SCOPE OF WORK
Main services to be provided are related to the following activities:
- Supports to the local CSU in the area of Data Science processes;
- Applies data engineering standards and tools to create and maintain data pipelines and extract, transform and archive data;
- Automates collecting, cleaning, transforming and archiving various datasets, followed by exploratory analysis to identify anomalies, defects and missing data.
- Selects from existing data sources and prepares data to be used by data science models;
- Applies existing data science techniques to new problems and datasets using specialized programming techniques. Develops AI solutions to maximize the effectiveness and speed of data pipelines and data archiving;
- Designs, codes, verifies, tests, documents, amends and refactors moderately complex programs/scripts;
- Applies agreed standards and tools to achieve a well-engineered result;
- Tests the applications via application provisioning;
- Contributes to the creation of reports, technology road mapping and the sharing of knowledge and insights. Collaborates in reviews of work with others as appropriate;
- Evaluates and monitors models’ performance and creates data pipeline visualizations and dashboards to report performance of models;
- Builds Virtual Machines, including user, firewalls and resources management (hardware and software);
SECURITY
The duties of the consultant require a valid NATO SECRET security clearance.
Required Qualifications
For the execution of this contract, a resource with data engineer skills is required to provide the services. The following qualifications are required:
- At least 5 years of demonstrable experience in Data Engineering and Network admin;
- Sound knowledge of scripting (PowerShell) including provisioning/changing Azure resources;
- Hands on experience in building virtual machines, snapshot, DRS concept, clustering hosts;
- Experience in VMWare Horizon, creating and tweaking gold images according to Microsoft guidance using the latest recommendations;
- Sound knowledge of VMWare Horizon Linked Clones, Instant Clones and Thin App;
- Strong analytical skills;
- Strong Anaconda/Python scripting skills, including the Dagster library (desirable);
- Excellent written and oral communication skills;
- Strong problem-solving skills;
- Expertise in information technology domains such as Cloud Computing and IT Infrastructures.