Data Scientist

Position Title:  Data Scientist

Clearance Type:  Secret

Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

• Use Microsoft Visio to support continued development of the Pedigree of Analysis (PoA) Diagram which governs the collection and organization of data within the PoA tool (government-provided software application).
• Use Government designated visualization tools (e.g., Qlik Sense and/or Microsoft Power BI), to design and configure the PoA tool (software application) user interface to support intuitive navigation and data discovery, and allow understanding of presented arguments including argument completeness, credibility of supporting information, assumptions used, and status of missing information.
• Use Government-provided SharePoint libraries or designated relational database management system (RDBMS), to support the Capabilities Planning Database to ensure schema supports PoA data integration, analysis and visualizations. Work includes recommending changes to the database schema, participating in government review of recommended changes, and making database modifications.
• Provide data collection, research and analysis services to identify and record PoA data points from Capabilities Planning, Campaign of Learning (CoL), and Requirements Generation events and activities.
• Maintain briefing materials and conducting coordination and collaboration with Capability Portfolio Managers (CPMs) and Capability Integration Officers (CIOs) within CDD; CoL event and activity sponsors, facilitators, and participants; program managers and project officers; and any other stakeholders necessary to facilitate access to and understanding of unstructured and structured data related to the events and activities.
• Locate, obtain, and store source information/documents; extracting and structuring data from source information; and associating information to capability requirements, capability gaps, capability solutions, POM initiatives, and other items. 
• Use Microsoft Excel, Government-provided SharePoint lists, designated RDBMS, and/or Databricks, to support integration of required structured data sources into the PoA tool (software application) within the Jupiter platform or other environment specified by the government.
• Conduct analysis of critical semi-structured data sources (e.g., the MCPRIME database) and using manual and automated methods, normalize or otherwise improve the utility of the data for use in the PoA tool.

• BS in Computer Science or Data Science
• 7 years Min experience supporting DoD systems.
• CompTIA Security+
• Knowledge and experience in research, analysis, and interpretation of unstructured, semi-structured, and structured information, similar to the information resulting from Campaign of Learning events, e.g., wargames, studies, experiments. 
• Expert knowledge in structuring and transforming information; using common data science tools, languages and methods; and applying metrics to data sets to create useful visualizations.
• Familiar with logic, argumentation, and constructing compelling visualizations using accurately connected data sets
• Basic working knowledge of military warfighting and business functions.
• Familiar with basic Marine Corps missions, functions and organization
• Experienced in locating and interpreting DoD, joint, DON, and Marine Corps doctrine and policy.
• Working knowledge of CD&I roles, responsibilities and internal processes that support PPBE, JCIDS, and DoD Acquisition