Full-Time

Modeling Data Engineer

Ontologist

Posted on 11/7/2025

AnaVation LLC

AnaVation LLC

51-200 employees

IT engineering services for federal government

No salary listed

Occoquan Historic District, VA, USA

Hybrid

Hybrid role with 2 on-site days per week in Lorton, VA; occasional on-site meetings (1–2 weeks) per year.

Category
Data & Analytics (1)
Required Skills
Python
JavaScript
NoSQL
Git
SQL
C#
REST APIs
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or related field of study
  • Experience working as an ontologist within a federal law enforcement or Intelligence Community agency environment
  • Experience creating and managing data models, ETL development, and data warehousing
  • Software languages and software system development experience (Python, C#, and JavaScript)
  • Familiarity and experience with search query languages (SQL, No-SQL)
  • Knowledge of common data storage formats (JSON, XML, CSV)
  • Familiarity with the software development cycle
  • Extensive experience building unit tests
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Responsibilities
  • Lead the design, development, and evolution of formal ontologies to represent complex domains, entities, relationships, and concepts, including the adaptation of proprietary data formats that capture real world entities in realistic, transportable, and explanatory data models
  • Develop changes to the data model to support continually evolving system and information requirements
  • Ensure models can support current and future enterprise applications system design by capturing and communicating changes to the data model to all relevant systems at consistent and regular intervals in line with the software development life cycle of the enterprise applications
  • Interface directly with data architects, software developers, and cross-functional teams to understand their data needs
  • Provide expert guidance on semantic technologies and knowledge representation to ensure that the data model is able to capture the use cases that the software systems are responsible for
Desired Qualifications
  • Digital forensic domain background
  • Normalizing data accounting for multiple organizational and operational concerns
  • Experience handling complex and conflicting customer requirements
  • Knowledge of data governance and data quality frameworks

AnaVation LLC provides IT engineering and cybersecurity services to the U.S. Federal Government. It helps agencies solve complex technical and analytical problems by delivering services such as intelligence collection and processing, analytical systems, big data solutions, and cybersecurity measures. The company operates by winning government contracts and projects, offering cost-effective and tailored solutions through a team of professionals called AnaVators who work to improve clients’ operational efficiency and security. AnaVation differentiates itself by focusing on deeply specialized government IT engineering expertise, long-term customer relationships, and a values-driven culture that emphasizes employees’ growth and positive work environment. The goal is to be a trusted partner for federal agencies, delivering practical, mission-focused engineering solutions that address their toughest technical challenges.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Reston, Virginia

Founded

2013

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What believers are saying

  • Federal cybersecurity spending reaches $15.4B by 2027; zero-trust and cloud security drive demand.
  • DoD allocates $8B+ through 2027 for cloud migration and legacy modernization projects.
  • Forensics and incident response services grow 18% annually as cyber threats escalate.

What critics are saying

  • CACI's $8.7B Applied Insight acquisition displaces AnaVation's small business set-aside advantages.
  • Palantir's $1.2B Army Vantage contract extension locks AnaVation out of intelligence fusion missions.
  • Commercial AI platforms like AWS Bedrock render 40% of AnaVation's proprietary systems obsolete.

What makes AnaVation LLC unique

  • AnaVation achieved FedRAMP High and DoD IL-4/5 authorization via AWS Bedrock integration.
  • Integrated end-to-end solutions across cybersecurity, big data, and analytics attract consolidating federal agencies.
  • Specialized expertise in intelligence collection, forensics, and exploitation serves niche IC/DoD missions.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Professional Development Budget

Life Insurance

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