Willingness to complete modest travel to various locations to support the SEI’s overall mission.
You will be subject to a background check and must be able obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of War security clearance.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Experience in predictive modeling, data science, and/or AI & machine learning
Deep understanding of statistical modeling techniques and advanced data analytics
Proficient with at least one mathematical/statistical programming package (e.g., R, python numpy/scipy/pandas/polars, MATLAB, etc.)
Innovative and inquisitive with ability to imagine novel analytical solutions to problems Thrives in a multi-disciplinary environment
Strong communication skills
Expertise in one or more of the following
Recommendation systems
Time-series forecasting (Prophet, NeuralProphet, Chronos, Lag-Llama, etc.)
NLP / LLMs (fine-tuning, RAG, evaluation, prompt engineering)
Causal inference / uplift modeling / synthetic controls
Modern ML frameworks: LightGBM/XGBoost, CatBoost, PyTorch,JAX, TensorFlow)
LLMs / agentic workflows (LangChain/LlamaIndex/Haystack)
Experience deploying models (FastAPI, Triton, KServe, SageMaker, Vertex AI, or similar)
Experience working with big data (Spark, Trino, Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks)
Desired Experience
Experience in cybersecurity and privacy is a plus is a plus
Experience in U.S. Government work and/or with FFRDCs, UARCs an National Labs is a plus
Demonstrated ability to learn new concepts and grow into new areas of work
Location
- Arlington, VA, Pittsburgh, PA
- Job Function
- Software/Applications Development/Engineering
- Position Type
- Staff – Regular
- Full time/Part time
- Full time
- Pay Basis
- Salary
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