Overview

Work Where it Matters

Compass Point, an Akima company, is not just another federal IT contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At Compass Point, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders , Compass Point provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers , Compass Point delivers a broad range of skilled IT services, including data-centric services, software development, IT infrastructure modernization, managed IT services, and more.

As a Compass Point employee , you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.

Job Summary:

Compass Point is looking for an Artificial Intelligence Subject Matter Expert to work at Fort Meade, MD.

Developing strategies and plans for integrating new AI technologies into existing IT infrastructure, applications, and workflows, ensuring seamless compatibility and minimal disruption.

Responsibilities

Job Responsibilities:

• Gathers initial requirements from stakeholders within the DoD for emerging technology solutions.

• Conducts preliminary market research to identify potential vendors and solutions.

• Researching and evaluating emerging technologies that could drive innovation within the project and making recommendations based on feasibility and potential impact.

• Leads the development of prototypes or proof-of­ concept projects to demonstrate the viability and potential benefits of adopting emerging technologies.

• Overseeing testing efforts to validate the functionality, performance, and security of emerging technologies, and coordinating with stakeholders to gather feedback and make necessary adjustments.

• Based on the feedback, make necessary improvements and refinements to the prototype.

• Implements a pilot project/program to test the technology in a pre-production environment on a limited scale.

• Supports the stakeholders with developing a draft implementation plan that includes for deployment procedures for rolling out the technology at scale.

• Responsible for the overall systems infrastructure including engineering, implementation and integration, and technical services and support.

• Designs, implements, installs, maintains, and administers infrastructures including hardware, software, and various configurations.

• Monitors overall performance to proactively identify potential issues and tune appropriately.

• Performs root cause analysis on failed components and implements corrective measures.

• Works with others to establish and improve processes and procedures. Performs work independently.

• Considered a high-level specialist who regularly interacts and works with senior management.

• Uses advanced techniques, theories, and processes to complete work.

• Typically requires BA and 12-15 years.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years of AI technical experience

• Must have at least one certification in the following: Certified Artificial Intelligence Practitioner (CAIP) Google Professional Machine Learning Engineer, Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate, IBM AI Engineering Professional Certificate, AWS Certified Machine Learning-Specialty, Certified Analytics Professional (CAP), Data Science Professional Certificate by IBM or TensorFlow Developer Certificate.

Clearance:

• Interim Secret/Final Secret

We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender or gender-identity, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability, or have known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us at job-assist@akima.com or 571-353-7053 (information about job applications status is not available at this contact information).

Job: Information Technology

Travel: Yes, 25% of the time

Organization: Compass Point

Clearance: SECRET

Work Type: Hybrid

Remote: No

ReqID: 2024-12483