Ai/ML Engineer

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Job Description:  

Accenture Federal Services is seeking an AI /ML Engineer. You will develop applications and systems that utilize AI tools, Cloud AI services, with proper cloud or on-prem application pipeline with production ready quality. Be able to apply GenAI models as part of the solution. The work could also include: deep learning, neural networks, chatbots, image processing. The role will be focused around providing data science support for customer focused architecting, building and deploying advanced AI/ML services with a focus in computer vision (CV). As an AI /ML Engineer you will be focused on solving challenging data problems with state-of-the-art AI/ML models. You will be expected to work with large computer vision datasets to build CV pipelines and algorithms to assist in client mission. Experience working with object detection of small to unresolved targets is greatly preferred. You will also be working closely with data owners, data scientists, and software engineers to build MLOps pipelines to allow for easy integration of data and AI services into the final product. You will have great influence on the foundational data and model architecture for the final product and you will play a large part in deciding which data will be used for the AI/ML capabilities

Here's what you need: 

• Minimum of 2 years of experience of demonstrated results in Data Science with federal defense clients
• Experience designing, implementing, and deploying a prototype generative NLP large language model (LLM)

Bonus points if you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Quantitative Analysis or related fields
• Minimum of 1 year of expertise with advanced statistical modeling, AI, machine learning, optimization modeling, data mining, unstructured data analytics in corporate and/or academic research environments
• Minimum of 1 years of experience developing machine learning methods, including familiarity with techniques in clustering, regression, optimization, recommendation, neural networks, and others
• 2 years of prior experience in model validation or model audit
• 2 years of prior experience in the Department of Defense in a quantitative or analytical supervision role
• 4 years of experience working in a consulting capacity
• Familiarity with using cloud services (AWS, Google, Azure) or Big Data tools (Hadoop, Hive, Spark) in data science solutions 
• Familiarity with emerging technologies and recommended use cases and requirements.
• Demonstrable knowledge with artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, and other relevant technical domains; and possess a blend of advanced analytical capabilities and consulting expertise that will create value and insights for our clients

Security Clearance:

• Active TS/SCI clearance required to start  

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