Cleared Senior Tracking Engineer - Global Situational Awareness

GA-CCRi maintains and deploys production systems for users across the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, and commercial industry. We build and develop best-in-class all domain and globally focused situational awareness capabilities, including THRESHER and DRAGONSPELL, that process petabytes of data from numerous streaming data sources in near real time. Our systems apply state-of-the-art algorithms and machine learning techniques to extract features and fuse data from multiple phenomenologies to form a rich live view of objects in the sky, on the sea, and on the ground. Our rapidly growing suite of federal software solutions are used by thousands of intelligence analysts and military personnel around the globe to counter new and emerging threats to national security 

GA-CCRi is looking for experienced Senior Tracking Engineers to revolutionize data fusion for air, maritime, and ground tracking. Harness your skills in algorithms, mathematics, and software engineering to architect innovative data collection, processing, analysis, and visualization solutions. Develop advanced probabilistic tracking solutions to empower real-time situational awareness. Join our growing team and shape the future of tracking and intelligence integration.

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Lead the development and deployment of tracking systems, ensuring adherence to software compliance standards.
• Architect robust tracking systems incorporating advanced state estimation techniques (e.g. Kalman/IMM filters).
• Leverage advanced data fusion techniques to accurately track objects in dynamic environments.
• Design and implement scalable architectures for real-time/batch data processing.
• Manage core tracking strategy and multi-quarter roadmap.
• Mentor tracking engineers on advanced tracking methodologies and best practices.
• Perform in-depth geospatial analysis to uncover patterns and trends.
• Serve as a liaison between technical and non-technical stakeholders, effectively communicating complex technical concepts and requirements.
• Collaborate with domain experts, users, development teams, and management to prioritize features.
• Document technical concepts, system architectures, and implementation details in a clear and concise manner for both technical and non-technical audiences.

Requirements

• Ability to transfer and maintain a Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility and a CI poly is required.
• Typically requires a degree in a technical field such as physics, computer science, or engineering. 
• Ability to leverage filtering algorithms, such as Kalman filters and Interacting Multiple Model (IMM) filters.
• Knowledge of machine learning and deep learning techniques for enhancing tracking capabilities, such as object detection and classification.
• Experience with a variety of programming languages, such as Java, Scala, Python, and Golang.
• Supporting experience to execute against database technologies such as PostgreSQL.
• Supporting experience to execute against cloud technologies such as Hadoop, Kafka, HBase, Accumulo.
• Experienced with software version control systems, in particular, git. 

Preferred Skills and Qualifications 

• Experience with Computer Vision systems and intelligence collection.
• CI/CD pipelines and tooling (Gitlab CI/CD, ArgoCD, CircleCI, Jenkins). 
• Experience with sensor technologies and data acquisition systems used in tracking applications, such as radar, lidar, GPS, or cameras. 
• Deployment technologies such as: Docker, Kubernetes, Knative, Helm, Rancher. 
• Knowledge of cloud computing platforms and services, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure.
• Interested in maintaining and adapting existing codebases. 
• Experience with data fusion and data engineering tools. 
• Familiarity with Intelligence Community and DoD mission sets. 
• CompTIA Security+ certification or willingness to get certified. 

Travel Percentage Required

0-10%

Relocation Assistance Provided

Yes

US Citizenship Required?

Yes

Clearance Required?

Yes

Clearance Level

Ability to transfer and maintain a Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility and a CI poly is required.

Pay Range

 $137,000-$220,000

Benefits

• Casual Work Environment
• Intellectually Challenging Work
• Health Insurance including FSA, HSA and Tricare Supplement options
• Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
• Generous Defined Retirement Benefit, including both a 401K match and pension plan.
• Very Flexible Vacation Policy
• The job description above is not intended to be comprehensive list. Responsibilities, activities, duties, and/or tasks may change or be assigned at any time.
• CCRi is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce because we know that our differences benefit our employees, our customers, and our community. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a an individual with a disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.