Media Analyst Data Scientist

Orbis is seeking a Media Analyst for a mission-critical customer in the Intelligence Community. This multi-year project offers the Consultant the opportunity to explore and lead cutting-edge data research design, data collection, and analysis, all centered around media analysis. The project allows interaction with a wide range of key stakeholders, including senior-level individuals. This role is ideal for an intellectually curious, energetic data consultant who is eager to work autonomously on a project that has a real impact on helping our client meet customer needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop solutions with Python and proficiency in related technical skills, such as:
  • Regular expressions
  • Natural Language Processing (NLP) and text processing, including tasks like:
    • Text preprocessing and cleaning
    • Information extraction and Named Entity Recognition (NER)
    • Identity matching and text normalization
    • Automatic summarization
    • NLP evaluation and machine translation
    • Document exploitation pipelines
    • Multilingual computing and ontology management
    • Computational lexicography
• Conduct Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) using Jupyter or similar notebooks.
• Develop code with Visual Studio Code or similar IDE, including:
  • Version control (e.g., git)
  • Writing unit test frameworks (e.g., pytest, junit, xunit)
• Incorporate familiarity with Measures of Performance/Effectiveness.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in a consulting role within the Intelligence Community (IC).

Desired Skills and Abilities:

• Experience in technologies and methodologies such as:
  • PySpark and/or DataBricks
  • Python package deployment
  • Data labeling using solutions like Doccano, Label Studio, or equivalent
  • Developing SQL solutions
  • Utilizing SpaCy
  • Implementing Skweak/Snorkel
  • Using task management software (e.g., JIRA)
  • Building discriminative classifiers for text data
  • Familiarity with one or more foreign languages

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Routine video conference and/or in-person meetings.
• Ability to attend planned meetings within the Washington Metro Area region.