About this role
Summary: Designs, creates, and productizes AI/ML algorithms to solve business challenges. Requires 10+ years of experience, a Master's or Ph.D., and active TS clearance with polygraph. Leads teams and serves as primary POC for AI matters.
Wyetech is a small business founded in June 2007, built on a simple vision that hasn’t changed since day one: hire awesome people, compensate them well, and channel their enthusiasm into making customers happy. That commitment shows up in our benefits, including a best-in-class retirement plan: Wyetech contributes the equivalent of 20% of your salary to your SEP IRA, helping you build real long-term financial security. Our mission is to give employees the best possible environment to thrive while delivering stellar services and solutions for our customers and their missions. We call it engineering happiness: for our customers, and shared by the talented team that makes it happen.
Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) Engineer Skill Level 3
Job Description
Wyetech is seeking an Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) Engineer Skill Level 3.
The Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) Engineer designs, creates, tests, and productizes AI/ML algorithms to solve business challenges. The AI/ML models they create should be capable of learning and making predictions as defined by the business logic developed to meet customer requirements. The AI/ML Engineer should be proficient in all aspects of model architecture, data pipeline interaction, and metrics application, interpretation, and presentation. The AI/ML Engineer needs familiarity with foundational concepts of application development, infrastructure management, data engineering, and data governance. Through an understanding of training, retraining, deploying, scheduling, monitoring, and improving models through iterative user and system feedback, the AI/ML Engineer designs and creates scalable solutions for optimal performance. The AI/ML Engineer may be responsible for leading geographically diverse teams and will often serve as a primary POC for AI-related matters, so must have exceptional analytical, problem-solving and communication skills. Expert knowledge of multiple programming languages, e.g. Python, Java, C, R, a plus.
The Level 3 AI/ML Engineer shall possess the following capabilities:
- Select appropriate data sets
- Perform statistical analysis
- Run machine learning algorithms
- Use results to improve models
- Train and retrain systems when needed
- Experience in working with various ML libraries and packages
- Run standard test and evaluation protocols
- Provide system integration oversight
- Oversee test 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 modelling, and data structures
- Transform and convert data science prototypes into scalable solutions
- Verify data and model output quality
- Identify differences in data distribution that affect model performance
- Develop criteria for test and evaluation to include explainability and resiliency
- Deep understanding of AI logic, semantics, ontologies, and knowledge representation
- Demonstrated ability to design, evaluate, and productize AI/ML models on a range of commercial cloud-based architectures
- Design ML algorithms according to customer requirements
- Research, experiment with, and implement suitable ML algorithms and tools
- Broaden current AIML frameworks and machine learning libraries
Required Skills/Qualifications
- Ten (10) years experience deploying machine learning algorithms is required.
- 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 is required.
- Seven (7) additional years machine learning experience with a relevant Bachelor's degree may be substituted for a Master's degree.
- Demonstrated abilities in software engineering and AI/ML model test and evaluation.
Clearance Requirements
Active TS Clearance with Customer Appropriate Polygraph
This position requires an in-scope polygraph within seven (7) years.
*Due to federal contract requirements, United States Citizenship and position-appropriate security clearance are required.*
Benefits
Wyetech provides a generous PTO plan of up to 200 hours annually, aligned with applicable state leave regulations. Employees have the flexibility to adjust their PTO allocation at the start of each calendar year, ensuring it meets their evolving needs.
Full-time employees have the option to participate in a variety of voluntary benefit plans including:
- A Choice of Medical Plan Options, some with Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Vision and Dental
- Life and AD&D Benefits
- Short and Long-Term Disability
- Hospital Indemnity, Accident, and Critical Illness Insurances
- Optional Identity Theft and Legal Protection Services
- Employee Referral Bonus Eligibility up to $10,000
- Mobility Among Wyetech-supported Contracts
- Various contract and work locations throughout Maryland, Virginia, Colorado, Texas, Utah, Alaska, Hawaii and OCONUS
- Various team-building events throughout the year such as: monthly lunches, summer company picnic, and an annual holiday party.
- Employees receive two complementary branded clothing orders annually.
Salary Range
$95.81–$129.74 USD Hourly
*Hourly pay rates listed for this position serve as a general guideline and are not a guarantee of compensation. Compensation will vary dependent upon factors including but not limited to: Government contract rates; education; relevant prior work experience, knowledge, skills, and competencies; certifications, and geographic location. Hourly pay rates reflect the pre-benefit gross wage amounts.*
Wyetech, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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Wyetech, LLC is committed to the principles of affirmative action in all hiring and employment for minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans.
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Wyetech, LLC is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible hiring process. If you need any accommodations during the application or interview process, please contact Brittney Wood at 844-WYETECH x727 or [\[email protected\]](/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3340475255555a5d5473444a564756505b1d505c5e). We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to all candidates.
*Wyetech, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.*
*Affirmative Action Statement:*
*Wyetech, LLC is committed to the principles of affirmative action in all hiring and employment for minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans.*
*Accommodations:*
*Wyetech, LLC is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible hiring process. If you need any accommodations during the application or interview process, please contact Brittney Wood. at 844-WYETECH x727 or staffing@wyetech.com. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to all candidates.*
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