Data Scientist GEOINT Operations (TS / SCI)

The clock is ticking the second an analyst spots a target. Every minute lost gives the adversary time to move, hide, or vanish completely—and right now, too much of the collection cycle is still stuck in manual steps.

This is your rare opportunity to join in on supporting CENTCOM collection challenges. In the event of an analyst flagging a target, the Source Strategy Officer (SSO) builds the plan, nominations get entered into GEOINT Information Management Systems (GIMS), and hours, sometimes days pass before sensors are even pointed at the target. Your mission is to collapse that timeline. You’ll be embedded with analyst and SSOs, building operational-grade Python automation in JEMA that takes GEOINT tasking from discovery to collection in minutes, sometimes seconds. This is your chance to watch your code trigger live tasking, integrate with GEOINT, SIGINT, ELINT, and OSINT to deliver a complete picture while it’s still relevant. If you are ready to make this mission and see your work instantly impact operations, join XTS in supporting the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency today!

Requirements

• You have a current active Top Secret / SCI clearance
• You have achieved a Master’s degree / Bachelor’s degree + 2 years / Associate’s degree + 3 years / 5+ years of relevant experience
• Advanced Python skills as you’ll be writing automation and AI tools that have to run in live ops without failing.
• Expertise in JEMA as it’s NGA’s core GEOINT automation platform in order to start improving tasking workflows.

Nice to Have

If you’re ready to support CENTCOME AOR in building the tools that strip away delays and inefficiencies, giving operators the speed to act before the target moves, please send your resume directly to Lanchi Lai at [email protected]

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