Description We are seeking a Senior Level Data Scientist to support the Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) in their acceleration of the DoD’s adoption of data, analytics, and AI to generate decision advantage from the boardroom to the battlefield. The role involves designing, developing, and optimizing AI/ML solutions, collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate AI technologies and ensuring scalability and performance using cloud-based and distributed computing tools like Apache Spark. Additionally, the position includes managing the full lifecycle of AI components, conducting research, and applying AI advancements to enhance products, while maintaining shared libraries, supporting prototyping strategies, and addressing data-related challenges. Responsibilities: + Designs, configures, develops, tests, and maintains informatics and data science solutions across a broad range of technical applications. + Collaborates with cross-functional teams, including data scientists and software engineers, to incorporate AI solutions from CDAO or the DoD community into Search Portfolio products as appropriate. + Optimizes AI models for performance, scalability, and efficiency, leveraging cloud-based resources and distributed computing frameworks, particularly Apache Spark/Databricks, and adapts code to run on GPU-enabled Kubernetes clusters. + Keeps up to date with advancements in AI research and applies relevant findings to enhance Search Portfolio products. + Manages the full lifecycle of AI/ML components used in Search Portfolio products, from research and development to deployment and optimization. + Uses analytical methodologies to identify data-related challenges, implement solutions, and assess performance. + Documents and presents requirements, design options, and findings to team members and clients. + Develops strategic data modeling processes, accurately identifying cause-and-effect relationships. + Experienced with integrated development environments, data integration, data visualization, data mining, and analysis tools. + Maintains and supports the development of shared libraries and tools for use across multiple teams. + Assists in developing a strategy for achieving rapid prototyping. Additional Skills & Qualifications + Bachelor’s degree with 7-10 years of experience, or Masters degree plus 5 years of experience. + Experience with machine learning fields such as natural language processing, computer vision, and statistical learning theory. + Direct experience with Large Language Models, text embedding, semantic query, use of generative AI for text, and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG). + Familiarity with data preprocessing, feature engineering, and model evaluation techniques for machine learning projects. + Strong understanding of supervised and unsupervised learning, reinforcement learning, and neural networks. + Experience with version control systems like Git. + Experience in an ML engineer or data scientist role building machine learning models. + Experience writing code in Python, R, Scala, and C++ with documentation for reproducibility. + Experience using distributed computing environments, such as Apache Spark or Databricks, for AI/ML workloads. + Experience handling petabyte-sized datasets, conducting in-depth data analysis, using data visualization tools, writing SQL code, and working with GPUs to develop models. + Experience working with cloud-based data persistence products, especially RDS PostgreSQL and PostgreSQL extensions such as pgvector. + Experience writing and speaking about technical concepts to business, technical, and lay audience and giving data-drive demonstrations. + Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility. Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $62.00 - $96.00 Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace Type This is a hybrid position in Washington,DC. Application Deadline This position will be accepting applications until Dec 30, 2024. 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