IBM - Reston, VA

posted 3 months ago

Full-time
Reston, VA
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

At IBM, work transcends the traditional job description; it embodies a calling to innovate, design, code, consult, and collaborate. We are at the forefront of technology, tackling some of the most complex challenges faced by the world today. Our analytic consulting services cater specifically to the US Government, where we have pioneered a classified data service aimed at enhancing the performance and effectiveness of Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR) systems. We are currently in search of a backend developer/architect who will play a crucial role in refining existing features and developing new functionalities for our classified ISR data and analytics service. In this position, you will be responsible for improving algorithm performance, enhancing data quality, integrating new datasets, and enabling advanced analytics capabilities. You will maintain a polyglot database environment, extend event-driven microservices, and introduce new technologies as necessary to meet the needs of our stakeholders. A significant aspect of your role will involve interfacing with clients, stakeholders, military personnel, and data providers to ensure alignment and buy-in, while also populating the backlog for future innovations. This position is based onsite in the Washington DC area, primarily in Reston, VA.

Responsibilities

  • Improve algorithm performance and data quality.
  • Incorporate new datasets and enable new analytics capabilities.
  • Maintain a polyglot database environment.
  • Extend event-driven micro-services and integrate new technologies as needed.
  • Interface with clients, stakeholders, military personnel, and data providers to ensure stakeholder buy-in.
  • Populate backlog for future innovations.

Requirements

  • US Citizen with active TS//SCI clearance or immediate eligibility according to JPAS security database.
  • 2+ years of Python programming experience.
  • 2+ years of experience architecting, designing, or programming applications in hybrid cloud or on-prem environments.
  • Experience with employing, customizing, optimizing, and/or managing NoSQL database technology.
  • Experience with custom ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) development.
  • Experience with designing algorithms to infer relationships between events or entities.
  • Experience with designing validation and/or diagnostic approaches to ensure strong data quality.

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience coding in operational military and/or intelligence networks or settings.
  • Experience with employing, customizing, optimizing, and/or managing MongoDB.
  • Experience with Celery or analogous asynchronous task queue technologies.
  • Experience with algorithmic development that merges, standardizes, and links related data sources.
  • Skills with implementing and customizing ElasticSearch for text search use cases.
  • Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, Jenkins).
  • Experience with gathering operational and intelligence data from classified DoD systems.
  • Experience with national or military intelligence capabilities and their use.
  • Experience with transitioning on-prem capabilities to cloud.
  • Experience with natural language processing (NLP) or other techniques to extract value out of unstructured data.
  • Data visualization experience using JavaScript (such as Chart.js or D3).
  • Experience with MVC frameworks (e.g., React.js), Node.js, and Web API design.
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