow efficiencies, and transformation supporting Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) capabilities
• Ensure all data activities conform to NGA Maven's data governance policies to include: data lifecycle, data structure/schema definitions, data formats (JSON, parquet, XML, CSV, etc.), and access controls.
• Exhibit proficiency in working with cloud architectures, maintaining SQL and no-SQL databases, programming APis, and data version control management
• Support cross-domain solutions using NGA enterprise tooling
• Manage the generation, approval, and population of data into databases, ensuring that all data complies with security regulations and satisfies customer requirements.

Education/Experience:

• 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, sustaining, and monitoring operational data pipelines supporting multiple data formats and interfaces.
• Conduct regular Quality Control (QC) and monitor the content to ensure it aligns to existing data standards and requirement specifications
• Assess and report the current state of compliance of data holdings in both written and oral forms.
• Populate, manage, and maintain metadata standards for datasets.
• Monitor data and standards changes and adjust data architecture to remain in compliance
• Support the use/development of cloud computing systems and perform automated analytics
• Populate, manage, and maintain metadata standards
• Maintain data availability, accuracy, consistency, and reliability for all training data
  operations
• Configure and monitor data health alerts to ensure training data operations are optimized and accessible
• Create and maintain Government directed and approved software and computing
  environments to enable data preprocessing work, such as creating NPEs to enable connections to external systems, setting up software environments to enable development activities, and establishing appropriate Gitlab repositories.
  Support data pipeline setup and maintenance for data preprocessing activities across all security domains.

Desired Skills

• Experience working with NGA IT enterprise solutions (e.g., NGA CORE, NGA MLOps), 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.

Pay Range: $210,000-$230,000
The BTS pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Our approach to crafting offers considers various factors to establish an equitable and competitive compensation package. These considerations include, but are not limited to, the extent and intricacy of the role’s responsibilities, the candidate’s educational background, their work experience, and the specific competencies crucial for success in the role.

Company Overview:

BTS Software Solutions is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business who are community-focused innovators who transform ideas into technology to serve people. We recognize that innovation is only valuable when applied towards a needed solution. Technology has no value without the hard work to turn ideas into reality. Our roots are in helping save Soldiers’ lives through technology. We bring that ethos to serving our community. We create solutions that touch people's lives - products to communicate, to connect companies with customers, to stay informed, to save lives, and to enhance lives.

We have a small company persona with a large company ethos and capabilities; we create elegant solutions for complex problems that will enrich people’s lives. We offer one of the best benefits packages in the industry: Competitive health benefits package, PTO, 401K matching and vested from day one to name just a few of our benefits and perks.

BTS Software Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.