Computer Scientist (Contract P/PM)

1 Minute ago • 8 Years + • Research Development

Job Summary

Job Description

This role involves applying comprehensive knowledge to lead major technology assignments, evaluate performance, and recommend changes for project growth. The Computer Scientist will function as a technical expert, potentially supervising others. Key tasks include collaborating with non-technical personnel to understand needs, developing feasible tools, and preparing technical documentation. The individual contributor will enhance software capabilities, performance, and security, introduce efficiencies, and perform programming, code refactoring, and system design. As a contract P/PM, responsibilities include providing thought leadership, ensuring quality standards, and managing vendor task integration and project progress.
Must have:
  • Collaborate with CT investigators, analysts, and professional staff
  • Understand functional needs/issues/gaps, recommend solutions, and develop technically feasible tools
  • Build and/or support preparation of basic technical, business, and end user documentation
  • Identify and recommend remedies, and/or implement solutions which enhance existing software and systems capabilities, performance, and security
  • Introduce efficiencies or automation into stakeholder workflows
  • Perform programming (e.g. Python), code refactoring, systems operations, and/or design
  • Evaluate COTS, GOTS, OSS, and other software and systems to implement algorithmically complex data and technology solutions
  • Contribute to the technical work program of one or more projects
  • Provide thought leadership and technical and analytical expertise to the Government and vendor project team
  • Ensure vendor project team adherence to quality standards
  • Manage the integration of vendor tasks, track project progress, and conduct project analysis
Good to have:
  • Managing, communicating and contributing to enterprise architecture efforts
  • Engineering trade-off analysis and feasibility studies
  • Proof-of-concept prototypes to explore technical implementation options and issues
  • Engineering reviews, technical design and implementation bringing commercial best practices to bear
  • Proficiency as a Program/Project Manager (P/PM)
  • Federal Acquisition Cert (FAC)-P/PM and/or Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
Perks:
  • Generous cost sharing for medical insurance for the employee and dependents
  • 100% company paid dental insurance for employees and dependents
  • 100% company paid long-term and short term disability insurance
  • 100% company paid vision insurance for employees and dependents
  • 401k plan with generous match and 100% immediate vesting
  • Competitive Pay
  • Generous paid leave and holiday package
  • Tuition and training reimbursement
  • Life and AD&D Insurance

Job Details

Be Challenged and Make a Difference

In a world of technology, people make the difference. We believe if we invest in great people, then great things will happen. At AnaVation, we provide unmatched value to our customers and employees through innovative solutions and an engaging culture.

Description of Task to be Performed:

Possesses and applies a comprehensive knowledge across key tasks and high impact assignments. Plans and leads major technology assignments. Evaluates performance results and recommends major changes affecting short-term project growth and success. Functions as a technical expert across multiple project assignments. May supervise others. Collaborate with CT investigators, analysts, and professional staff, often directly engaging non-technical personnel to understand functional needs/issues/gaps, recommend solutions, and develop technically feasible tools in a timely manner. Build and/or support preparation of basic technical, business, and end user documentation. As a strong, individual contributor: Identify and recommend remedies, and/or implement solutions which enhance existing software and systems capabilities, performance, and security and/or introduce efficiencies or automation into stakeholder workflows. Perform programming (e.g. Python), code refactoring, systems operations, and/or design. Evaluate COTS, GOTS, OSS, and other software and systems to implement algorithmically complex data and technology solutions. Contribute to the technical work program of one or more projects. As the contract P/PM: Provide thought leadership and technical and analytical expertise to the Government and vendor project team. Ensure vendor project team adherence to quality standards. Manage the integration of vendor tasks, track project progress, and conduct project analysis resulting in appropriate metrics when requested.

This position is on-site in Hunstville, AL and requires a Top Secret clearance and the ability to obtain an CI clearance with a polygraph.

Required Qualifications:

  • Demonstrate high level of proficiency in all functional responsibilities and expert knowledge of data science and/or data analytics with Python.
  • Demonstrate a high level of proficiency in the following: Scoping, planning, and completing full lifecycle engineering projects; and Managing development and implementation of projects assigned to contractor staff. Demonstrate expert knowledge in one (1) or more of the following areas: User interface/User experience (UI/UX), front-end engineering, API development, and/or Data engineering.
  • Four (4) years of relevant P/PM experience.
  • Requires a minimum 8 years of relevant experience in the area of Computer Science; Bachelors/Masters in relevant field strongly preferred.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Managing, communicating and contributing to enterprise architecture efforts, engineering trade-off analysis and feasibility studies, proof-of-concept prototypes to explore technical implementation options and issues, engineering reviews, technical design and implementation bringing commercial best practices to bear.
  • Demonstrate a high level of proficiency as a Program/Project Manager (P/PM).
  • Federal Acquisition Cert (FAC)-P/PM and/or Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.

Benefits

  • Generous cost sharing for medical insurance for the employee and dependents
  • 100% company paid dental insurance for employees and dependents
  • 100% company paid long-term and short term disability insurance
  • 100% company paid vision insurance for employees and dependents
  • 401k plan with generous match and 100% immediate vesting
  • Competitive Pay
  • Generous paid leave and holiday package
  • Tuition and training reimbursement
  • Life and AD&D Insurance

About AnaVation

AnaVation is the leader in solving the most complex technical challenges for collection and processing in the U.S. Federal Intelligence Community. We are a US owned company headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia. We deliver groundbreaking research with advanced software and systems engineering that provides an information advantage to contribute to the mission and operational success of our customers. We offer complex challenges, a top-notch work environment, and a world-class, collaborative team.

If you want to grow your career and make a difference while doing it, AnaVation is the perfect fit for you!

AnaVation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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