MASINT Data Analyst

Vantor Services Inc. is seeking a MASINT Data Analyst to support a mission for the Intelligence Community. In this onsite role in Reston, VA, you will prepare and process structured and unstructured datasets to enable analysis, reporting, and visualization for both technical and nontechnical audiences.

The position supports a high-visibility, critical customer effort, with on-site experience supporting DoD and intelligence community work described as highly desirable. This role requires U.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI security clearance with CI Polygraph.

What you’ll do

• Automate routine data-preparation, data-quality, and reporting tasks using Python, SQL, and scripting tools.
• Query, integrate, and analyze data from relational databases, approved APIs, flat files, and enterprise data platforms.
• Support data-pipeline needs by documenting source-data issues, business rules, transformations, and validation requirements for data engineering teams.
• Detect data-quality problems, inconsistencies, and gaps, then coordinate with technical teams to resolve them.
• Assist with the development and deployment of data pipelines in collaboration with data engineering and DevOps teams.
• Contribute to data tagging, metadata capture, and dataset curation for knowledge-management and LLM-enabled workflows.
• Perform basic statistical analyses, create visualizations, and produce reporting to support exploratory data analysis and hypothesis validation.
• Maintain detailed documentation of data preparation methods, scripts, and pipeline configurations.
• Help integrate prepared data into downstream modeling and LLM/NLP workflows.
• Gain exposure to knowledge management systems supported by LLMs and assist in tagging or curating training datasets for LLM models.
• Develop recurring reports, ad hoc analyses, and data visualizations that support operational and leadership decision-making.
• Communicate analytical findings, assumptions, limitations, and recommendations to technical and nontechnical audiences.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI security clearance with CI Polygraph.
• Bachelor’s degree in data science, computer science, engineering, statistics, GIS, or a related discipline.
• Degree may be substituted with an additional 2 years of experience.
• 3 years of professional experience in data analytics or data engineering roles.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL.
• Experience with data wrangling libraries such as pandas and PySpark, plus experience working with APIs or batch processing tools.
• Experience working with SQL and relational databases.
• Understanding of data modeling, metadata management, and data governance principles.
• Proficiency with Tableau or similar dashboard tools.
• Exposure to cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, or GCP, especially in data-related services.
• Strong attention to detail and documentation practices.
• Ability to translate stakeholder questions into clear analytical requirements, metrics, reports, and visualizations.
• Ability to communicate findings through written products, dashboards, briefings, and data visualizations.

Technologies

• Python, SQL, pandas, PySpark
• Tableau
• AWS, Azure, GCP
• Docker, Rancher, Kubernetes

Preferred qualifications

• Master’s degree in a technical field (e.g., Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering).
• Experience working with MASINT and TECHINT data.
• Experience using Clairvoyant or similar orchestration platforms to manage and monitor data pipelines.
• Basic knowledge of LLM and NLP concepts, including using pre-trained models for simple tasks like summarization or keyword extraction.
• Basic familiarity with GIS tools and data.
• Experience with graph data science algorithms and graph analytics.
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture, metadata standards, or master data management.
• Experience working in agile teams or cross-functional technical environments.
• Understanding of responsible AI practices and basic data ethics.

Compensation and location

• Location: Reston, VA (onsite)
• Salary: USD 116,000 - 169,400 per year
• Base pay in the Washington, DC metropolitan area: $116,000.00 - $154,000.00 - $169,400.00 annually
• All other states: geographic cost of labor is used to develop market-driven ranges.

Benefits

• Robust 401(k) with company match
• Mental health resources
• Student loan repayment assistance
• Adoption reimbursement
• Pet insurance

Application details

• Application window: three days from the date the job is posted, or until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.
• If reposted: it remains posted three days from the repost date and continues until a qualified candidate is identified.
• Posting date: available on Vantor’s Career page at the top of each job posting.
• How to apply: submit your application via Vantor’s Career page.

U.S. citizenship, export control, and eligibility

• This position requires the applicant to be a U.S. Citizen.
• Employment is contingent upon verification of active clearance status.
• 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).

Vantor is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace.