Computer Science Technician Trainee

About the role

KBR’s National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security.

Key Responsibilities

• Support software development, research, and prototyping efforts related to artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and data analytics.
• Assist with the design, development, testing, and maintenance of Python-based applications, utilities, and analytical tools.
• Develop and enhance automated techniques for evaluating, processing, and analyzing structured and unstructured data.
• Support the development of web-based dashboards and visualization capabilities used to communicate technical results and project metrics.
• Participate in the collection, analysis, and validation of engineering and technical data to support ongoing research and development activities.
• Develop and execute test cases to evaluate software functionality, performance, and accuracy.
• Collaborate with software engineers, systems engineers, and technical teams to define requirements and implement technical solutions.
• Document software designs, algorithms, workflows, and technical findings.
• Support Agile development activities, team collaboration, and code management using source control tools and development best practices.
• Perform additional technical duties as assigned in support of digital engineering, software development, and research initiatives.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical discipline.
• Must be enrolled in an accredited college or university and remain enrolled throughout the period of employment.
• Experience developing software applications using Python or other modern programming languages.
• Knowledge of software development principles, data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming concepts.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze technical problems and develop effective solutions.
• Experience working in collaborative team environments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain any required customer or company access approvals.

Qualifications Desired

• Experience developing or consuming RESTful APIs, GraphQL APIs, or other service-based architectures.
• Experience using source control systems such as Git and GitHub.
• Knowledge of artificial intelligence and machine learning concepts.
• Experience working with structured and unstructured datasets.
• Exposure to systems engineering, requirements analysis, model-based systems engineering, or digital engineering concepts.
• Previous internship, research, or project experience supporting software development or technical engineering efforts.