Lead Machine Learning Engineer

  • Fort Belvoir, VA
  • Posted 5 hours ago | Updated 4 hours ago

Overview

On Site
Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)

Skills

Agile
Amazon Web Services
Art
Artificial Intelligence
Big Data
Cloud Computing
Collaboration
Computer Science
Cyber Security
Distributed Computing
DoD
Electrical Engineering
Java
Machine Learning (ML)
Mathematics
Mentorship
Military
Programming Languages
Python
Scala
Statistics

Job Details

Role: Lead Machine Learning Engineer

Location: Ft. Belvoir, VA (On-site with Hybrid Option)

Duration: Long Term Contract

Job Description:

As a consultant, will be working to assist a DoD U.S. Army Command to create cybersecurity solutions working with cloud-based architecture (AWS Services). You will work directly the stakeholders to understand requirements and work with Army s Security teams to ensure the technologies available to the Government can be turned into solutions that they can use. Liaise with government software vendors and other asset creators; lead coordination of point solutions into broader capabilities for Army Defense Cyber Operations (DCO). You will be helping our military defend our cyber security infrastructure by delivering software capabilities.

Required Skills:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field
  • Master's or doctoral degree in computer science, electrical engineering, mathematics, or a similar field
  • At least 8 years of experience designing and building data-intensive solutions using distributed computing (Internship experience does not apply)
  • Proven track record in designing, building, and/or delivering ML models and components that solve real-world business problems, while working in collaboration with other technical teams.
  • Collaborate as part of a cross-functional Agile team to create and enhance capabilities that enables state-of-the-art big data and ML applications.
  • Retrain, maintain, and monitor models in production.
  • Leverage or build cloud-based architectures, technologies, and/or platforms to deliver optimized ML models at scale.
  • Be a trusted advisor to the Government to ensure all third party vendors platforms and code delivered is fit for purpose
  • Ensure all code is well-managed to reduce vulnerabilities, models are well-governed from a risk perspective, and
  • Use programming languages like Python, Scala, or Java.
  • Abilty to mentor and coach junior resources with delivery tasks.
  • Self-motivated, with the ability to work effectively both independently and in a team environment

Preferred Skills:

  • Certifications in Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence / Data Science
  • Familiarity with agile development methodologies
  • 5-8 years of experience in a ML/AI development and/or lead role
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