Expert Software Engineer (Research & ML Model Development)

Cornerstone Defense LLC

Maryland

On-site

USD 250,000 - 270,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Plans
Generous PTO Policy
401(k)
Tuition Reimbursement
Fitness Reimbursement Program

Job summary

Cornerstone Defense LLC is seeking an Expert Software Engineer focused on Research & ML Model Development in Annapolis Junction, MD. The role requires 20 years of experience and involves developing compliance tools and integrating machine learning algorithms to improve processing.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and mastery of languages such as Java and Python. Comprehensive benefits include generous PTO and tuition reimbursement.

Qualifications

  • 20 years of experience as a Software Engineer in relevant programs and contracts.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, enhance, and prototype compliance and business processing analytics.
  • Investigate and test compliance modernization Machine Learning/AI algorithms.
  • Develop models and implement metrics and monitoring.

Skills

Java
Scala
Python
Lucene
JEXL
SQL
JSON
Machine Learning Model building
Linux
Git/Gitlab
Jira
Confluence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Ghostmachine
Scikit-learn
Jupyter Notebooks
IntelliJ
Eclipse

Job description

Title: Expert Software Engineer (Research & ML Model Development)
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Compensation Range: $250 - $270K
Clearance: Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply

Company Overview

Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.

Benefits Overview

Cornerstone Defense offers a very comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to: Medical, Dental and Vision Plans, Generous PTO Policy, 401(k), HSA and FSA options, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement and Training, Perks at Work Discount Program, Referral Program, Leads Generation Program, CollegeAmerica 529, Fitness Reimbursement Program, Travel Assistance, Norton Lifelock Benefit Solutions, Life Planning Financial & Legal Services.

Position Description

The Software Engineer shall develop, enhance, and prototype compliance and business processing analytics and tools. Develop new methods for automating compliance functions and improve existing methods. Contractor will investigate, integrate, and test compliance modernization Machine Learning/AI algorithms and research proof-of-concepts in the RD environment. They will develop models and implement appropriate metrics and monitoring of developed tools, functions, and data flows.

Qualifications

Twenty (20) years experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

Position Required Skills
  • Experience with Java, Scala, and Python
  • Experience with Lucene, JEXL, SQL, JSON
  • Random Forest and ability to do feature development for Random Forest
  • Experience with Machine Learning Model building and monitoring
  • Experience developing in a Linux operating environment
  • Experience with Ghostmachine (Map/Reduce)
  • Experience with GM Learn
  • Experience with Jupyter Notebooks
  • Experience with IntelliJ and/or Eclipse
  • Experience with Git/Gitlab and/or Stash/Bitbucket
  • Experience with Jira
  • Experience with Confluence
  • Experience with Scikit-learn
  • Agency Compliance standards, policies, and authorities
  • Experience with Agency corporate systems
  • Experience with documentation and reviewing documentation
Position Desired Skills
  • Data Science skills/background
  • Experience with AWS
  • Experience implementing ML systems
  • Experience with Spark
  • Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)
  • Agentic AI
  • Large Language Models (LLM)
  • Machine Learning Feature Development
  • Other Machine Learning models and techniques
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