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Digital Investigations Software Engineer

The MITRE Corporation Springfield, VA

Springfield, VA

2d ago

$129k - $194k/yr Full time Cyber Forensics Data Analysis Data Analytics

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Job Description

The Digital Investigations Software Engineer will help transform digital data into actionable understanding to support investigative and law enforcement efforts. The role focuses on building scalable analytical workflows, evaluating technical systems, and delivering solutions in secure facilities with onsite requirements in Northern Virginia.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, and maintain software capabilities that enable complex technical analysis.
Work with technical data and existing analytical processes to identify opportunities for automation through software.
Create repeatable and scalable workflows and pipelines that convert manual analytical processes into software-enabled capabilities.
Analyze unfamiliar software, data, and technical systems to understand structure, behavior, and relationships.
Collaborate with government sponsors, software engineers, analysts, and other technical subject-matter experts to understand mission needs and develop solutions quickly.
Present technical findings, development progress, and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Perform work regularly in secure facilities, including approximately two days per week at a sponsor location in Northern Virginia.

Required Qualifications

Typically requires a minimum of 2 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, or a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
Hands-on software development experience using Python or another modern programming language.
Experience developing, testing, debugging, and maintaining software.
Experience with and/or understanding of relational databases.
Demonstrated ability to analyze technical problems and develop software-based solutions.
Ability to work effectively with technical teams and mission stakeholders in a collaborative environment.
Ability and willingness to perform development and technical work on-site in secure facilities, including approximately two days per week at a sponsor location in Northern Virginia.
Top Secret clearance requirements: must have an active Top Secret U.S. Government issued Security Clearance and be eligible to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government issued Security Clearance.
U.S. citizenship is required to be considered for a security clearance.
Onsite requirement: the position requires a minimum of 3 days per week on-site.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field and 5 or more years of related experience.
Proficiency developing software in Python.
Experience developing data-processing, analysis, or automation pipelines.
Experience automating manual analytical or data-transformation workflows.
Experience with software analysis, reverse engineering, static or dynamic analysis, or analyzing unfamiliar software and codebases.
Familiarity with software supply chains, software dependencies, package ecosystems, build systems, or software provenance.
Experience integrating multiple data sources into repeatable analytical or software workflows.
Experience developing software or performing technical analysis in classified or otherwise restricted computing environments.
Experience working directly with government sponsors or mission stakeholders to translate operational or analytical needs into technical capabilities.
Experience with collaborative software development practices, including version control, code review, testing, and documentation.
Demonstrated ability to take ownership of ambiguous technical problems, learn new technical domains quickly, and deliver capabilities on accelerated timelines.
Active TS/SCI security clearance.

Required Technologies

Python
Relational databases

Security Clearance Requirements

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s): Top Secret.
This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s): Top Secret/SCI.

Compensation

USD 129,200 - 193,800 per yearly. Salary compensation range and midpoint: $129,200 - $161,500 - $193,800 Annual.

Location and Work Setting

Springfield, VA (onsite).

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