Introduction
Joining the IBM Technology Expert Labs teams means you'll have a career delivering world-class services for our clients. As the ultimate expert in IBM products, you'll bring together all the necessary technology and services to help customers solve their most challenging problems. Working in IBM Technology Expert Labs means accelerating the time to value confidently and ensuring speed and insight while our clients focus on what they do best-running and growing their business. Excellent onboarding and industry-leading learning culture will set you up for a positive impact, while advancing your career. Our culture is collaborative and experiential. As part of a team, you will be surrounded by bright minds and keen co-creators-always willing to help and be helped-as you apply passion to work that will positively impact the world around us.
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Your role and responsibilities
IBM Technology Expert Labs is hiring an AI/ML Engineer who is passionate about helping Government clients use the latest Data and AI computing technologies to solve their real-world problems. You will work closely with Government clients and IBM consultants, technology experts, and product development teams to collect, organize and analyze data to use Data Science and AI to address mission needs.
As a Data & AI Consultant in the IBM Technology Expert Labs Delivery organization, you will work in an agile, collaborative environment, partnering with customer stakeholders, to develop mission-based solutions with US Government customers to:
- Assess customer mission requirements and architect appropriate data science solutions to meet mission needs
- Develop data science and AI solutions using Cloud Pak for Data technologies such as watsonx.ai, watsonx.assistant, watsonx.governance, watsonx.data.
- Deploy innovative Cloud Pak for Data and watsonx solutions across a variety of cloud platforms
- Exploit the data fabric architecture of Cloud Pak for Data and watsonx.data to accelerate data science and AI
Who You Are:
- You have strong technical and analytical abilities, a knack for driving impact and growth, and experience with cloud native computing technologies
- You are great at solving problems, debugging, troubleshooting, and designing & implementing solutions
- You have excellent communication skills and are adept at describing complex technical issues to a non-technical audience.
- You are technically forward-thinking, passionate about embracing new technology and developing your technical skills, such as in Cloud Pak for Data and watsonx
Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Master's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
• US Citizen with Federal Gov't. delivery experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or an engineering discipline
• Location in Washington, DC metro area
• Experience and/or proficiency in Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and/or Natural Language Processing including foundation models
• Experience architecting and building systems on commercial cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Microsoft Azure)
Preferred technical and professional experience
- Active Top Secret / SCI with Full Scope or CI Polygraph Clearance
- Master's degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent experience
- Experience with Linux container orchestration using Docker Compose, Docker Swarm, and/or Kubernetes
ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT
IBM has a global presence, operating in more than 175 countries with a broad-based geographic distribution of revenue. The company's Global Markets organization is a strategic sales business unit that manages IBM's global footprint, working closely with dedicated country-based operating units to serve clients locally. These country teams have client relationship managers who lead integrated teams of consultants, solution specialists and delivery professionals to enable clients' growth and innovation. By complementing local expertise with global experience and digital capabilities, IBM builds deep and broad-based client relationships. This local management focus fosters speed in supporting clients, addressing new markets and making investments in emerging opportunities. Additionally, the Global Markets organization serves clients with expertise in their industry as well as through the products and services that IBM and partners supply. IBM is also expanding its reach to new and existing clients through digital marketplaces.
YOUR LIFE @ IBM
In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.
Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.
Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.
Are you ready to be an IBMer?
ABOUT IBM
IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.
Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.
At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.
OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS
IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:
- Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being
- Financial programs such as 401(k), the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs
- Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law
- Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals
- Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences
We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.
This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.
IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.
The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.