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We are currently hiring a Data Scientist with TS/SCI clearance and polygraph in our Enterprise Services & Solutions Division in the Annapolis Junction, MD area.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Designing / implementing machine learning
• Data science
• Advanced analytical algorithms
• Programming (skill in at least one high-level language (e.g., Python))
• Statistical analysis (e.g., variability, sampling error, inference, hypothesis testing, EDA, application of linear models)
• Data management (e.g., data cleaning and transformation)
• Data mining
• Data modeling and assessment
• Artificial intelligence, and/or
• Software engineering

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
• Experience in one or more area is strongly preferred; Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of relevant experience.  Associate’s degree and 12 years of relevant experience may be considered for individuals with in-depth experience that is clearly related to the position.
• Degree must be in:
  
  • Mathematics
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Statistics/Applied Statistics
  • Machine Learning
  • Data Science
  • Operations Research
  • Computer Science
• A broader range of degrees will be considered if accompanied by a Certificate in Data Science from an accredited college/university.

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We are actively hiring a Software Engineer (Python / C++ / Perl) with TS/SCI clearance and polygraph to join our Enterprise Services and Solutions Division team in the Annapolis Junction, MD area. In this role, you will develop / enhance software tools and the associated graphical user interfaces (GUIs) to analyze, annotate and enhance images produced by any of the image acquisition tool systems. You will develop software programs in various programming languages (e.g. Python, C/C++/C#, Perl) in order to perform the following responsibilities

RESPONSIBILTIES

• Implement image processing/manipulation algorithms.
• Analyze digital logic and other circuit schematics.
• Analyze large quantities of hardware-related data from a variety of sources.
• Provide efficient software user interfaces.

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph

Candidates should have a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering (or similar) and ideally 14 years.

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We are actively hiring a Hardware Design Engineer with TS/SCI clearance and polygraph to join our Enterprise Services & Solutions Division working in Annapolis Junction, MD. We are responsible for providing field programmable gate array (FPGA) and printed circuit board (PCB) software and hardware engineering services. In this role you will design and test new integrated circuits and hardware components for a wide variety of signal processing applications and research

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and test new integrated circuits and hardware components for a wide variety of signal processing applications and research
• Design, document, and develop code (to include firmware) for digital signal processors or other programmable hardware devices such as Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) and Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) hardware
• Analyze the function of existing integrated circuits and hardware components for the purpose of reverse engineering the hardware and firmware
• Conduct the necessary hardware engineering and related functions to modify and adapt vendor-manufactured hardware to meet special Government needs and contingencies.
• Assist with designing new products and processes and improving and maintaining existing products
• Communicate with the other engineering personnel to coordinate the interrelated design and assure project completion
• Conduct design analysis on components and/or assemblies to assist in the development process by ensuring designs are cost efficient, able to be manufactured, and reliable; Apply ASIC or FPGA place and route (P&R) tools with various libraries to create physical implementations of designs
• Develop and maintain documentation for the P&R design flows; Assist with de-processing electronic components and retrieving stored firmware or software using approved reverse engineering procedures
• Design new products and processes and improving and maintaining existing products
• Work with tool and library vendors to develop solutions for designers’ P&R design challenges; perform the de-processing of electronic components and retrieving stored firmware or software using approved reverse engineering procedures
• Integrate new P&R tools, P&R tool updates, and ASIC or FPGA design libraries into Government’s computer-aided design environment, documents the use of those tools and libraries, and assist other physical designers to successfully complete their specific P&R design tasks
• Lead the designs of new products and processes and improve and maintain existing products
• Provide technical leadership to less experienced engineers
• Perform the de-processing of electronic components and retrieving stored firmware or software using approved reverse engineering procedures and develops improved procedures
• Direct and check the work of other hardware design engineers

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
• Experience as an HDE in an integrated circuit or microelectronic component design or reverse engineering of the same is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an accredited college or university is required, or five years of additional hardware design engineering experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
• Experience with troubleshooting, breadboarding or prototyping electronics or setups with resistors, capacitors.
• Strong C and Python programming skills; as well as experience coding/writing code for development platforms as mentioned above
• Experience in system analysis

• Familiarity with tools used in Failure Analysis is a plus, Familiar with Printed Circuit Board creation
• Experience with semiconductor physics or fab knowledge is a plus.

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We are actively hiring a Hardware Engineer with TS/SCI clearance and polygraph to join our Enterprise Services & Solutions Division working in Annapolis Junction, MD.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Troubleshooting electronic systems or electronic components
• Processing microelectronic components and semiconductor materials using techniques and systems

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
• Background in Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Physics, Failure Analysis, Chemistry, Bioengineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related scientific field
• Patient, detailed, and follows good safety practices
• Experience troubleshooting electronic systems or electronic components
• Experience processing microelectronic components and semiconductor materials using techniques and systems including any of:
  
  • Mechanical grinding and polishing
  • Wet chemical processing
  • Reactive plasma etching
  • Thin film deposition
  • Ion beam milling or sputtering
• Experience using optical microscopes or scanning electron microscopes for sample inspection a plus
• Knowledge of electronic packaging, integrated circuits (ICs), failure analysis techniques, and semiconductor fabrication a plus

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We are actively hiring an Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) Level 2 with TS/SCI clearance and polygraph to join our Enterprise Services & Solutions Division working in Annapolis Junction, MD. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the government in complying with Agency Systems Security Certification & Accreditation (C&S) processes, to include discovery meetings, achieving Interim Approval to Test (IATT) and in obtaining final Approval to Operate (ATO) status for Systems Security Plans (SSP) associated with all mission systems

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
• Fourteen (14) years' experience as an ISSE on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security System Engineering, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required
• Current CISSP Certification is required
• Four (4) years of ISSE experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree

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We are actively hiring an Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) Level 2 with TS/SCI clearance and polygraph to join our Enterprise Services & Solutions Division working in Annapolis Junction, MD. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Safeguards networks against unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure
• Implements, enforces, communicates, and may develop internet, network, or other information security policies or security plans for data, internet, software applications, hardware, telecommunications, and computer installations

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
• Ten(10) years' experience as an ISSO on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required
• Experience is to include at least two (2) of the following areas: knowledge of current security tools, hardware / software security implementation; communication protocols; and encryption techniques / tools
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required
• DoD 8570 compliance with Information Assurance Management (IAM) Level I or higher is required

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We are actively hiring a Target Digital Network Analyst to join our Defense & Homeland Security Division working in Annapolis Junction, MD.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as a multi-disciplined Technical Digital Network Analyst (TDNA) or Technical Targeter targeting customer defined foreign interests, entities and actors.
• Research develop and document high-priority targets to further enable access via additional analysis through direct engagement with team and IC Partners.
• Collaborate with Customer targeting and analytic elements to enhance their operational effectiveness across multiple geographic departments within the organization.

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
• Relevant experience must be in aspects of intelligence analysis (e.g. target development, social network analysis, and metadata analysis.
• Previous experience as a Technical Digital Network Analyst or similar Technical Targeter duties working with technical data from Maryland customer repositories and SIGINT tools/capabilities.
• Understanding of Customer messaging and reporting writing skills
• Excellent analytic skills associated with large data sets using Maryland customer tools and capabilities
• Cyber and technical network vulnerability analysis
• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, informatics, statistics, or computer science/cyber security or equivalent military, industrial contractor experience.
• Minimum of five years of experience using some of the below software and tools:
• Experience with current Maryland customer tools and capabilities
• Strong problem solving and communication skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Understanding of Customer recruitment cycles
• Desired experience or willingness to participate in IC cross-agency collaborative efforts

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We are actively hiring a Digital Network Exploitation Analyst to join our Defense & Homeland Security Division working in Annapolis Junction, MD. We are hiring Digital Network Exploitation Analysts (DNEAs) of all skill levels for a variety of roles to support core Intelligence Community (IC) missions through our Next Generation Analysts portfolio. Our national security depends on technology as never before, and this dependence is growing at an ever-increasing rate. As a cyber professional in the intelligence community, you will work as part of a team on the frontlines against our cyber adversaries. ATS is hiring cyber professionals with technical expertise and a driving desire to remain at the forefront of their field. These opportunities will give you the chance to showcase your talent and expertise while working on the cutting edge of national cybersecurity missions. Join us in helping advance our national security interests as part of the world’s most advanced team of cyber professionals.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Evaluate target opportunities using all source data to understand and map target networks, and to assist in developing detailed exploitation and operations plans.
• Analyze SIGINT and cybersecurity data at multiple levels up and down the OSI network stack and bring a solid understanding of logical/physical IP core infrastructure, communication devices and how they connect to networks, and the traffic movements in a network.
• Be involved in developing new tradecraft needed to perform this analysis as technologies evolve.
• Be part of a team, working together with government, military, and contractor personnel to develop shared understandings of intelligence needs, mission relevance, and areas of expertise.
• Apply your innate curiosity and analytical talent to form hypotheses, critically assess and choose analysis techniques, then query, merge, enrich, evaluate, and pivot within data to attain and share insights
• Distill, document, contextualize and share your findings--including any new tradecraft that you develop--with teammates, stakeholders, and intelligence consumers.

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
• Education: Degree in Computer Science. Degree in related fields (e.g., Engineering, Mathematics) may be considered relevant if programs contain a concentration of courses in the following foundational CS areas: algorithms, computer architecture (not network architecture), programming methodologies and languages, data structures, logic and computation, and advanced mathematics (for example, calculus, discrete mathematics). Information Technology (IT) and Information Security (IS) degrees may be considered relevant if the programs contain the amount and type of coursework equivalent to a Computer Science (CS) major
• Relevant Experience: Relevant experience must be in computer or information systems design/development/analysis roles.  In addition, it may also include engineering hardware and/or software, programming, computer/network security, vulnerability analysis, penetration testing, computer forensics, information assurance, systems engineering, and/or network and systems administration.  Completion of military training in a relevant area such as JCAC (Joint Cyber Analysis Course) may be considered towards the relevant experience requirement (i.e., 24-week JCAC course may count as 6 months of experience). 
• Specific labor category determined by years of experience + educational degrees:
• Level 1
• 2 years’ applicable experience with a bachelor’s degree, OR
• 4 years’ applicable experience with associate degree
• Level 2
• 2 years’ applicable experience with a PhD, OR
• 3 years’ applicable experience with a master’s degree, OR
• 5 years’ applicable experience with a bachelor’s degree, OR
• 7 years’ applicable experience with an associate degree
• Level 3
• 4 years’ applicable experience with a PhD, OR
• 6 years’ applicable experience with a master’s degree, OR
• 8 years’ applicable experience with a bachelor’s degree, OR
• 10 years’ applicable experience with an associate degree
• Level 4
• 7 years’ applicable experience with a PhD, OR
• 9 years’ applicable experience with a master’s degree, OR
• 11 years’ applicable experience with a bachelor’s degree, OR
• 13 years’ applicable experience with an associate degree

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We are actively hiring a Cryptologic Computer Scientist to join our Defense & Homeland Security Division on a newly awarded, 5-year contract based in the Fort Meade area. The FIRST of the Next Generation Analysis Contracts has been awarded. This multi-year contract needs you to fill positions as mathematicians, data scientists, engineers, collection managers and analysts. As a Cryptologic Computer Scientist, you will design, develop, deliver, and operate solutions to hard cryptologic computer science problems within a scientific framework. Solutions derived from forensics and attack attribution, protection or critical networks, active systems, knowledge discovery of passive and active systems, or other cryptologic computer science mission support. Requisite computer science skills (operating systems, compiler theory, databased theory, algorithm analysis, computer architecture, discrete math, programming language theory, and data structure) are applied to each problem to provide state-of-the-art techniques, tools and approaches.

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
• Bachelor's degree and two (2) years of relevant experience OR
• Associate's degree and four (4) years of relevant experience may be considered for individual with in-depth experience that is clearly related to the position.
• Relevant experience must be in computer systems research; simulation/model development and prototyping; software design; programming; computational science; algorithm analysis and design; reverse engineering; and/or designing/developing computer or information systems, including engineering hardware and/or software.

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Note: Degree must be in Computer Science (CS). Related fields (e.g., Engineering, Mathematics) may be considered relevant if the programs contain, at minimum, a concentration of courses in the following foundational CS areas: algorithms; computer architecture (not network architecture); programming methodologies and languages; data structures; logic and computation; and advanced mathematics (for example, calculus, discrete mathematics). Information Technology (IT) or Information Systems (IS) degrees may be considered relevant if the programs contain the amount and type of coursework equivalent to a CS major.

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We are actively hiring a Data Scientist to join our Defense & Homeland Security Division on a newly awarded, 5-year contract based in the Fort Meade area. The FIRST of the Next Generation Analysis Contracts has been awarded. This multi-year contract needs you to fill positions as mathematicians, data scientists, engineers, collection managers and analysts. As a Data Scientist, your responsibilities will include the following:

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Designing / implementing machine learning
• Data science
• Advanced analytical algorithms
• Programming (skill in at least one high-level language (e.g., Python))
• Statistical analysis (e.g., variability, sampling error, inference, hypothesis testing, EDA, application of linear models)
• Data management (e.g., data cleaning and transformation)
• Data mining
• Data modeling and assessment
• Artificial intelligence, and/or
• Software engineering

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
• Experience in one or more area is strongly preferred; Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of relevant experience.  Associate’s degree and 12 years of relevant experience may be considered for individuals with in-depth experience that is clearly related to the position.
• Degree must be in:
  
  • Mathematics
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Statistics/Applied Statistics
  • Machine Learning
  • Data Science
  • Operations Research
  • Computer Science
• A broader range of degrees will be considered if accompanied by a Certificate in Data Science from an accredited college/university.
• Degree and minimum years of relevant work experience as follows
  
  • AA and 10 years of experience or,
  • BA/BS and 8 years of experience or,
  • MA/MS and 6 years of experience or,
  • PhD and 4 years of experience

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