TekSynap is seeking a Senior Computer Scientist (Contract PM) to support the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division, aiming to leverage advanced information technology to meet the business needs of Federal Government customers by "Technology moving at the speed of thought".
Requirements
- Eight years of relevant experience in Computer Science
- Demonstrate a high level of proficiency in the following: Scoping, Planning, and Completing full lifecycle engineering projects
- Manage development and implementation of projects assigned to contractor staff.
- Demonstrate expert knowledge in one (1) or more of the following areas: User interface/User experience (UI/UX), Front-end engineering, API development, Data Engineering
- Four years of relevant Program Management experience
- Managing, communicating and contributing to enterprise architecture efforts, engineering trade-off analysis and feasibility studies, proof-of-concept prototypes to explore technical implementation options and issues, engineering reviews, technical design and implementation bringing commercial best practices to bear.
- Demonstrate a high level of proficiency as a Program/Project Manager (P/PM) with Federal Acquisition Certification (FAC)-P/PM and/or Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
Responsibilities
- Possesses and applies comprehensive knowledge across key tasks and high impact assignments.
- Plans and leads major technology assignments.
- Functions as a technical expert across multiple project assignments.
- Identify and recommend remedies, and/or implement solutions which enhance existing software and systems capabilities, performance, and security and/or introduce efficiencies or automation into stakeholder workflows.
- Perform programming (e.g. Python), code refactoring, systems operations, and/or design.
- Evaluate COTS, GOTS, OSS, and other software and systems to implement algorithmically complex data and technology solutions.
- Contribute to the technical work program of one or more projects.
Other
- Collaborate with Counterterrorism investigators, analysts, and professional staff, often directly engaging non-technical personnel to understand functional needs/issues/gaps, recommend solutions, and develop technically feasible tools in a timely manner.
- Build and/or support preparation of basic technical, business, and end user documentation.
- As the contract P/PM: Provide thought leadership and technical and analytical expertise to the Government and vendor project team.
- Ensure vendor project team adherence to quality standards.
- Manage the integration of vendor tasks, track project progress, and conduct project analysis resulting in appropriate metrics when requested.
