CAP AI SE4

Benefits

DCCA is a veteran-owned IT business specializing in providing innovative solutions to a variety of government agencies and commercial enterprises since 1982. DCCA offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including:

• Career growth opportunities
• Comprehensive benefits including healthcare, retirement plan, paid disability and life insurance programs, employee assistance program, paid and unpaid leave programs, education assistance, and wellness initiatives.
• Competitive compensation with annual reviews to ensure pay is equitable.
• Growth opportunities through upskilling programs, recertification support, and professional development opportunities.
• An emphasis on inclusivity through business resource groups and other opportunities for connection.
• Empowering health with benefits that encourage a healthy and fulfilling life both in and outside of work.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate for this role should have:

• A High School Diploma or GED plus twelve (14) years of general system engineering experience.
• A Bachelor’s degree in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus seven (10) years of systems engineering experience.
• A Master’s degree in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus five (8) years of systems engineering experience.
• A PhD in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus three (8) years of systems engineering experience.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

• Analyzing user’s requirements, concept of operations documents, and high-level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications.
• Leading design and development activities, guiding users in formulating requirements, advising alternative approaches, and conducting feasibility studies.
• Guiding system development and implementation planning through assessment or preparation of system engineering management plans and system integration and test plans.
• Interacting with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues or conflicts.
• Communicating with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives.

Skills

The following skills are essential for success in this role:

• Cloud Architecture/ Cloud Engineer/ Platform Engineering (especially in AWS)
• AI/ML system design and implementation
• A high-level understanding of the AI lifecycle (development, training, inference, monitoring)
• Experience with ML pipeline development, model deployment, and DevOps/MLOps
• Experience with Amazon SageMaker
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with a variety of stakeholder groups
• Experience with system security and networking (particularly the implementation of system security on classified systems)
• Data engineering and data lifecycle management

Pay

The proposed salary range for this position in Maryland is $170,000 to $210,000. Final salary will be determined based on various factors.