Full-Stack Machine Learning Engineer- OPTIX

GA-CCRi maintains and deploys production systems for users across the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, and commercial industry. We build and develop best-in-class all domain and globally focused situational awareness capabilities that process petabytes of data from numerous streaming data sources in near real time. Our systems apply state-of-the-art algorithms and machine learning techniques to extract features and fuse data from multiple phenomenologies to form a rich live view of objects in the sky, on the sea, and on the ground. These analytics are designed to determine not just where something is, but what it is, where it's been and what it's doing. All of this "data to knowledge" is made available to end users in our own browser-based application for visualization, analysis, and understanding. We always want to do more, and that's where you come in!

As a member of the GA-CCRi core product team, you'll be at the forefront of innovation, shaping the future of situational awareness capabilities for our customers. Imagine using cutting-edge technology to process petabytes of data and extract features in near real time, all while providing a rich, live view of objects on land, sea, and sky. With your skills and expertise, you'll be instrumental in taking our systems to the next level, giving end-users the power to see beyond the data and truly understand the world around them. Are you ready to join us on this exciting journey?

Positions available in: Salt Lake City, UT; Charlottesville, VA; San Diego, CA; Remote opportunities also available.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and program methods, processes and systems to consolidate and analyze unstructured, diverse 'big data' sources to generate actionable insights and solutions for client services and product enhancement.
• Develop, refine, deploy, and support statistical and machine learning models utilizing state of the art approaches.
• Communicate insights and findings from analysis and experiments to product, service, and business managers.
• Recommend solutions to moderately complex technical and procedure issues.
• Create and utilize moderately complex algorithms and approaches, clean and synthesize training/test data, create/run simulations, and perform analysis of alternatives to best meet stakeholder requirements.
• May identify opportunities for product and customer process improvement using statistical and machine learning models to improve the effectiveness of different courses of action.
• Develop and deploy data visualization in order to communicate moderately complex concepts and data in a simple, actionable manner.
• Interact with product and service teams to identify questions and issues for data analysis and experiments.
• Document findings and may make technical presentations to business stakeholders as required.
• May create proposals, cost estimates, and whitepapers suitable for publication.
• Represents the organization as a contact with internal and external representatives.
• Maintain the strict confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Perform other duties as assigned or required.
• Responsible for observing all laws, regulations and other applicable obligations wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the Company.
• Expected to work in a safe manner in accordance with established operating procedures and practices.
• As a data scientist, your technical responsibilities will include design, research, and development. You will also be expected to contribute to the data science culture and ecosystem at GA-CCRi through opportunities like design reviews and shared learning opportunities.

We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.

Requirements

Essential Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelor's or master's degree in data science, applied mathematics, statistics, computer science, or related technical/quantitative discipline from an accredited institution and two or more years of data science experience with a bachelor's degree.
• May substitute equivalent experience in lieu of education.
• Must have a general understanding of data science concepts, principles, and theory with technical experience, demonstrating the application of those concepts.

Must possess:

(1) the ability to understand new concepts quickly and apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment and organize work assignments to meet established timetables;

(2) the ability to exercise independent judgment in solving issues of moderate scope and complexity;

(3) good organizational, verbal and written communication skills to accurately document, report and present findings;

(4) good interpersonal skills to effectively interface with all levels of employees including management and outside representatives; and,

(5) good computer skills.

• The ability to work independently or in a team environment is essential, as is the ability to work extended hours and travel as required.

Desired Skills & Experience

Who You Are:

• Curious: You enjoy peeling apart a problem and examining the interrelationships between data and how they can be used to form a solution.
• Creative: You try new approaches to solving problems, looking for ways to apply techniques across domains and in new contexts.
• Practical: You explore theories with an eye to their real world applications and their potential for improving performance for clients.
• Collaborative: You work well on a team and can explain your work to your peers and source ideas and improvements from them.
• Determined: You enjoy the challenge of finding solutions to difficult problems, testing them to discover what is successful and what should be optimized further, to develop industry-leading tools. You learn from failure and trying again.
• Organized: You know how to keep track of both high-level goals and the tasks required to meet those goals. You take personal ownership of your team’s success.

Our Data Scientists have some combination of the following skills:

• Understanding of structure and theory of common machine learning models
• Familiarity with common machine learning libraries for implementation (sklearn, weka, tensorflow, torch, …)
• Proficiency in one or more of: Python, Scala, Java, R, Julia, Matlab
• Ability to understand and implement new models from the literature
• Experience with distributed analytics and processing (Spark, Hadoop, …)
• Experience with geospatial data and analytics

Travel Percentage Required

None

Relocation Assistance Provided

Yes

US Citizenship Required?

Yes

Clearance Required?

Willingness to obtain and maintain a security clearance desired.

Benefits

• Casual Work Environment
• Intellectually Challenging Work
• Health Insurance including FSA, HSA and Tricare Supplement options
• Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
• Generous Defined Retirement Benefit, including both a 401K match and pension plan.
• Very Flexible Vacation Policy

The job description above is not intended to be comprehensive list. Responsibilities, activities, duties, and/or tasks may change or be assigned at any time.

CCRi is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce because we know that our differences benefit our employees, our customers, and our community. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a an individual with a disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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