Technical Lead

OverviewBigBear.ai is seeking a Technical Lead for a Data Science Application. You will be the technical leader responsible for designing, developing, and deploying secure, maintainable, and productionizable capabilities in the form of executable functions (e.g., Lambdas, Step Functions, S3, AWS OpenSearch, etc.) across AWS cloud infrastructure that houses sensitive data and models that support mission critical operations. You will lead a development team of 5-8 in their day-to-day technical assignments and lead the technical product vision. To that end, you will work with cross-functional teams to identify relevant and permissible data sources, access available infrastructure, and to develop analytic products tailored to mission user requirements. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are critical in your ability to collaborate with your technical colleagues and building rapport with the customer. What you will doAnalyzing and understand business needs and translating them into the governance artifacts and product backlog itemsDevelop technical architecture that support development approach Forecast and outline technical tasks that guide weekly development in support of technical projectsPartner with a government product owner and collaborate with a Data Science Team of 5-8 FTEsWork with Product Manager and product teams, solution architects, and DevSecOps engineers to strategize system design and system implementation for high availability, performance, and resiliencyWorks with development team to implement, tune, and troubleshoot infrastructure components of the applications (e.g., AWS services, network, OS, PKI)Designs and implements containerization resources using IaC (e.g., Terraform)Designs and implements common services and configurations (e.g., logging, SSO, VM Images) using IaC (e.g., Terraform)Designs and implements automated system management and monitoring capabilities that support resiliency and self-healingWhat you need to haveMust maintain TS-SCI clearanceBachelor’s degree + 4 years’ practical experience OR Associates degree + 6 years’ practical experience OR Master’s degree + 2 years’ practical experience OR 8 years’ practical experience. Significant experience leading a team to develop an application on AWS platforms, from MVP to production deploymentSignificant experience leading the use of Infrastructure-as-Code tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Azure ARM Templates)Significant experience working in Government-owned secure networks (e.g., NIPR, SIPR, A-LAN, C-LAN) Significant hands-on experience developing software in Python (or similar) Significant experience conducting regular code, configuration, and architecture reviews to ensure technical quality and adherence to best practicesExperience developing, training, and evaluating AI/ML models Some experience implementing and/or operating application containerizationSome experience with centralized log configuration and monitoring toolsSome experience configuring Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) Understanding of PKI and certificate managementAbility to be on-site 60% of the time at a client SCIF located in Washington D.C.Skills: Certificate Management AWS Step Functions AWS Lambda AWS OpenSearch AWS Data Pipeline Technology Leadership Code Review / Code Inspection / Review Techniques Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Amazon Web Services (AWS)Enterprise Architecture What we'd like you to have2 years’ experience building and maintaining systems within AWSExperience incorporating AI / ML models and analytics into cloud productsExperience shepherding prototypes from POC to production 2 years’ experience maintaining systems through automated means (e.g., IaC, scripting)1 years’ experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Azure ARM Templates)1 year leading a team of developers to develop MVPs and POCsExperience working with AWS Top-Secret Cloud (i.e., C2S/C2E)Experience with event-based systems and/or asynchronous message queue infrastructureExperience with multiple data solutions (e.g., AWS OpenSearch, NoSQL/Document, Indexed Search) Experience working in a Scrum based task / team structure (i.e. SAFe Agile 6.0) Familiarity and experience with the Intelligence Community (IC), and the intel cycleFamiliarity and experience with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) About BigBear.aiBigBear.ai is a leading provider of AI-powered decision intelligence solutions for national security, supply chain management, and digital identity. Customers and partners rely on BigBear.ai’s predictive analytics capabilities in highly complex, distributed, mission-based operating environments. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, BigBear.ai is a public company traded on the NYSE under the symbol BBAI. For more information, visit https://bigbear.ai/ and follow BigBear.ai on LinkedIn: @BigBear.ai and X: @BigBearai.Job type: FULL TIMECategories: Project/Program Management