Key skills
AWSAzureCloudD3.jsHadoopJavaScriptNoSQLPythonSeleniumSparkSQLTableauRMachine LearningNLPNatural Language ProcessingBIPower BILeadershipCritical Thinking
About this role
Role Overview
- Provide expert-level guidance on sentiment analysis methodologies, tools, and best practices for DoD personnel and partner organizations
- Design and implement sentiment analysis frameworks to support operational intelligence requirements
- Advise on the selection, deployment, and optimization of sentiment analysis technologies and platforms
- Conduct advanced analytical assessments of population sentiment across multiple information environments
- Support tactical and strategic decision-making through actionable sentiment intelligence products
- Develop, deliver, and maintain comprehensive training curricula on sentiment analysis techniques and applications
- Provide instruction on methods to capture and process data that is procured in major data scraping and collection efforts to assist in understanding population sentiment and digital trends
- Create practical exercises, case studies, and hands-on training scenarios relevant to DoD mission sets
- Train personnel on data collection methodologies, processing workflows, and analytical techniques
- Assess student competency and provide detailed feedback on analytical products
- Maintain current awareness of emerging technologies and incorporate innovations into training programs
- Execute large-scale data collection and scraping operations from open-source and authorized platforms
- Process and normalize multi-source datasets including social media, news feeds, forums, and digital communications
- Apply natural language processing (NLP), machine learning, and computational linguistics techniques
- Develop custom scripts and tools to enhance data collection and processing efficiency
- Ensure data integrity, quality control, and compliance with legal and ethical standards
- Identify and track population sentiment trends, narrative patterns, and information influence operations
- Produce clear, concise intelligence products tailored to diverse stakeholder requirements
- Brief senior leadership on sentiment trends, emerging threats, and operational recommendations
- Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams including OSINT analysts, data scientists, and operations personnel
Requirements
- 9 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field
- 7 years relevant experience with Masters in related field
- 4 years relevant experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field
- High School Diploma or equivalent and 13 years relevant experience
- Experience in sentiment analysis, social media analysis, or OSINT
- Background in instruction or training
- Prior support to DoD, Intelligence Community, or federal law enforcement
- Experience with large-scale data collection, web scraping, and data processing
- Proficiency with sentiment analysis platforms (Brandwatch, Crimson Hexagon, Synthesio, Palantir, etc)
- Advanced programming in Python, R, or similar
- Experience with web scraping tools (BeautifulSoup, Scrapy, Selenium, APIs)
- Strong NLP skills (NLTK, spaCy, transformers, BERT)
- Proficiency in data visualization (Tableau, Power BI, matplotlib, D3.js)
- Experience with big data tools (Hadoop, Spark) and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure)
- Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases
- Deep understanding of social media ecosystems and online communities
- Familiarity with information operations, influence campaigns, and narrative analysis techniques
- Ability to identify trends and anomalies in large datasets
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving in dynamic environments
- Knowledge of DoD data regulations, privacy laws, GDPR, and ethical data practices
- Willingness to deploy up to 50% of the time as required by mission needs
- Clearance: Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance
Tech Stack
- AWS
- Azure
- Cloud
- D3.js
- Hadoop
- JavaScript
- NoSQL
- Python
- Selenium
- Spark
- SQL
- Tableau
Benefits
- best-in-class medical, dental and vision plan choices
- wellness resources
- employee assistance programs
- Savings Plan Options (401(k))
- financial planning tools
- life insurance
- employee discounts
- paid holidays and paid time off
- tuition reimbursement
- early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships