Evaluate and adapt existing analytic models, algorithms, and frameworks to improve objectivity, completeness, and predictive value of intelligence production.
Design, develop, and maintain domain-specific ontologies to enable semantic representation of data inputs, facilitating integration of data sources and interoperability with internal and external OMSs.
Design, develop, and maintain knowledge graphs leveraging domain-specific ontologies to support advance data querying, data visualization, and integration of intelligence function via OBI standards.
Establish processes for ontology version control, change management, stakeholder and governance review to ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance with IC and DoD policies and standards.
Collaborate with team members to enhance semantic data retrieval and reasoning across knowledge graphs through development and optimization of data queries via multiple protocols (e.g., GraphQL, SPARQL, SHACL, SQL).
Collaborate with team members to validate and refine exploratory efforts to automate ontologies and associated components to ensure semantic accuracy, relevance, and interoperability with existing knowledge modeling and knowledge graph capabilities.
Collaborate with team members to evaluate effectiveness of exploratory efforts to automate ontology and associated component generation leveraging qualitative and quantitative metrics.
Support capability development by contributing, editing, and storing ontologies and knowledge models in Government owned/controlled source version control repositories. Minimum
A day in the life/What the position will be doing: Deconstruct complex and ambiguous intelligence questions to recommend structured analytic methodologies tailored to mission requirements.
Requirements
Vantor is a place for problem solvers, changemakers, and go-getters—where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently, and in doing so, be seen differently.
Government Security Clearance at the TS/SCI level with an in-scope CI poly .
Apply semantic web standards (e.g., RDF, OWL, SPARQL) to knowledge model entities, relationships, and vocabularies in accordance with industry and government data standards.
Qualifications: Must be a US citizen and have an active TS/SCI with CI poly. 20 years of experience and an advanced degree
Experience with structured analytic methods and designing repeatable analytic processes.
Familiarity with semantic technologies and ontology development tools (e.g., Protégé).
Excellent oral and written communication skills with an ability to tailor to technical and non-technical audiences.
experience of advanced analytics and data storage. Knowledge of various data science applications and architectures.
Experience with Python. Preferred
Qualifications: Ability to synthesize abstract concepts into actionable intelligence products.
Experience applying predictive analytics to strategic intelligence problems across multiple domains.
Ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams to complete complex data science projects.
Proven ability to learn and master new software, technologies and techniques.
Experience in two or more of the following: Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Large Language Models, Apache Spark, Hadoop, R, C++, SQL Database/Coding, or visualization tools such as Tableau.
Benefits
Pay Transparency: In support of pay transparency at Vantor, we disclose salary ranges on all U.S. job postings.
The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions.
Candidates with the minimum necessary experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range. ● The base pay for this position within the Washington, DC metropolitan area is: $145,000.00 - $241,000.00 annually.
Benefits: Vantor offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond the standard, including a robust 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, and unique perks like student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement and pet insurance to support all aspects of your life.
Contact
benefits at: https://www.Vantor.com/careers Additionally, this position is incentive eligible with a target based on contribution, company performance, and/or individual results achieved; the specific incentive plan and target amount will be determined based on the role and breadth of contributions.
Additional details
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Come be part of a mission, not just a job, where you can: Shape your own future, build the next big thing, and change the world.
To be eligible for this position, you must be a U.S. Citizen.
Employment for cleared roles is contingent upon verification of clearance status. Export Control/ITAR: Certain roles may be subject to U.S. export control laws, requiring U.S. person status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).
We're hiring multiple Analytic Methodologists to join our team.
In this position you will support the development of analytic strategies to resolve key intelligence questions of mission-driven requirements.
Analytic Methodologists will support a dynamic Object-Based Intelligence (OBI) program focused on predictive analytics, structured methodologies, and semantic integration across the defense intelligence mission set.
This role involves designing and recommending analytic strategies, developing repeatable workflows, and engineering knowledge models to support anticipatory intelligence across a wide range of national security domains—including emerging technologies, geopolitical trends, military capabilities, and threat networks.
Develops and employs strategies to analyze key issues, draw conclusions from data, and recommend viable solutions to address customer mission needs.
Experienced in applying statistical and data visualization skills.