Job Information
Commonwealth Computer Research, Inc. Cleared Senior Software Engineer, Computer Vision, Federal in Chantilly, Virginia
GA-CCRi maintains and deploys production systems for users across the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, and commercial industry. We build and develop best-in-class all domain and globally focused situational awareness capabilities, including THRESHER and DRAGONSPELL, that process petabytes of data from numerous streaming data sources in near real time. Our systems apply state-of-the-art algorithms and machine learning techniques to extract features and fuse data from multiple phenomenologies to form a rich live view of objects in the sky, on the sea, and on the ground. These analytics are designed to determine not just where something is, but what it is, where it's been and what it's doing. All of this "data to knowledge" is made available to end users in our own browser-based application for visualization, analysis, and understanding. We always want to do more, and that's where you come in!
GA-CCRi is looking for a Software Engineer to join our federal team to develop scalable, high-performant cloud-based computer vision systems focused on the automated detection of objects in satellite imagery. State of the art Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) are used in AI/ML pipelines to process large volumes of satellite imagery. Object detections from the platform are used by the community to search for objects, maintain object custody, and in Multi-INT analytics.
Duties and Responsibilities
Under limited supervision, develop, integrate, and maintain cloud-based image processing pipelines and infrastructure that process satellite imagery at scale in a cloud environment
Develop test scripts and frameworks to verify and validate functionality
Maintain existing capabilities deployed to customer facilities and cloud environments including debugging and updating to keep pace with the evolving environment and technology
Understand customer, user, and operational requirements and implement new functionality into software products
Document and communicate highly technical concepts effectively to technical and non-technical audiences in a clear and effective manner
Communicate with management, customers, developers, and users
Work directly with internal and external developers to transition applications into the computer vision platform
Maintain the strict confidentiality of sensitive information
Observe all laws, regulations and other applicable obligations wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the Company
Work in a safe manner in accordance with established operating procedures and practices
Willing to provide leadership and mentoring for more junior computer vision engineers
Willing to lead a team of computer vision engineers, either on a temporary or permanent basis
Requirements
Ability to transfer and maintain a Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility and a CI poly is required.
Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree, or PhD in Computer Science, Information Systems or related discipline and progressive software development experience as follows; nine or more years of experience with a Bachelors degree, seven or more years of experience with a Masters degree, or four or more years with a PhD. May substitute equivalent experience in lieu of education.
Strong experience with cloud-based technologies, including AWS or Azure
Experience with software development lifecycle and use of associated tools
Linux
Highly proficient programming skills in languages such as Java, Python, Scala, Go, Rust
An understanding of formal software engineering principles including design, documentation, ticketing systems, version control and Agile methodologies
Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly and apply them accurately throughout an evolving requirement
Exceptional analytical skills and problem-solving skills
High level of self-initiative and self-motivation
Ability to work effectively in small steam settings to solve complex problems
Strong organization, communication, decision making, presentation, and interpersonal skills
Customer focused, formulates plans based on the development of innovative new designs in resolving advanced software development problems
CompTIA Security+ or willingness to get certified
Desired Skills and Experience
Curious and excited to learn new technologies
Excited about understanding our customer’s needs and mission
Interested in maintaining and adapting existing codebases
Satellite image processing and computer vision applications
Image processing libraries such as GDAL, OpenCV
Experienced with full lifecycle development
Able to build and deploy working prototypes
GEOINT AI/ML pipelines
Geospatial data processing
Cloud technologies such as Kubernetes, Helm
Data brokers such as Kafka and RabbitMQ
Knative
CI/CD pipelines and tooling (Gitlab CI/CD, ArgoCD, CircleCI, Jenkins)
RESTful APIs
Databases technologies (PostgreSQL, Redis, or other DBs)
Travel Percentage Required
0-10%
Relocation Assistance Provided
Yes
US Citizenship Required?
Yes
Clearance Required?
Yes
Clearance Level
Ability to transfer and maintain a Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility and a CI poly is required.
Pay Range
$140,000-$220,000
Benefits
Casual Work Environment
Intellectually Challenging Work
Health Insurance including FSA, HSA and Tricare Supplement options
Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
Generous Defined Retirement Benefit, including both a 401K match and pension plan.
Very Flexible Vacation Policy
The job description above is not intended to be comprehensive list. Responsibilities, activities, duties, and/or tasks may change or be assigned at any time.
CCRi is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce because we know that our differences benefit our employees, our customers, and our community. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a an individual with a disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.