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Data Science - Technical
DHS Headquarters · Posted 112 days ago
Hybrid Chandler, AZ $107K – $215K Apply by Jun 27, 2026 Cybersecurity Data Science (For DHS use only) INFJINTJINTP DataOperations
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is recruiting professionals to support a range of technical roles in Cybersecurity Data Science, including Data Scientist, Data Engineers, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Specialist, AI Operations Analyst, Data Modeler, Data Security Officer and Operations Research Analyst. All positions are in the DHS Cybersecurity Service.
What You'll Do
- →There are a variety of Cybersecurity Data Science opportunities across the Department, including supporting several specialized programs at the DHS Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans (PLCY), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the DHS Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the U.S.
- →Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) and the U.S.
- →Secret Service.
- →Conducting hypothesis testing using statistical processes applying quantitative techniques (e.g., descriptive and inferential statistics, sampling, experimental design) to assess the validity of source data and develop strategic insights from large data sets.
- →Proactively collaborating with systems analysts, engineers, and programmers to design applications integrating data from several disparate sources that is stored using different technologies to provide a unified view of the data.
- →Using a variety of tools, including Google Analytics, to monitor web data, log data, and threat data analytics, to provide a managed flow of relevant information based on cybersecurity mission requirements.
- →Analyzing and defining data requirements and specifications using various tools and methodologies (e.g., Statistical Package for Social Sciences [SPSS], Statistical Analysis System [SAS], R Analytics, Statistics and Data [STATA]) to discover new patterns and behaviors providing DHS Headquarters (HQ) and/or Component stakeholders actionable recommendations.
- →Planning for anticipated changes in enterprise data capacity requirements and effectively allocating storage capacity in the design of new data management systems, technologies, and architectures.
- →Providing technical and nontechnical support to collect metrics and trending data using enterprise data management systems (e.g., SPLUNK) and cloud-based systems (e.g., AWS).
- →Using data visualization tools (e.g., R, Tableau, Flare, Google Visualization Application Programming Interface [API], RGIS) to design charts and exhibit graphic representations for the purposes of providing actionable recommendations to critical leadership officials and stakeholders.
- →Using various tools (e.g., SPSS, SAS, R, STATA) and methodologies for analyzing and interpreting complex data to discover new patterns and behaviors and provide usable information to decision makers and other users.
- →Designing and implementing data pipelines for the analysis of cyber data into systems.
- →Structuring, cleaning, enriching, and validating data in preparation for discovery and use.
- →Building and maintaining scalable database architecture and data processing systems.
Requirements
- ✓Degrees are not required for jobs in the DHS Cybersecurity Service, but DHS is interested in your level of education and the topics you studied.
- ✓As you submit initial application information, you will be asked questions about your education.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 8fd96ed1-25e4-43a0-8a81-04c38ab65410
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