System Administrator/Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) – TS/SCI

System Administrator/Machine Learning Operations (MLOps)  – TS/SCI 

Xcelerate Solutions is currently seeking a System Administrator who is interested in developing your skills and deepening your experience supporting the infrastructure, deployment, and maintenance of a machine translation triage application leveraging cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Machine Learning (ML), and Data Science (DS) capabilities?  

Come support a major program advancing the state of the art in Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) supporting mission-focused big data analytics and predictive analytics. You will be delivering cutting edge machine learning capabilities to advance national security objectives, swiftly produce and analyze results, and disseminate findings with actionable intelligence insights. While most work is conducted on-site at our client location in Bethesda, MD, we offer a flexible schedule and, occasionally, some tasks may be performed remotely. Percentage of remote work will vary based on client requirements / deliverables priorities. Come join our award-winning organization and work with some of the most talented and brightest minds in the GovCon industry.

Location:
Bethesda, MD

Security Clearance:
TS/SCI 

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with a cross-functional agile application development team of data scientists, data engineers, software developers, system engineers, researchers, and data analysts working on the design, building, and optimization of a complex, resource demanding application
• Support multiple simultaneous work packages and take open-ended or high-level guidance, independently and collaboratively provide first-class infrastructure and deployment solutions
• Bring your mix of intellectual curiosity, quantitative acumen, and customer-focus to identify novel approaches to improve the performance of system function through system administration optimizations in partnership with a highly qualified, highly motivated team.  

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s  degree  or  equivalent  with  a  minimum of eight years of experience in a related field.  Two additional years of experience may be substituted for the bachelor’s degree.   
• 4+ years of experience in system administration preferably in a cloud native environment
• Must have an active TS/SCI clearance and must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph
• Strong experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS/C2S)
• Strong experience with Linux OS system administration
• Strong experience application and infrastructure deployment, configuration, and maintenance
• Proper prerequisites and ability to gain and maintain Privileged User Access (PUA) on the customer’s network
• Experience maintaining hardware in compliance with security policy
• Proficiency in one or more system administration scripting languages
• Track record of active learning and creative problem solving
• Ability to analyze and assess infrastructure and application deployment requirements and determine optimum, cost-effective solutions
• Ability and desire to work in a fast-paced environment learning new skills quickly as needed

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current TS/SCI with polygraph clearance

• A significant share of your experience in direct support of military or intelligence community customers, demonstrating progressive technical development and mission-focused outcomes
• Experience supporting data team operations
• An interest in data science, data engineering, or machine learning
• Experience system administration in an on-prem, air-gapped environment
• Experience configuring and optimizing storage solutions
• Experience configuring and optimizing networking solutions
• Experience or a desire to learn
• Deploying and maintaining Kubernetes applications
• DevOps and MLOPs
• IT automation (e.g., SaltStack, Ansible, Terraform, etc.)
• Familiarity utilizing virtualization and distributed file systems, such as Hadoop (or similar distributed file systems) in development and production environments;
• Familiarity using git, svn, JIRA, or other version control and program management technologies;
• Amazon Web Services (AWS) professional certifications;
• Familiarity with NVIDIA GPUs and NVIDIA GPU appliances

About Xcelerate Solutions:

Founded in 2009 and headquartered in McLean, VA, Xcelerate Solutions (www.xceleratesolutions.com) is one of America’s fastest-growing companies. Xcelerate’s culture is defined by our diversified workforce of dynamic and versatile professionals, supported with growth and development opportunities that contribute to individual and company growth. This strong commitment to our employees has been recognized by our inclusion on the Washington Business Journal’s “50 Best Places to Work” list as well as being a “Great Place to Work” certified company with a 4.6 star, and a 99% CEO approval Glassdoor rating. Come find out why Xcelerate Solutions is one of the DC Metro top employers!

Xcelerate Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, equal pay, disability, veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or expression of another protected characteristic. As part of this commitment to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals, Xcelerate provides reasonable accommodations if needed because of an applicant’s or an employee’s disability.

Pay Transparency Notice: Xcelerate Solutions will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.