Data Scientist / Analyst Professional

About the job

Zimmerwald | 80-100% (Job sharing possible) |

What you can contribute

• Assess multilingual information from the open, worldwide news flow (OSINF) in real time and alert clients within the federal administration in the event of special security policy incidents
• Administer the underlying OSINF situation tracking software and further develop it in collaboration with the manufacturer and internal partners
• Develop various OSINF reports – for example using NLP – from proof-of-concept to mature product
• Advise clients within the federal administration on the use of OSINF news in daily work and support them in using the situation tracking software
• Create multilingual information bulletins on current daily events

What makes you unique

• University degree or comparable higher education
• Very good knowledge of current world events, international political contexts, and relevant actors in the field of international security policy
• Knowledge of programming concepts and data science, especially in the area of Natural Language Processing (NLP), as well as experience in software development projects is an advantage
• Willingness to work shifts according to a fixed duty roster, including night, weekend, and public holiday shifts. Mobility outside public transport operating hours; owning a vehicle is an advantage
• Very good active knowledge of a second official language as well as very good English skills

In a nutshell

As an analyst in the Data Analysis and Intelligence (DAI) section, you are part of a team of news experts who analyse, assess, and process reports from worldwide open information sources around the clock.
In close cooperation with our partners, you also contribute to the administration and continuous development of the underlying situation tracking software and the products based on it.
The technical focus of your work can be individually tailored according to your interests, knowledge, and skills. Depending on your profile, you will take on tasks focusing on product ownership, data science, and/or software development.

What we offer

• Working for Switzerland We are committed to the Swiss success model and work for the benefit of the population.
• Lived diversity Thanks to equal opportunities, we develop our skills and bring in different perspectives.
• Healthy at work We support and advise our employees in the area of physical and mental health.

All benefits

Your commitment to security and freedom

The Cyber Command (Kdo Cy) stands for expertise in the areas of cyber and digitalisation. We combine enthusiasm for our task with know-how, innovation, state-of-the-art technologies, and agile working methods. We provide secure, robust, and resilient IT services for the Swiss Army and our partners in the Swiss security network. This enables the Cyber Command to give the Swiss Army the necessary knowledge and decision-making advantage – for a secure Switzerland.

The Swiss Army employs over 9,000 people in four military and around 200 civilian professions – at 110 locations throughout Switzerland. The next generation is also taken care of: the Swiss Army trains apprentices in over 30 professions.

Additional information

A position with the Swiss Army makes sense and offers many advantages. Convince yourself at armee.ch/vorteile .
Offers from recruitment agencies will not be considered.

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