AI Engineer III - TS​/SCI w​/poly clearance

• Annapolis Junction, Maryland

Requires TS/SCI with Poly Clearance

The Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) Engineer designs, creates, tests, and productizes AI/ML algorithms to solve business challenges. The AI/ML models they create should be capable of learning and making predictions as defined by the business logic developed to meet customer requirements. The AI/ML Engineer should be proficient in all aspects of model architecture, data pipeline interaction, and metrics application, interpretation, and presentation.

The AI/ML Engineer needs familiarity with foundational concepts of application development, infrastructure management, data engineering, and data governance. Through an understanding of training, retraining, deploying, scheduling, monitoring, and improving models through iterative user and system feedback, the AI/ML Engineer designs and creates scalable solutions for optimal performance. The AI/ML Engineer may be responsible for leading geographically diverse teams and will often serve as a primary POC for AI-related matters, so must have exceptional analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.

Expert knowledge of multiple programming languages, e.g. Python, Java, C, R, a plus.

More than five (5+) years experience in applied machine learning in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. A Master's or Ph.D. degree in advanced math, artificial intelligence, data science, computer science or deep learning from an accredited college or university. 5+ additional years of machine learning experience with a relevant Bachelor's degree may be substituted for a Master's degree.

Experience with standard machine language frameworks, e.g. Pytorch, Tensor Flow.

Qualifications

Perform statistical analysis

Run machine learning algorithms

Use results to improve models

Experience in working with various ML libraries and packages

Run standard test and evaluation protocols

Provide system integration oversight

Oversee test and evaluation of AI and ML algorithms through an iterative design process to meet verification and validation requirements

Research and implement a broad range of AI and ML algorithms and tools

Design or select appropriate data and knowledge representation methods

Recognize software architecture, data modeling, and data structures

Transform and convert data science prototypes into scalable solutions

Verify and model output quality

Identify differences in data distribution that affect model performance

Generous and competitive paid time off, scaled based on time in service, plus eleven paid annual holidays.

Cyber Trend pays 100% of the cost for the following benefits for its full-time employees: including medical (base plan), dental, vision, disability, life, EAP, and more.

Cyber Trend contributes 10% of your monthly gross salary to a SEP-IRA account. This retirement plan is non-contributory for the employee, has no vesting period, and is 100% owned and managed by the employee.

Educational assistance up to $5,250 annually for work-related acitivies upon prior approval

Training assistance up to $3,000 annually for work-related activities upon prior approval

Cyber Trend provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.