Responsibilities
- Work alongside a team to develop discriminative and generative AI/ML models to support the analytic mission
- Will work closely with the product owner across functional team of SMEs, and product owners to align with the team objectives while creating optimized AI/ML models
- Work to create AI/ML model utilization, availability, access and data utilization, availability, and access for AI/ML models
- Design, develop, and implement AI/ML models using appropriate tools and techniques
- Develop user interfaces to enable the exchange of information directly related to AI/ML across web applications
- Develop interfaces to enable the exchange of metadata related to AI/ML models and providers via web applications
- Provide enablement support for AI/ML Services to the team
- Develop an automated process for the workforce team to gain access LLM models
- Work successfully and collaborate effectively within a highly technical agile team environment and contribute to team workflows, tools, and documentation
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering or similar
- 7+ years of AI/ML engineering experience
- Ability to analyze problems with a flexible and creative approach, manage complex tasks and adapt to rapidly changing requirements
- Familiarity with AI/ML based systems and understanding model values and data driven analysis
- Knowledge/familiarity with AI/ML algorithms including Linear Regression, Decision Trees, Random Forests, Neural networks, and Dijkstra's
- Ability to learn new technologies rapidly and implement in a dynamic environment
- Verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, and customer-facing skills
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with one or more of the following programming languages: Java, Python, C++, SQL
- Experience with one or more of the following: AWS, Azure, Git
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a similar field
- 7+ years of AI/ML engineering experience
- Ability to analyze problems creatively, manage complex tasks, and adapt to changing requirements
- Familiarity with AI/ML-based systems and data-driven analysis
- Knowledge of AI/ML algorithms including linear regression, decision trees, random forests, neural networks, and Dijkstra’s algorithm
- Ability to learn new technologies rapidly and work in a dynamic environment
- Strong verbal and written communication, attention to detail, and customer-facing skills
- Experience with Java, Python, C++, or SQL
- Experience with AWS, Azure, or Git
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility
What We Do
NextGen is an award-winning IT solutions and services provider. NextGen is a fast-growing company that employs agile and mature processes in areas of innovation, research and development, program management, systems engineering, and technology commercialization. Current customers include the Department of Defense, Federal Government, and commercial companies. NextGen utilizes a mixed model consisting of Services and Solution Development in support of customer goals. Our core areas of expertise include Software Development, Research and Development, Enterprise IT Systems Engineering, and Cyber Security & Data Management. NextGen obtained ISO 9001 certification and achieved CMMI-DEV and CMMI-SVC Level 3 appraisal. Recent and steady growth led to our recognition by INC 5000 as the 211th (2016), 440th (2017), 1096th (2018), 1703rd (2019), and 2437th (2020) fastest-growing company in the US and 19th fastest growing IT Services Company in the US. NextGen has offices near Aberdeen, MD; Ft. Meade, MD; Dayton, OH; O’Fallon, IL, and Morgantown, WV. We understand the paradigm shift of doing more with less; developing, operating, and supporting complex systems and missions while keeping pace with changing technologies; and providing high-quality working solutions to analysts and warfighters supporting the Federal Government. We aggressively manage internal costs to ensure competitive salaries for top talent while ensuring cost-effective delivery to our customers. As the demand for quality increases, NextGen is well-positioned to tackle the most intricate challenges facing the defense and intelligence communities today.
