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Job Description:
Parsons is looking for a Computer Scientist to join our team in Aberdeen, MD! We are looking for a highly motivated, self-starting individual to be a part of a team of scientists and engineers that develop solutions for Army-centric customers, such as the acquisition and test & evaluation communities. These solutions can include trained ML models, configured software toolsets, and software application prototypes. This role focuses on designing and implementing distributed AI/ML workflow components (particularly model training and fine-tuning) at scale, in particular on the latest HPC systems. Writing technical reports and academic publications is likely. What You'll Be Doing:
- Work with a multi-disciplinary team
- Design and build proof-of-concept analytics or software solutions for customer projects using current ML / deep learning / LLM best practices and technologies
- Build new capabilities for data intensive processing and analysis on specialized high performance systems using state of the art open source technologies
- Prepare and present research findings at scientific seminars, conferences and workshops
- Publish technical reports and refereed journal articles
- Mentor junior staff
What Required Skills You'll Bring:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent and 2-5 years of related work experience, or Master's Degree with 1-3 years of experience
- Proficiency with UNIX, shell (bash) scripting, automating tasks and application setup via scripts
- Bash scripting with multi-node utilization (for ML, distributed processing, utilities, setup scripts)
- Understanding and application of the machine learning process using common environments and libraries, either traditional (e.g. pandas, scikit-learn) or deep learning technologies (e.g. PyTorch, TensorFlow)
- Experience with applying the above by setting up and running AI/ML training jobs (e.g. in Python scripts/notebooks, or as configuration running as part of a cloud service)
- Experience with container & virtualization technologies like Singularity, Docker
- Good written and verbal communication skills and oral presentation skills
- Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance
What Desired Skills You'll Bring:
- Experience designing and training neural networks, DNNs using libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch
- Experience with AI/ML training at scale using distributed libraries/frameworks such as Dask, Spark
- Familiarity with GPU accelerated AI/ML (e.g. Rapids)
- Experience working with LLM concepts and frameworks (RAG, embeddings, vector databases, prompt engineering, agents, ollama, langchain, langsmith)
- Experience fine-tuning existing large language models (LLMs) for domain specific use cases
- Experience delivering trained machine learning models, i.e. MLOps (e.g. deploying a model as a service, model evaluation and monitoring, model versioning and storage)
- Experience working with High Performance Computing is a plus. Writing pbs/slurm scripts to orchestrate ML model training a huge plus
Minimum Clearance Required to Start:
Not Applicable/NoneThis position is part of our Federal Solutions team.Our Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our diverse, intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.
Salary Range:
$83,300.00 - $145,800.00We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Diversity is ingrained in who we are, how we do business, and is one of our company’s core values. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for minority, female, disabled, protected veteran and LGBTQ+.We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!
