Talented Data Engineer (Knowledge Graph Specialist) - Black Cape
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 20, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 19, 2026.
Black Cape
Title: Talented Data Engineer (Knowledge Graph Specialist)
Location: Bethesda, MD
Onsite: Expected to go onsite (into a SCIF) 3 - 5 days per week
Clearance: TS/SCI - willing to get a CI poly
***MUST have an Active TS/SCI clearance and willing to get a CI Poly***
***If you do NOT have a US Citizenship or a Security Clearance issued by a US Government Customer, we will likely not get back to you. It is a REQUIREMENT of the job.***
Black Cape has Won “Best Places to Work” every year in existence by either the Washington Business Journal & Virginia’s Best Places to Work!
Want to be a part of an intelligent, talented, dynamic, and FUN team and keep building something GREAT?? Then, you should consider Black Cape!
- We work with Department of War (DoW) and Intelligence Community (IC) customers to accomplish their missions
- Come join us to work on cloud-native full-stack web applications, advanced data analysis tools, and machine learning capabilities
- Be a part of a team that is making an impact and HAVE FUN while doing so!
Black Cape is a unique technology company with a focus on full-stack web applications, advanced data analysis tools, and integrating AI/ML capabilities for federal government customers. We are a COOL and FUN crew that works hard and plays maybe even a little harder. Our core team is an impressive group of engineers with exceptional leadership at the helm.
Black Cape is led by proven business and engineering leaders with a track record of building innovative technology companies focused on building mission applications. We support many programs and agencies as both a prime and a subcontractor and created a strong reputation working with top tier partners doing work for all major Intelligence Community agencies, DoW, and Special Operations customers.
Our engineer-led software teams develop technical solutions on an aggressive schedule across the DoW and IC to meet customer needs. Our engineers apply proven, repeatable software, technical, and analytical approaches to build solutions and have frequent interaction with end users to produce and deploy solutions.
We bring experience in building, integrating and deploying AI/ML solutions using Google TensorFlow, Python scikit-learn, and other tools. Black Cape’s approach to solution development combines lessons learned from developing and deploying applications to customer cloud environments with industry best practices in Agile development and DevOps.
What we are hiring:
Intelligence analysts with technical know-how to represent the next generation of object-based intelligence globally. People who want to change the current landscape of tools available to other analysts globally and help make sense of an ever-changing world.
An ideal candidate has a background in the intelligence community, specifically in defense intelligence, and knows how to tackle problems around operational readiness and disposition. Ability to work with technical teams is a must. Must have the ability to effectively communicate ideas about how to utilize the system we’re building to other analysts, senior stakeholders, and other parties. Preferred candidates also have the ability to help build training materials in conjunction with the technical team.
Required Technical Skills (MUST HAVES):
- Must have a Bachelor’s degree and 1.5+ years of professional experience
- A strong grasp of graph theory, data modeling, and a passion for structuring complex, multi-dimensional relationships
- Expertise with graph database solutions, such as Anzograph, Neo4j, or Amazon Neptune
- Familiarity with database query languages including Cypher, SQL, and SPARQL
- Familiarity with scripting languages including Python and shell scripting
- Familiarity with Linux systems including RedHat-based distributions
- Experience working with software development teams in any capacity
- Experience working in and willingness to work in classified government environments
- Experience developing on MacOS, Windows, and Linux
Preferred Technical Skills (NICE TO HAVES):
- Experience with AWS Console including but not limited to lite management of EC2 instances
- Background working with Object-Based Intelligence
- Background communicating to senior stakeholders in a classified environment
- CompTIA Security+ certification
Great Benefits | 401K | Competitive Salary | Generous Time Off | Exceptional Team-Building & Fun Company Events | Mentorship & Professional Development Programs | Tuition Reimbursement | Parental Leave Policy