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Location

McLean, VA | United States

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Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION
Clearance Level: Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
Skill Level(s): Subject Matter Expert
•  work with data scientists and data engineers to architect, operate, and document relevant cloud-on prem hybrid solutions to optimize relevant workflow components for advanced artificial intelligence applications.
•  lead work to optimize cloud-based computing technologies, such as leveraging pyspark, distributed computation, and model training/inference, and integrate solutions into relevant delivery mechanisms or partner systems.
•  build tools and scripts to monitor, troubleshoot, automate, and deploy AI models and outputs as part of a variety of existing business analytic platforms.
•  be directly responsible for solutions related to the Sponsor’s analytic work in these key areas: availability, latency, performance, efficiency, documentation, change management, monitoring, security, emergency response, and capacity planning.
•  apply, develop and deploy cloud microservices and integration of cloud resources with on prem high performance computation servers to support the Sponsor’s efforts.
•  create and use optimal solutions to store and host information.
•  create software pipelines to query databases of interest, combine and merge data sources, and analyze information.
•  use the Sponsor’s knowledge management, version control, coding standards, and delivery platforms.
•  champion and manage requirements, builds, upgrades, and fixes within multiple (dev, test, production) environments.
•  assist developers and data scientists with code deployments, particularly providing CI/CD configuration.
•  leverage available solutions to create automations that enable timely tipping and queuing.
•  optimize open-source software to accelerate mission solutions and minimize proprietary dependencies at the direction of the Sponsor.
•  use a microservice-based architecture and agile coding for engineering and development activities to support reliable network performance, modern resource management, and security processes.
•  develop analytical software packages, pipelines, and custom virtual environments for deployment in secure environments including standalone workstations, standalone compute clusters, secure cloud environments, and on-premises network infrastructure.

Required Skills
Clearance Level: Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
Skill Level(s): Subject Matter Expert

The Candidate shall possess and provide the following required skills and demonstrated experience:
• Python, Bash, and Terraform.
• Anaconda for development purposes.
• building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with software such as source control (Git/GitHub), continuous build/delivery (Jenkins), issue management (Jira), and documentation/collaboration (Confluence).
• automated testing and deployment of infrastructure or configurations.
• administration, provisioning, and use of cloud technologies (i.e. AWS) particularly with application of data science approaches in the cloud.
• deploying and tuning Apache NiFi or other ETL workflows.
• hosting and managing Structured Query Language (SQL) databases within cloud based relational databases.
• optimizing connectivity between cloud-based services and on prem high performance cloud compute servers.
• DevSecOps solutions and tools.
• cyber security domain to include: governance and risk management, compliance, encryption, software development security, access control, network security or secure architecture, or security operations.
• preparing presentations and presenting to senior stakeholders.

Highly Desired Skills
Other skills and demonstrated experiences that are highly desired but not mandatory to perform the work, include:
• supporting data scientists to create—through fine tuning, transfer learning—models for classification, prediction, generative AI, or other similar tasks.
• optimizing the deployment of AI models in the cloud.
• front-end web development frameworks such as Flask.
• Tableau to connect cloud serves to Tableau output visualizations.

Employment Type: Full Time
Workplace Type: On-Site

WHY PENDULUM
At Pendulum, we set an industry standard of doing right by our people so we can do right by our clients. We generously offer:
• 11% 401(k) Matching Contribution
• 5 weeks of Paid Leave
• Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, & Vision
• Generous Training Budget
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Business Development / Growth Incentives
• Opportunities for Paid Training/Certifications and Education

Application Deadline Date: 2/13/2024

Ref#: 2243-02

Please be aware that all of our current positions require an Active U.S Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance with an Active Full Scope Polygraph which requires U.S citizenship.

Pendulum is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Pendulum is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws.

By submitting your resume for this position, you understand and agree that Pendulum may share your resume, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide in your application, with its affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.

Pendulum maintains a drug-free workplace and may perform pre-employment substance abuse testing, where required by contract and permitted by law.

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