Senior AI/ML Engineer

Senior AI/ML Engineer

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ArdentMC is a software development firm, focused on high-value/ high-technology solutions for government projects and invites you to join our dynamic organization. ArdentMC offers complete health benefits, competitive salaries, matching 401K, Liberal PTO, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, work/life balance and a host of other benefits, creating a rewarding and fast-paced work environment.
Ardent is searching for a

Senior AI/ML Engineer who is able to work in the Washington, DC area

Duties & Responsibilities
Performs a combination of duties in accordance with departmental guidelines:

• Builds out AI/ML capabilities in conjunction with data scientists and other key stakeholders to drive business value.
• Productionizes and operationalizes predictive models leveraging machine learning and advanced data analysis techniques.
• Designs and builds data science platforms and model deployment pipelines to scale AI/ML engines in a cloud environment.
• Delivers well-styled, well-tested, and maintainable code in Python, R or Java.
• Cultivates innovation by proactively proposing new ideas to deliver business value more effectively.
• Identifies the right combination of tools and frameworks to turn a business problem into an analytics solution.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications.

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Strong experience rapidly deploying AI/ML solutions to production in a DevOps environment. Expertise in building machine learning platforms and data pipelines at scale.
• Strong coding fluency in Python, R, or Java. Experience with Kubeflow, Airflow or other workflows and Docker containerization. Experience with large data sets and distributed computing (Spark).
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to articulate workflows and ability to describe the logic and implications of a complex model to non-technical audiences.
• Strong data analytical skills. Familiar with major machine learning algorithms.
• Solid experience managing diverse data sources, including preprocessing, cleansing, and verifying the integrity of data to develop data marts for data science use cases and machine learning applications.
• Strong interpersonal skills: ability to work independently as well as in a team and a highly matrixed environment.
• Experience in cloud computing platforms. Google Cloud Platform preferred.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Computational Statistics, Data Science, or related technical field or equivalent; Master’s Degree preferred.
• 6+ year’s work experience in Artificial Intelligence or Machine Learning.
• Experience in machine learning, deep learning, information retrieval, natural language processing or data mining preferred.
• Applicable certifications preferred.

Applicants selected for this position will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Only US citizens are eligible for a security clearance. For this position, ArdentMC will consider only applicants with security clearances or applicants who are eligible for security clearances.