Cydecor, Inc. · 2 months ago
Junior Predictive Analytics Engineer (Analytic Efficiency) - Clearance Required
Alexandria, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
3+ years expCydecor, Inc. is a premier Federal Government solutions provider focused on delivering innovative mission systems and business platforms. They are seeking a Junior Predictive Analytics Engineer to leverage advanced analytics, machine learning, and data science techniques to analyze intelligence data and support decision-making processes.
AppsConsultingSoftware
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Develop and utilize machine learning and data mining algorithms, including, but not limited to, Multiple Information Model Synthesis Architecture (MIMOSA) prediction algorithms based on open-source capabilities
Integrate or code algorithms to support Government intelligence search and discovery missions, make best practice recommendations on managing data within hardware, software, storage, and bandwidth constraints
Employ data science techniques to support predictive analysis, social media and crowd-source data analytics, wargaming, and strategy development
Employ exploratory analysis and rapid iteration techniques of large volumes of data to quickly derive intelligence
Prepare products to describe and document findings and activities
Review and evaluate OBI documentation submitted by data and AA owners to ensure compliance with tradecraft standards and adherence to best practices in system development and deployment
Assess OBI documentation for completeness, accuracy, and thoroughness, and provide detailed feedback to data and AA owners and developers
Assist in maintaining a repository of OBI documentation to facilitate knowledge sharing and best practices across the organization
Collaborate with team members to identify and implement practices for responsible AI development, including but not limited to bias detection, hallucination recognition, prompt fairness testing, adherence to analytic tradecraft standards and security policies
Provide consultation and guidance to NA owners, developers, and stakeholders on OBI governance and knowledge modeling, including best practices for system development, testing, and deployment
Collaborate with team members to develop and refine semantic data retrieval and reasoning across knowledge graphs through development and optimization of data queries via multiple protocols (e.g. GraphQL, SPARQL, SHACL, SQL)
Collaborate with AA owners and developers to identify and address potential issues or gaps in OBI documentation
Develop and deliver training materials and workshops to educate AA owners, developers, and stakeholders on the OBI process and its application in AI system development
Assist analytic methodologists and AA owners in translating technical documentation into analytic tradecraft compliant language
Collaborate with team members to develop and refine exploratory efforts leveraging novel technologies (e.g. large language models, natural language processing, machine learning) to support and automate entity recognition and extraction, summarization, in accordance with analytic tradecraft standards, to enhance advanced analytic integration for OBI efforts
Collaborate with stakeholders to develop, implement, and refine best practices for translating technical documentation into tradecraft compliant language
Review and edit translated documentation to ensure accuracy, completeness, and adherence to tradecraft standards
Collaborate with team members to develop and refine exploratory efforts leveraging novel technologies (e.g. large language models, natural language processing, machine learning) to automate ontologies and associated components to ensure semantic accuracy, relevance, and interoperability with existing knowledge modeling and knowledge graph capabilities
Design and execute Testing, Evaluation, Verification, and Validation (TEVV) protocols to evaluate the performance, robustness, and fairness of AI systems in all source analysis contexts
Collaborate with the Statistician/Mathematician to develop and apply statistical models and methods to analyze TEVV results and identify areas for improvement
Develop and implement corrective actions to address TEVV findings and ensure AI system performance and robustness
Develop and implement AI system maintenance schedules to ensure continued system performance and robustness
Collaborate with stakeholders to identify and prioritize AI system improvements and updates
Develop and implement system updates and improvements to ensure compliance with tradecraft standards and best practices
Conduct technical assessments to ensure compliant use of AI systems for approved use cases in all source analysis
Evaluate AI system performance and adherence to tradecraft standards and identify areas for improvement
Develop and maintain a repository of audit findings and recommendations to facilitate knowledge sharing and best practices across the organization
Possesses in-depth knowledge employing data mining, data engineering, data warehousing, data compression, data protection, and/or other scientific techniques to design and develop automated or computer-assisted prototypes or software to derive insight
Serves as the primary POG for development expertise, working to streamline repetitive processes, access and integrate disparate data sets, and maintain internal tools for analytic production
Collaborate with team members to develop and refine exploratory efforts leveraging novel technologies (e.g. large language models, natural language processing, machine learning) to support and automate entity recognition and extraction, summarization, in accordance with analytic tradecraft standards, to enhance advanced analytic integration for OBI efforts
Provides advice on opportunities to advance the government's analytic edge by creating minimum viable products (MVPs) that standardize and export agency tradecraft
Creates documentation capturing the function and purpose of MVPs and support transition to internal or external teams that will scale the capability to enterprise applications
Makes recommendations to develop MVPs based on capabilities demonstrated in Tasks 2 through 4 and mission requirements
Supports capability development by contributing, editing, and storing code in Government owned/controlled source version control repositories
Creates, edits, and disseminates, in partnership with other vendors or software developers, capability update briefs capturing outstanding requirements, requested features, bugs, planned development efforts, and priorities for prototypes or MVPs
Researches and designs data, software, and other technical approaches to support all source intelligence analysis and data exploitation
Designs and implements technical solutions that deliver automation, machine augmentation, and tradecraft compliant capabilities. Delivers technical capabilities that enhance the ability for all source analysts to interrogate increasingly large and complex data sets
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree with 3 years of overall experience with at least a portion of relevant experience within the last 2 years
Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative analytic methodologies and pursue developments in academia or other fields that affect tradecraft methodology
Possesses experience working with increasingly large and complex data, working and standing up distributed cluster for advanced analytics, and creating algorithms to clean, process, analyze, and visualize data
Possesses experience with Python, HTML, SQL, JavaScript, and maintaining source code using Git
Ability to define comprehensive, new, or unique research approaches that enable rigorous assessments to address and contribute to high-level tasks
Use logic when conducting in-depth analysis of analytic operations and knowledge management issues across organizational and intra-IC boundaries and clearly articulates key findings
Ability to work semi-independently and with minimal oversight and direction
Ability to review analytic products for cogent arguments, tradecraft standards, and adequate support for conclusions; routinely tests analytic rigor of analytic products
Demonstrate the ability to develop structured research including, but not limited to, obtaining, evaluating, organizing, and maintaining information within security and data protocols
Demonstrates the ability to recognize nuances and resolve contradictions and inconsistencies in information
Active TS/SCI
Benefits
Health and Dental Insurance
Vision and Life Insurance
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
401(K) + company match
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Paid Company Holidays
Tuition and Professional Development Assistance
And more.
Company
Cydecor, Inc.
Cydecor is a premier veteran-owned Federal Government solutions provider, delivering differentiated innovations in mission systems and business platforms.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Nader Elguindi
President & CEO
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