System Administrator/Machine Learning Operations (MLOps)

ABSC is seeking a System Administrator/Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) supporting DIA-NMEC under the DOMEX Data Discovery Platform (D3P) Modernization program which falls under our 10 year DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP) contract. Have impact as part of a mission-focused, solutions oriented, and adaptive team that values innovation, collaboration, and professional development. Come support a major program advancing the state of the art in Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) supporting mission-focused big data analytics and predictive analytics. You will be delivering cutting edge machine learning capabilities to advance national security objectives, swiftly produce and analyze results, and disseminate findings with actionable intelligence insights. While most work is conducted on-site at our client location in Bethesda, MD, we offer a flexible schedule and, occasionally, some tasks may be performed remotely. Percentage of remote work will vary based on client requirements / deliverables. If you are ready to join ABSC in enabling the NMEC to provide critical and unique capabilities to the Intelligence Community, apply today!

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Work closely with a cross-functional agile application development team of data scientists, data engineers, software developers, system engineers, researchers, and data analysts working on the design, building, and optimization of a complex, resource demanding application.
• Support multiple simultaneous work packages and take open-ended or high-level guidance, independently and collaboratively provide first-class infrastructure and deployment solutions.
• Bring your mix of intellectual curiosity, quantitative acumen, and customer-focus to identify novel approaches to improve the performance of system function through system administration optimizations in partnership with a highly qualified, highly motivated team.

Experience and education required for this role:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with a minimum of eight years of experience in a related field. Two additional years of experience may be substituted for the bachelor's degree.
• 4+ years of experience in system administration preferably in a cloud native environment
• Must have an active TS/SCI clearance and willing and able to obtain a CI Polygraph.
• Strong experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS/C2S)
• Strong experience with Linux OS system administration
• Strong experience application and infrastructure deployment, configuration, and maintenance
• Proper prerequisites and ability to gain and maintain Privileged User Access (PUA) on the customer’s network
• Experience maintaining hardware in compliance with security policy
• Proficiency in one or more system administration scripting languages
• Track record of active learning and creative problem solving
• Ability to analyze and assess infrastructure and application deployment requirements and determine optimum, cost-effective solutions
• Ability and desire to work in a fast-paced environment learning new skills quickly as needed

Desired experience includes:

• A significant share of your experience in direct support of military or intelligence community customers, demonstrating progressive technical development and mission-focused outcomes
• Experience supporting data team operations
• An interest in data science, data engineering, or machine learning
• Experience system administration in an on-prem, air-gapped environment
• Experience configuring and optimizing storage solutions
• Experience configuring and optimizing networking solutions
• Experience or a desire to learn
  • Deploying and maintaining Kubernetes applications
  • DevOps and MLOPs
  • IT automation (e.g., SaltStack, Ansible, Terraform, etc.)
• Familiarity utilizing virtualization and distributed file systems, such as Hadoop (or similar distributed file systems) in development and production environments;
• Familiarity using git, svn, JIRA, or other version control and program management technologies;
• Amazon Web Services (AWS) professional certifications;
• Familiarity with NVIDIA GPUs and NVIDIA GPU appliances

Who we are:

Since 2001, Absolute Business Solutions Corp (ABSC) has delivered professional services and technology-enabled solutions to federal, defense, and intelligence customers through a mission-first ethos resulting in agile, innovative, and technology-advancing capabilities.

ABSC’s employees – including software developers, multi-disciplined intelligence analysts, technology protection engineers, program support personnel, and specialists in cloud, data science, AI/ML, and cyber – diligently support their customers, address their challenges, and stay ahead of technological or operational impacts to the mission.

ABSC 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 Matching
• Tuition Assistance Program – Have Student Loans? Let us help!
• Annual Health and Wellness Allowance
• Career Development –5,250 USD Annually Towards Education and Training
• Volunteer Time Off – Spend time directly supporting a charity of your choice
• Charitable Match – ABSC matches (set amount) 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!
• Performance Bonus

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!

*ABSC is a proud V3, Virginia Values Vets, member which recognizes our commitment to hiring Veterans. If you are a veteran, please be sure to include that in your application. Thank you! *

Absolute Business Solutions Corp. 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Equal Employment Opportunity Posters https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters; If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan or policy statement, please email HR@absc-us.com.

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