Senior Computer Scientist (QAF Accreditation) - OBIQUA

ANTICIPATED AWARD : December 2025 / January 2026

ANTICIPATED START : February / March 2026

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE :  1 Base Year + 4 Option Years

LOCATION : DIA Facilities across the National Capital Region (NCR)

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT : Active TS / SCI

About Us :

Celestar, a proud Veteran-Owned company, offers highly competitive salaries and benefits. Our comprehensive benefits package includes company-paid employee and family dental insurance, employee health insurance, life insurance, and disability coverage. Additionally, we provide a 401(k)-retirement plan with company matching, paid holidays, and personal time off.

Responsibilities :

This opportunity will support multiple DIA initiatives, including the Machine-Assisted Rapid-Repository System (MARS), Object Management Services (OMS), and Object-Based Intelligence (OBI).

• The Senior Computer Scientist (QAF Accreditation), Employs mathematics, statics, information science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, network science, probability modeling, data mining, data engineering, data warehousing, data compression, data protection, and / or other scientific techniques to correlate complex, technical findings into graphical, written, visual and verbal narrative products on trends of existing intelligence data to leverage other IC data sources.
• Develops and utilizes machine learning and data mining algorithms, including, but not limited to, Multiple Information Model Synthesis Architecture (MIMOSA) prediction algorithms based on open-source capabilities.
• Integrates or codes algorithms to support Government intelligence search and discovery missions.
• Makes best practice recommendations on managing data within hardware, software, storage, and bandwidth constraints.
• Employs data science techniques to support predictive analysis, social media, and crowd-source data analytics, wargaming, and strategy development.
• Employs exploratory analysis and rapid iteration techniques on large volumes of data to quickly derive intelligence.
• Prepares products to describe and document findings and activities.
• Review and evaluate QAF documentation submitted by Advanced Analytic (AA) owners to ensure compliance with tradecraft standards and adherence to best practices in AI system development and deployment
• Assess QAF documentation for completeness, accuracy, and thoroughness, and provide detailed feedback to AA owners and developers
• Assist in maintaining a repository of QAF documentation to facilitate knowledge sharing and best practices across the organization
• Provide consultation and guidance to AA owners, developers, and stakeholders on the QAF process, including best practices for AI system development, testing, and deployment
• Collaborate with AA owners and developers to identify and address potential issues or gaps in QAF documentation.
• Develop and deliver training materials and workshops to educate AA owners, developers, and stakeholders on the QAF process and its application in AI system development.
• Assist analytic methodologists and AA owners in translating technical documentation into analytic tradecraft-compliant language
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop, implement, and refine best practices for translating technical documentation into tradecraft-compliant language
• Review and edit translated documentation to ensure accuracy, completeness, and adherence to established trade craft standards.
• Supports capability development by contributing, editing, and storing code in government-owned / controlled source version control repositories.

Required qualifications / skills :

Come on board with a company that Values its Employees!

Celestar Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Celestar Corporation prohibits discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in employment based on race; color; religion; genetic information; national origin; sex (including same-sex); sexual orientation; gender identity; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; age; disability or handicap; citizenship status; marital status; service member / protected veteran status; or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.