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# Data Scientist / Technical Targeter at Core One

- **Company:** Core One
- **Location:** Tysons Corner, VA
- **Posted:** 2026-05-28
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-06
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/coreone/jobs/8569140002

## Job description

Join our team at Core One! Our mission is to be at the forefront of devising analytical, operational and technical solutions to our Nation's most complex national security challenges. In order to achieve our mission, Core One values people first! We are committed to recruiting, nurturing, and retaining top talent! We offer a competitive total compensation package that sets us apart from our competition. Core One is a team-oriented, dynamic, and growing company that values exceptional performance!

Core One is seeking a Data Scientist to support our IC program. This position requires a TS/SCI w/ Poly clearance.

## Responsibilities

- Support data collection operations by identifying existing sets of underexploited data and developing efficient techniques for their exploitation and analysis.
- Assess current data workflows and formulate improved exploitation methodologies to more quickly identify actionable opportunities and support mission objectives.
- Integrate analytical workflows into existing tools and platforms, ensuring seamless compatibility with established data infrastructure and processes.
- Collaborate with internal components, partner organizations, and other contractor resources to identify new data feeds and expand collection opportunities.
- Restructure and normalize large volumes of structured and unstructured data to enhance analytical efficiency and accelerate the identification of actionable intelligence.
- Sustain and continuously evolve data processing and exploitation capabilities to meet evolving program objectives and mission requirements.
- Document, assess, and improve data quality processes to ensure the integrity, accuracy, and reliability of analytical products and reporting.
- Work with developers to identify required features and capabilities for new tools, providing subject matter expertise to inform tool development and enhancement efforts.
- Diagnose, isolate, and resolve complex problems pertaining to data infrastructure in a timely and effective manner to minimize operational disruption.

Requirements:

- Active TS/SCI w/ Poly Clearance
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline preferred. Equivalent work experience in lieu of degree will be considered.
- Demonstrated experience supporting, documenting, and evolving processes to assess and improve data quality and integrity.
- Demonstrated experience working independently or collaboratively with other resources as dictated by mission needs and project scale.
- Demonstrated experience using data exploitation and parsing tools such as Kibana or equivalent platforms.
- Demonstrated experience effectively diagnosing, isolating, and resolving complex problems pertaining to data infrastructure.
- Demonstrated experience evaluating data integrity and making recommendations for improvement.
- Demonstrated experience manipulating and exploiting both structured and unstructured datasets at scale.
- Demonstrated experience crafting and delivering on project milestones in a fast-paced operational environment.

Salary Range: $110,000 - $215,000; dependent on level

The pay range reflected above is a general guideline for this position and labor category and is not a guarantee of a specific salary or offer. Final compensation is determined based on factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, education, certifications, security clearance level, contract requirements, geographic location, and internal pay equity, and may reflect market data specific to the awarded contract.

Core One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

## __PRESENT

## About Core One

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Core One delivers analytical, operational, and technical solutions to the most complex national security challenges facing the U.S. government.
- **Entity Type**: Private (revenue-funded, no disclosed funding rounds)
- **Headquarters**: Sterling, Virginia, USA
- **Founded**: 2013
- **Founders**: Patrick Moniz (CEO & Co‑founder), Joseph Koo (President & Co‑founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Defense, national security, intelligence, space manufacturing
- **Target customers**: U.S. government agencies (DoD, Intelligence Community, Special Operations)
- **Mission/purpose**: “Deliver solutions that anticipate and address the most complex challenges facing the U.S. national security community,” helping clients “secure enduring strategic dominance.”

## Products & Services
- **Mission Integration**: Fuses intelligence and defense expertise to craft solutions across blurred mission boundaries.
- **Intelligence Analysis**: Enables the intelligence community to produce actionable intelligence for threat mitigation.
- **Defense Programs**: Partners with the Department of Defense to deliver capabilities that deter aggression and ensure global stability.
- **Operational Support**: Provides advisory to the highest levels of the U.S. national security and defense apparatus.
- **Training & Logistics**: Designs and conducts over 5,000 exercises, red cells, and test environments; runs advanced special operations training courses.
- **Strategic Services**: Advisory, planning, and synchronization support for strategic initiatives.
- **Custom Technical Solutions**: Builds and scales secure, scalable technical solutions (30+ unique solutions delivered).
- **All-Source Analysis, Cyber Security, Data Science, DevOps, Cloud Architecture**: Various technical service lines deployed across 117 locations worldwide.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Annual Revenue**: ~$27M (as of ~2025, per LinkedIn data)
- **Headcount**: 107 employees (37% year‑over‑year growth, +50 people)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: No external investors disclosed. Key government partners include USSOCOM, DoD, and Intelligence Community agencies. Board member Mac Curtis joined in June 2025.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Awarded USSOCOM J59 Futures Planning and Synchronization Prime Contract (Jan 2025)
  - Awarded IC Division contract in Northern Virginia expanding software, data, and DevOps capabilities (Feb 2025)
  - Acquired Calhoun International (Dec 2024) and Global Research Analytics (Feb 2023)
  - Active job postings: 86 (monthly +21%, quarterly +19%, yearly +51%)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Mission focus**: Deep specialization in U.S. national security with a singular focus on government partners.
- **Discretion & trust**: Operates with “utmost discretion” to maintain operational security – a cornerstone of long‑term partner relationships.
- **Integrated intelligence‑defense capability**: Bridges intelligence and defense communities, offering seamless support across mission sets.
- **Proven scale**: Has rapidly established and scaled operations at 117 CONUS/OCONUS locations.
- **Talent pipeline**: Attracts experienced professionals from top defense contractors (e.g., Amentum, PAE, SAIC, GDIT).

## Strategic Focus
- Continue geographic and capability expansion through strategic acquisitions and prime contract wins.
- Grow technical services (software, data, DevOps, cloud) to complement traditional intelligence and operational support.
- Deepen relationships with USSOCOM, IC, and DoD by delivering integrated, forward‑leaning solutions.
- Maintain elite training and exercise capabilities to simulate modern threat environments.

## Why Work Here
- **Meaningful work**: Employees support critical national security missions that protect the country, with a culture of “relentless dedication.”
- **Culture**: Collegial, principled, and mission‑first; described as “highly effective team” that values adaptability, discretion, and integrity.
- **Benefits**:
  - Competitive, market‑based compensation and performance bonuses
  - 6% 401(k) company match, vested immediately
  - Health, dental, vision insurance (individual & family)
  - Paid time off, 11 paid federal holidays, parental leave (paid for new parents)
  - Flexible Spending Accounts (medical and child‑care, tax‑free)
  - Life & disability insurance at no cost
  - Training and certification reimbursements
- **Career growth**: Individual development plans; roles span Intelligence Analysis, Operations, Corporate, Application Development, Training & Logistics.
- **Locations**: Sterling, VA (HQ) and sites across the U.S. and overseas (Philippines). Many roles require TS/SCI clearance and may involve travel.
- **Work environment**: Hybrid/office based on mission needs; emphasis on collaboration and focused teamwork.

## Sources
1. [Core One – About](https://www.coreone.com/company)
2. [Core One – Careers](https://www.coreone.com/careers)
3. [Core One – Homepage](https://www.coreone.com/)
4. [Core One – Job Board (Greenhouse)](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/coreone)
5. [Core One – LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/coreone)

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