AI/ML Application Developer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Create and present the AI/ML Functional and Technical Use Cases document for the implementation of OCI-native AI services in financial reporting automation, enhancing user experience, and improving operational efficiency.

• Formulate the AI/ML and DevSecOps Transition Roadmap to integrate AI capabilities into DAI and facilitate the transition of Agile processes from contractor to government management.

• Deploy production-grade AI/ML functionalities utilizing OCI Data Science, OCI Language, and OCI Vision, while considering AWS GovCloud AI services.

• Establish and incorporate REST API connections between AI/ML models and Oracle EBS business processes.

• Utilize NLP for processing financial documents, encompassing audit report analysis, classification of accounting narratives, and generating automated ATM documentation.

• Design and implement cognitive science methodologies to enhance AI readiness and support human decision-making within the DAI user community.

• Spearhead R&D in training design, competency modeling, and cognitive metrics to promote AI adoption.

• Create cognitive performance metrics to track AI-assisted workflow adoption and program reporting.

• Leverage knowledge discovery and data mining techniques on unstructured DAI operational data to guide audit remediation and automation efforts.

• Engage in Program Increment planning, iteration planning, daily standups, and iteration reviews as a member of the Agile Release Train.

• Write user stories with acceptance criteria and collaborate with the Product Owner on prioritizing the backlog.

• Deliver functional AI/ML capabilities within bi-weekly iteration cycles.

• Identify and resolve technical obstacles, escalating architecture or infrastructure issues to the Software Systems Engineer Lead.

• Ensure alignment of AI/ML architecture with the overall DAI systems architecture and OCI infrastructure design.

• Contribute to the Final Transition Plan and Knowledge Transfer Materials.

• Assist DevSecOps and DevOps Engineers in integrating AI model deployment into CI/CD pipelines on DLA-approved platforms.

⛳️ Requirements

• Eligibility to acquire a U.S. Government SECRET / TOP SECRET Clearance.

• Basic Federal Clearance prerequisites include U.S. Citizenship, a clear criminal history check, and no recent or pending bankruptcies.

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in AI/ML development applied to enterprise software systems.

• Familiarity with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure AI and data science services, or comparable major cloud provider AI platform experience with the ability to transition to OCI.

• Expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning, natural language processing, knowledge discovery, and data mining as applied to real operational datasets.

• Proficient in Java, C/C++, or Python, with production-level coding experience in at least one of these languages.

• Experience in one or more of the following areas: natural language processing, text understanding, classification, pattern recognition, recommendation systems, targeting systems, or ranking systems.

• REST API design and implementation experience for integrating ML models into enterprise application workflows.

• Comprehensive ML lifecycle experience from data preparation to model training, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring in a production setting.

• Background in unstructured data analytics and text-based information extraction from enterprise document repositories.

• Agile or SAFe development experience with a proven track record of delivering functioning software within time-boxed iterations.

• Preferred: Agile OCI AI Foundations or OCI Data Science Professional certification.

• Preferred: AWS GovCloud experience with SageMaker, Bedrock, or similar managed AI services.

• Preferred: Familiarity with DoD AI Ethics Principles and OMB AI governance guidelines.

• Preferred: NLP experience pertaining to financial or accounting documents.

• Preferred: Previous involvement with DAI, GFEBS, LMP, or other DoD ERP financial systems.

• Preferred: SAFe 5 or 6 certification at the Practitioner level or higher.

• Preferred: Experience producing federal government deliverables under a QASP performance-based contract framework.

🏝️ Benefits

• Four Medical/Vision options including an HSA plan.

• Dental and Orthodontia plan.

• Vision Materials plan.

• Paid Life, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

• 401K Retirement Program with company contribution.

• Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Leave, Floating Holidays, and Bereavement Leave.

• Semi-monthly pay cycle.