Ontologist - Threat Analytic Systems

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory•Laurel, MD

4h•$23 - $48

About The Position

Are you excited about applying your education toward building creative solutions for our nation’s greatest challenges? Are you searching for a collaborative environment that prioritizes impact, innovation, and personal development? If so, the Threat Analytic Systems Group is looking for someone like you to join our APL team! We are a team of software engineers, data scientists, and knowledge representation experts who partner with experts across a wide range of domains including countering weapons of mass destruction (CWMD), special operations, intelligence analysis, biothreat security, online disinformation, and disease surveillance. Our goal is to research and build innovative AI-enabled systems that can identify and prioritize relevant data in a timely and scalable manner and accelerate our sponsors’ abilities to observe and act on threat activities. We need talented engineers, scientists, and ontologists with creativity, curiosity, and a drive for learning to succeed! As a member of our team, you will... Be part of a multi-disciplinary team building novel technical approaches and systems for solving critical national challenges. Apply your skills to projects in areas such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, mobile and web-based software development, natural language processing, and Semantic Web technologies.

Requirements

Are pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, engineering, or related technical field.
Have maintained a minimum 3.0/4.0 GPA.
Software Engineers: Experience in object-oriented programming languages (e.g. Java, Python) and JavaScript frameworks (e.g. Angular, VueJS, ReactJS)
Data Scientists: Experience in Python or R
Data Scientists: Familiarity with machine learning and scientific libraries (e.g., PyTorch, Tensorflow, Scikit-Learn, Pandas, Numpy)
Data Scientists: Interest in working with engineers to integrate models and algorithms into analytic pipelines
Ontologists: A foundation in formal logic
Are able to ultimately obtain a Secret level security clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship.

Nice To Haves

Problem solving, analytical, and organizational skills.
Experience working successfully within a team environment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Software Engineers: Experience with WebServices and RESTful APIs
Software Engineers: Experience with Web technologies (e.g. HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, Webpack/Vite, APIs) and DevOps practices (e.g. automated testing, build tools)
Software Engineers: Some experience in relational or non-relational databases (e.g. MongoDB, ElasticSearch), semantic technologies, natural language processing and machine learning
Software Engineers: Interest in or experience with Android development in Java and/or Kotlin
Data Scientists: Experience with Python Notebooks, RStudio
Data Scientists: Experience with SQL
Data Scientists: Some experience in non-relational databases (e.g. MongoDB, ElasticSearch), semantic technologies, natural language processing and machine learning
Ontologists: Experience building RDF/OWL ontologies

Responsibilities

Be part of a multi-disciplinary team building novel technical approaches and systems for solving critical national challenges.
Apply your skills to projects in areas such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, mobile and web-based software development, natural language processing, and Semantic Web technologies.