ABSC is seeking a Senior Level Data Scientist to support the CDAO. From machine learning software development to program and project management, the CDAO is looking for world-class talent driven to tackle tough challenges at the intersection of national security and cutting-edge AI technology. Work is hybrid, some work to be performed on-site in Northern, Virginia. Top Secret security clearance is required.
The CDAO is the lead for all AI work within Department of Defense (DoD) and is responsible for transforming the department. The CDAO is responsible for strengthening and integrating data, artificial intelligence, and digital solutions in the DoD. The CDAO is building a strong foundation for data, analytic, and AI-enabled capabilities to be developed and fielded at scale.
Major Duties/Tasks:

Designs, configures, develops, tests, and supports informatics and data science solutions for a wide array of technical use cases;
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data scientists and software engineers to integrate AI solutions developed by other elements of CDAO or the DoD community into Search Portfolio products when appropriate
Optimize AI models for performance, scalability, and efficiency, leveraging cloud-based resources and distributed computing frameworks, specifically Apache Spark/Databricks. Ability to adapt code base to also run using GPU enabled Kubernetes clusters.
Stay updated on and contribute to the latest advancements in AI research, applying new findings to improve Search Portfolio products
Manage the lifecycle of AI/ML components used in Search Portfolio products from research and development to deployment and optimization
Applies analytical methodologies to diagnose data-related challenges, implement solutions, and evaluate performance;
Documents and presents requirements, design alternatives, and findings to team members and clients;
Ability to develop strategic, baselined, data modeling processes; ability to accurately determine cause-and-effect relationships; and
Experience with integrated development environments, data integration, data visualization, data mining, and analysis tools.
Maintains and guides the development of common libraries and tools used by multiple teams.
Aids in formulating a strategy on how to achieve rapid prototyping

Required Education:

Bachelor’s degree plus 7-10 years experience, or a Masters Degree plus 5 years of experience.

Required Skills/Experience:

Experience with ML fields, e.g., natural language processing, computer vision, statistical learning theory
Hands-on experience with Natural Language Processing (NLP), Large Language Models, text embedding, semantic query, use of generative AI for text, and retrieval augmented generation (RAG)
Familiarity with data preprocessing, feature engineering, and model evaluation techniques essential for machine learning projects
Strong understanding of various machine learning algorithms, including supervised and unsupervised learning, reinforcement learning, and neural networks
Experience with version control systems like Git, enabling effective collaboration and code management
Experience in an ML engineer or data scientist role building ML models
Experience writing code in Python, R, Scala, Java, C++ with documentation for reproducibility
Experience using Apache Spark/Databricks distributed compute environments for AI/ML workloads
Experience handling petabyte size datasets, diving into data to discover hidden patterns, using data visualization tools, writing SQL, and working with GPUs to develop models
Experience with cloud-based data persistence products, especially RDS PostgreSQL and PostgreSQL extensions such as pgvector.
Experience writing and speaking about technical concepts to business, technical, and lay audiences and giving data-driven presentations

Who we are:
ABSC is a technology and services company that combines the agility of a small business with proven processes refined over more than two decades in business. We specialize in supporting public sector clients in the Intelligence, Defense, Health, and Safety areas. Our team stands ready to deliver the next generation of programs, personnel, and solutions to help advance our federal government customers’ driving innovation, agility, and security across all mission areas.
Some of our benefits include:

4 weeks of PTO plus 11 Federal Holidays
Retirement Planning – 401k Fully Vested with Match
Tuition Assistance Program – Annual contributions to help you pay down your loans
Annual Health and Wellness Allowance – buy an Apple Watch, a treadmill, or hit the gym on us
Career Development – Five thousand two hundred and fifty Annual Funds to spend on Education and Training
Volunteer Time Off – Annually, all employees can spend 8 hours directly supporting a charity of choice
Charitable Match – ABSC matches up to $250 of an employee’s donation to a qualifying charity
Paid Parental Leave –Employees receive 3 weeks of paid parental leave at 100% pay
Referral Program – We pay for internal and external referrals!
LOV Awards – Earn bonus awards throughout the year from our Living Our Values awards program

Apply to join our team today! We are always looking to grow our team - if you know someone who is seeking a new career opportunity, please share this job opening with them! ABSC offers generous external referral bonuses. You don’t need to be an employee to benefit from our Referral Program!
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