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Grey Matters Defense Solutions

Defense and intelligence technology

Mission Engineer - Analyst

Full-Time
$100k - $160k
Expert
Hawaii, USA
HybridTravel required as needed to support customer requirements, exercises, and surge support.
Data & AnalyticsData Analysis
No H1B Sponsorship
US Top Secret Clearance Required

About the job

Requirements
  • An active Top Secret security clearance is required.
  • At least 8 years of Intelligence Community or Department of Defense analyst experience is required.
  • At least 5 years of mission capability experience is required.
  • At least 5 years of experience with common Department of Defense analysis and visualization applications is required.
  • The candidate must communicate effectively with peers, leadership, and customers.
  • The candidate must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • The candidate must be self-initiated and self-motivated, and able to work with minimal supervision.
  • The candidate must work effectively in small teams to solve complex problems.
  • The candidate must be able to develop innovative solutions to problems.
Responsibilities
  • Create and integrate capabilities into Sensor to Shooter workflows.
  • Capture customer needs and provide onsite expertise by developing scripts, models, automations, and other techniques to overcome mission-limiting capability gaps.
  • Support local operational needs at customer locations and help integrate with Intelligence Community and Department of Defense tools, services, and data.
  • Travel as needed to support customer requirements, including exercises and surge support.
Desired Qualifications
  • Coding experience in a modern programming language such as Python, R, or Java.
  • Broad knowledge of intelligence community sensors and disciplines, with the ability to leverage and communicate intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance experience to teammates and customers.
  • Experience processing and visualizing data, and understanding the processes and procedures for requesting, coordinating, and tasking collection.
  • Knowledge of customer tasking, collection, and processing tools for limited analytics and development.
  • Understanding of Agile development practices and procedures, with the ability to act as product owner for established needs.

About the company

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Grey Matters Defense Solutions

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Grey Matters Defense Solutions is a veteran-owned technology contractor serving defense and intelligence missions. The company develops software, data analytics, artificial intelligence, remote-sensing, and mission-workflow solutions. It serves defense, intelligence, and national-security organizations. Its operating model centers on technical teams working with government customers in mission-focused delivery environments. Teams work across software engineering, data science, AI, geospatial work, systems engineering, program management, and operations. The organization combines national-security technology expertise with practical delivery for government mission teams.

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • The company listed active openings on May 27, 2026 for software and SIGINT talent.
  • HigherGov shows $8.9 million obligated on NAVSEA OTA N652362190005 through March 2025.
  • GSA still lists Grey Matters as a vetted 8(a) contractor in March 2026.

What critics are saying

  • STARS III base ordering period ended July 1, 2026, risking pipeline disruption.
  • HigherGov shows only one major NAVSEA OTA, exposing heavy contract concentration.
  • If NAVSEA OTA orders stop, Grey Matters loses its clearest scale engine quickly.

What makes Grey Matters Defense Solutions unique

  • Veteran-owned 8(a) firm blending software, data science, and intelligence-community veterans since 2016.
  • Grey Matters touts 40-plus employees from DIA, NRO, NSA, DARPA, and the Armed Forces.
  • It holds GSA STARS III and NAVSEA OTA access for defense software buying.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Wellness Program
  • Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
  • Employee Discount
  • Referral Program