Clearance Level Required:
Position Requires a Top Secret (TS/SCI) Clearance with a Polygraph.
Location:
Northern Virginia
The Mission:
Square Peg Technologies is looking for data scientists who enjoy leveraging large sets of data to tell stories. In this role, you will apply modern machine and deep learning approaches to import, clean, transform and model data that supports our nation's core intelligence decision-makers. You will be responsible for designing or presenting conclusions gained from analyzing data using statistical tools like Tableau, Python, R and others.
Basic Qualifications
Work as the lead data strategist, identifying and integrating new datasets that can be leveraged through our product capabilities and work closely with the engineering team to strategize and execute the development of data productsExecute analytical experiments methodically to help solve various problems and make a true impact across various domains and industriesResearch and devise innovative statistical models for data analysisCommunicate findings to all stakeholdersEnable smarter business processes—and implement analytics for meaningful insightsIdentify relevant data sources and sets to mine for client business needs, and collect large structured and unstructured datasets and variablesDevise and utilize algorithms and models to mine big data stores, perform data and error analysis to improve models, and clean and validate data for uniformity and accuracyAnalyze data for trends and patterns, and Interpret data with a clear objective in mindImplement analytical models into production by collaborating with software developers and machine learning engineers.Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in statistics, applied mathematics, or related discipline2+ years experience in data scienceProficiency in data mining, mathematics, and statistical analysisAdvanced pattern recognition and predictive modeling experienceExperience with Excel, PowerPoint, Tableau, SQL, and programming languages (i.e., Java/Python, SAS)Master’s degree in stats, applied math, or related disciplineSquare Peg Technologies Company Information
Square Peg Technologies is a boutique technology consulting firm that specializes in data solutions using the latest technologies in analytics, data science, data engineering, and data management. Our mission is to develop and integrate cutting-edge technology solutions that inspire our customers to push the fields of science and technology forward. Here at Square Peg, you will not get lost in a crowd. We value each person’s contribution, celebrate wins together, and invest in the personal and professional development of our employees. Along with a strong positive culture that allows employees to thrive and grow, we also offer top-notch benefits including a large amount of vacation, annual bonuses, 401k matching, paid training, and 100% health care coverage.
At Square Peg Tech, we aim to be at the forefront of technology and innovation. Our ideal candidate must be forward-leaning and eager to engage with customers, academia, and industry leaders on the future applications of AI/ML, as well as best practices in advanced analytics. With a firm footprint in the Intelligence Community, Square Peg Tech is looking to expand its capabilities into the Department of Defense, NASA, and other prominent government agencies.
Position Summary
Location: Remote / Hybrid (Washington, D.C. metro preferred)
Engagement Type: Part-Time Consultant with option to convert to Full-Time as demand grows
Travel: Occasional domestic travel may be required based on client needs
Square Peg Technologies is expanding a new services line focused on helping government and commercial organizations prepare for the post-quantum era. We are seeking a mid-level PQC Solutions Engineer to join us initially in a consulting capacity, with the opportunity to transition to a full-time role as the PQC practice scales and additional customers are onboarded.
This role is well suited for an engineer who enjoys hands-on technical work, thrives in early-stage service development, and wants to play a foundational role in building practical, real-world post-quantum cryptography capabilities. You will support tool evaluation, engineering prototyping, and client-facing technical delivery while helping shape reusable assets that enable the growth of Square Peg’s PQC offering.
This role supports early-stage assessments, technical validation, and pilot delivery efforts across multiple client engagements, and may require occasional travel to support client meetings, workshops, or on-site technical activities.
Key Responsibilities
Tool Evaluation and Testing
Evaluate open-source and commercial PQC libraries, cryptographic discovery tools, and key management solutionsBenchmark performance, assess compatibility, and document technical findingsEngineering and IntegrationDevelop reference implementations for integrating PQC algorithms such as Kyber and Dilithium into simulated enterprise environmentsBuild automation scripts and APIs to support cryptographic scanning and analysis workflowsPrototype and Lab Development
Create lab environments to simulate cryptographic migration and crypto-agile workflowsTest key management architectures and develop reusable engineering artifactsTechnical Documentation
Produce engineering design documents, tool comparison guides, integration checklists, and user documentationContribute to internal SOPs and delivery playbooksClient Engagement Support
Support client pilots, demonstrations, and technical assessmentsDeploy tools, collect cryptographic inventory data, analyze results, and contribute to client-facing deliverablesInternal Enablement
Package reusable scripts, tooling, and processes to support scaling the PQC service lineParticipate in internal knowledge-sharing and engineering reviewsRequired Qualifications
3–6 years of engineering experience in cybersecurity, secure systems development, or infrastructure securityProficiency with at least one scripting or programming language such as Python, Bash, or PowerShellStrong understanding of cryptographic protocols including TLS, SSH, and S/MIME, along with PKI and certificate lifecycle managementExperience integrating or working with cryptographic libraries such as OpenSSL, Bouncy Castle, or liboqsAbility to design, document, and troubleshoot systems in complex environmentsPreferred Qualifications
Familiarity with government security standards and guidance, including FIPS 140-3, NIST SP 800-175B, SP 800-131A, NSM-10, and OMB M-23-02Hands-on experience with PQC tools such as Open Quantum Safe, SandboxAQ, or cloud-based KMS platforms with PQC extensionsExperience implementing encryption or key management in cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or GCPFamiliarity with Zero Trust Architecture and modern identity frameworksExperience with containerization or automation tools such as Docker, Ansible, or TerraformRelevant cybersecurity certifications such as Security+, CISSP, or CCSPImpact
In this role, you will help establish the engineering backbone of Square Peg’s PQC offering, delivering real technical value to early adopters, building reusable tools and reference implementations, and shaping how organizations begin their transition to post-quantum cryptography. Your work will directly influence how the practice scales, how clients adopt PQC technologies, and how the role may evolve into a full-time position as customer demand grows.
Why Join Square Peg Technologies
Consultant-first role with a clear path to full-time as the practice growsOpportunity to help build a new national security and enterprise-focused capabilityWork at the intersection of cryptography, quantum readiness, and cybersecurityMission-oriented clients and meaningful technical challengesFlexible, remote-first environment with strong technical ownershipAdditional Note
Compensation is extremely competitive and will be discussed based on experience, engagement scope, and availability.
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Full Job Description
Position Requires a Top Secret (TS/SCI) Clearance with a Polygraph.
The Mission:
At Square Peg, we rely on powerfully insightful data to inform our systems and solutions—and we’re seeking an experienced pipeline-centric data engineer to put it to use. The Data Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining data pipelines for our customers. The Data Engineer will develop automated pipelines for a variety of data types and datasets.
Basic Qualifications:
Work with data to solve business problems, building and maintaining the infrastructure to answer questions and improve processesHelp streamline our data science workflows, adding value to our product offering and building out our customer lifecycle and retention modelsWork closely with the data science and business intelligence teams to develop data models and pipelines for research, reporting, and machine learningBe an advocate for best practices and continued learningWork closely with our data science to help build complex algorithms that provide unique insights into our dataUse agile software development processes to iteratively make improvements to our back-end systemsModel front-end and back-end data sources to help draw a more comprehensive picture of user flows throughout our system and enable powerful data analysisBuild data pipelines that clean, transform and aggregate data from disparate sourcesDevelop models that can be used to make predictions and answer questions for the overall businessPreferred Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering or equivalent3+ years of experience with Python, SQL, and data visualization/exploration toolsFamiliarity with the AWS ecosystem specifically RedShift and RDSCommunication skills, especially explaining technical concepts to non-technical business leadersExperience building or maintaining ETL processesSquare Peg Technologies Company Information
Square Peg Technologies is a boutique technology consulting firm that specializes in data solutions using the latest technologies in analytics, data science, data engineering, and data management. Our mission is to develop and integrate cutting-edge technology solutions that inspire our customers to push the fields of science and technology forward. Here at Square Peg, you will not get lost in a crowd. We value each person’s contribution, celebrate wins together, and invest in the personal and professional development of our employees. Along with a strong positive culture that allows employees to thrive and grow, we also offer top-notch benefits including a large amount of vacation, annual bonuses, 401k matching, paid training, and 100% health care coverage.
At Square Peg Tech, we aim to be at the forefront of technology and innovation. Our ideal candidate must be forward-leaning and eager to engage with customers, academia, and industry leaders on the future applications of AI/ML, as well as best practices in advanced analytics. With a firm footprint in the Intelligence Community, Square Peg Tech is looking to expand its capabilities into the Department of Defense, NASA, and other prominent government agencies.
Position Requires a Top Secret (TS/SCI) Clearance with a Polygraph.
Location:
Northern Virginia
The Mission:
Square Peg is seeking a Data Scientist who can turn structure and unstructured data sets into useful information to solve challenges. You'll work closely with the customer and stakeholders to optimize business processes through data engineering and machine learning techniques and help integrate the developed models into a form useful to the organization. Using Databricks, which was named to both the Magic Quadrant for Cloud Database Management Systems and the Magic Quadrant for Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms, you'll using best in class technology to help our customer solve some of their most challenging data problems.
Don't know Databricks, no problem! Sign up for our extensive training program to be a part of shaping the future of AI/ML.
Basic Qualifications:
2+ years of experience with one or more of following programming languages: Python, Java, or SQLExperience with designing and executing machine learning models and applications Experience with building statistical models and developing machine learning algorithms, including supervised, unsupervised, or reinforcement Advanced math and statistics background with programming, domain knowledge, and communication skills to analyze data, create applied mathematical models, and present results in a form useful to the organizationKnowledge of Data Science Libraries (e.g. SparkML, Tensorflow, Sci-Kit Learn) Knowledge of applying time-series / regression analysis, clustering-methods, effectiveness testing (A-/B-hypotheses testing) to solve diverse business problems Experience cleaning data for data science applicationsPreferred Qualifications:
Knowledge in big-data technologies (Hadoop, Apache Spark, Databricks) Experience with business intelligence tools like TableauExperience with data lakes/warehousesExperience with cloud services, including AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Experience with enterprise DataOps, DevSecOps, and MLOps processes to operationalize and monitor data science modelsPossession of excellent verbal and written communication skills A self-motivated and proactive individual with a can-do attitude and the ability to work on projects and solve problems independentlySquare Peg Technologies Company Information
Square Peg Technologies is a boutique technology consulting firm that specializes in data solutions using the latest technologies in analytics, data science, data engineering and data management. Our mission is to develop and integrate cutting edge technology solutions that inspire our customers to push the fields of science and technology forward. Here at Square Peg, you will not get lost in a crowd. We value each person’s contribution, celebrate wins together and invest in the personal and professional development of our employees. Along with a strong positive culture that allows employees to thrive and grow, we also offer top notch benefits to include a large amount of vacation, annual bonuses, 401k matching, paid training, and 100% health care coverage.
At Square Peg Tech, we aim to be at the forefront of technology and innovation. Our ideal candidate must be forward leaning and eager to engage with customers, academia and industry leaders on the future applications of AI/ML, as well as best practices in advanced analytics. With a firm footprint in the Intelligence Community, Square Peg Tech is looking to expand its capabilities into the Department of Defense, NASA and other prominent government agencies.
Clearance Required:
Position Requires a Top Secret (TS/SCI) Clearance with a Polygraph.
Location:
Northern Virginia
The Mission:
Square Peg is seeking a Data Engineer to be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining data pipelines for our customers. The Data Engineer will develop automated pipelines for a variety of data types and datasets. Using Databricks, which was named to both the Magic Quadrant for Cloud Database Management Systems and the Magic Quadrant for Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms, you'll using best in class technology to help our customer solve some of their most challenging data problems.
Don't know Databricks, no problem! Sign up for our extensive training program to be a part of shaping the future of AI/ML
Basic Qualifications:
Proficient with one or more programming languages (Python, SQL, Java)Prepare big data, implement data models and develop database to support the business solutionsUnderstanding of SQL database structures and mapping data structures between different SQL databasesKnowledge of API development techniquesDemonstrated experience in data engineering, data processing and modeling techniques using cloud-based data management, data science, and ML platforms such as Databricks, Splunk, Cloudera, and Snowflake. Demonstrated experience with cloud based database services such as Databricks and AWSPreferred Qualifications
Experience with using Apache Spark and Hadoop to conduct large-scale data processingExtensive experience in Extract-Transform-Load (ETL) processes Demonstrated extensive experience with cloud services (AWS strongly preferred) Familiarity with open source data engineering tools and processesSquare Peg Technologies Company Information
Square Peg Technologies is a boutique technology consulting firm that specializes in data solutions using the latest technologies in analytics, data science, data engineering and data management. Our mission is to develop and integrate cutting edge technology solutions that inspire our customers to push the fields of science and technology forward. Here at Square Peg, you will not get lost in a crowd. We value each person’s contribution, celebrate wins together and invest in the personal and professional development of our employees. Along with a strong positive culture that allows employees to thrive and grow, we also offer top notch benefits to include a large amount of vacation, annual bonuses, 401k matching, paid training, and 100% health care coverage.
At Square Peg Tech, we aim to be at the forefront of technology and innovation. Our ideal candidate must be forward leaning and eager to engage with customers, academia and industry leaders on the future applications of AI/ML, as well as best practices in advanced analytics. With a firm footprint in the Intelligence Community, Square Peg Tech is looking to expand its capabilities into the Department of Defense, NASA and other prominent government agencies.
