Machine Learning Engineer

Overview

Ignite is an ISO 9001:2015 and CMMI Services Level 3 certified, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), headquartered in Huntsville, AL. Ignite provides professional services to customers in educational, federal, and commercial industries and aims to be a preeminent provider in this space, upholding values of competency, collaboration, innovation, reliability, and results. Ignite is seeking a driven, detail-oriented Machine Learning Engineer to join the team supporting the Missiles and Space Intelligence Center in Huntsville, AL.

This position is expected to be on-site.

The team will work with technologies including Docker, Python, Jupyter Notebooks, Postgre

SQL, and other tools, and will leverage Git Ops patterns and CI/CD with tools like Git Lab and Git Hub.

Note:

This job description reflects the responsibilities, qualifications, and expectations for the role and may be subject to change.

• Integrate ML systems with other software components, ensuring that machine learning pipelines work within the overall product architecture.
• Manage the transition from prototype to production, including setting up model deployment pipelines and monitoring solutions.
• Construct optimized data pipelines to feed ML models; run tests and experiments and document findings.
• Monitor model performance post-deployment including managing model drift, rollback, and failure scenarios.
• Write clean, testable, maintainable code in Python and other languages.

• A minimum of 12 years of work experience, with 1-3 years of experience working with ML frameworks.
• TS/SCI with ability to obtain CI Polygraph after onboarding.
• Degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics or another quantitative field.
• 1-3 years of experience working with ML frameworks.
• Programming proficiency in Python and extensive knowledge of ML frameworks, libraries, data structures, and data modeling.
• Solid understanding of the full ML development lifecycle.
• Experience working with SQL and No
  
  SQL databases.
• Experience with both Linux and Windows operating systems.
• Knowledge of CI/CD and Agile methodologies.
• Understanding of software design and system integration.

• Experience with petabyte-scale data sets
• Experience with multi-INT analytics
• Experience deploying, monitoring, and scaling models in production environments

• Must be a US citizen and be able to obtain and hold an active TS/SCI Clearance with CI Polygraph.
• Master’s degree in a related field with 12 years of experience or a bachelor’s degree in a related field with 17 years of experience.

• We are equal opportunity/affirmative action employers, committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under state or local law.
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