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Pro-Tek Consulting

Data Science AI Platform Engineer 100 Remote

Pro-Tek Consulting, Vienna, Virginia, United States, 22184


Job Description Job Description

This is a 100% remote, contract-to-hire role requiring U.S. Citizenship and the ability to obtain a public trust clearance.

POSITION/LEVEL: Data Science & AI Platform Engineer

CLEARANCE? (What level can the client sponsor?) Treasury Public Trust (Typically 8 weeks)

WORK AUTHORIZATION: US Citizenship

of Openings: 10 Data Science & AI Platform Engineer

Our client is looking to select an experienced Data Science & AI Platform Engineer to build and maintain a secure, monitored, cloud-hosted production laboratory in support of our US Department of Treasury customer. The laboratory will be used by data science teams to create analytics for insights and AI/ML models for deployment in a high-stakes production environment.

Responsibilities:

Develop and maintain a data exploration and feature engineering pipeline to enable data readiness for modeling within a secure and compliant infrastructure.

Implement and manage Databricks, JupyterHub, and other modern tools for exploratory data analysis, AI design, model development, and training.

Integrate tools with TCloud Bitbucket for version control and collaboration.

Configure AWS S3 buckets for Feature Store, ensuring compliance with IRS UNAX rules and separate security contexts for different teams.

Establish and maintain a model development pipeline utilizing MLflow for experiment tracking and model registry.

Create AWS Lambda functions and implement AWS Flow for efficient model artifact storage and metadata management.

Integrate with AWS RDS for robust data management and retrieval.

Configure SNS notifications for model promotion workflows.

Support data science teams in adhering to Responsible AI Principles via the implementation of the Responsible AI Toolbox.

REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

Must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance

Proven experience with cloud services, particularly AWS (S3, Lambda, RDS, SNS, etc.).

Expertise in setting up and managing data science environments with tools such as Databricks, JupyterHub, MLflow, and Bitbucket.

Strong proficiency in programming languages and tools such as SQL, Python, R, and Spark.

Familiarity with machine learning frameworks and libraries.

Deep understanding of data security and privacy, especially in compliance with IRS standards.

Experience with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code.

Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.

DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

Active Treasury clearance preferred

Previous experience working in a regulated environment, particularly within government agencies like the IRS.

Certifications related to AWS or cloud architecture.

Knowledge of Responsible AI practices and principles.

EDUCATION LEVEL: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field and 7 years experience.

CONTRACT DURATION: Long-Term (6 months Temp to Hire)

DIRECT HIRE SALARY: $150k to $165k

WORK LOCATION (Telecommuting?): 100% Remote

WORK HOURS/FLEXIBILITY: Normal

INTERVIEW PROCESS (Steps?): Resume / Recruiter Phone Screen / Technical Interview (Engineering Team) / End Client Interview / Start

Company Description

PROTEK Consulting is a Woman-Owned Small Business led by an experienced team of industry veterans. Together, we make impeccable candidate-to-job matches delivering the right fit for our clients, every time. We work tirelessly in pursuit of the perfect match for our clients, with the ultimate goal of becoming one of their strategic business partners. We value and strive for a long-term relationship not short-term gain. We put our client’s interest in front of our own. We work really hard to understand our client’s underlying interests not just surface “wants”. We are genuinely passionate and enthusiastic about connecting our clients with the perfect match.

Company Description PROTEK Consulting is a Woman-Owned Small Business led by an experienced team of industry veterans. Together, we make impeccable candidate-to-job matches delivering the right fit for our clients, every time. We work tirelessly in pursuit of the perfect match for our clients, with the ultimate goal of becoming one of their strategic business partners. We value and strive for a long-term relationship not short-term gain. We put our client’s interest in front of our own. We work really hard to understand our client’s underlying interests not just surface “wants”. We are genuinely passionate and enthusiastic about connecting our clients with the perfect match.