AI Engineer II — TS/SCI w/poly clearance

CyberTrend Engineering • Annapolis Junction, MD

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About The Position

CyberTrend is seeking an AI/ML Engineer to design, create, test, and productize AI/ML algorithms that address business challenges and meet customer requirements. The role develops models capable of learning and making predictions according to business logic, and requires proficiency in model architecture, data pipeline interaction, and applying, interpreting, and presenting metrics. The engineer should also be familiar with application development, infrastructure management, data engineering, and data governance.

The AI/ML Engineer designs scalable solutions by training, retraining, deploying, scheduling, monitoring, and improving models through iterative user and system feedback. The position may lead geographically diverse teams and often serves as a primary point of contact for AI-related matters. A TS/SCI with Poly clearance is required.

Requirements

• Five years of experience in applied machine learning in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• 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. Five additional years of machine learning experience with a relevant Bachelor’s degree may substitute for a Master’s degree.
• Experience with standard machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• TS/SCI with Poly clearance.
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Familiarity with foundational concepts of application development, infrastructure management, data engineering, and data governance.

Nice To Haves

• Expert knowledge of multiple programming languages, such as Python, Java, C, and R.

Responsibilities

• Select appropriate data sets.
• Perform statistical analysis.
• Run machine learning algorithms and use results to improve models.
• Work with various machine learning libraries and packages.
• Run standard test and evaluation protocols.
• Provide system integration oversight.
• Oversee testing 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.
• Train, retrain, deploy, schedule, monitor, and improve models through iterative user and system feedback.
• Potentially lead geographically diverse teams and serve as a primary point of contact for AI-related matters.

Benefits

• Generous and competitive paid time off, scaled based on time in service.
• Eleven paid annual holidays.
• For full-time employees, CyberTrend pays 100% of the cost for the medical base plan, dental, vision, disability, life, EAP, and other benefits.
• CyberTrend contributes 10% of monthly gross salary to a non-contributory SEP-IRA with no vesting period; the account is 100% owned and managed by the employee.
• Educational assistance up to $5,250 annually for work-related activities, subject to prior approval.
• Training assistance up to $3,000 annually for work-related activities, subject to prior approval.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level