Junior Data Engineer - Onsite

Junior Data Engineer - ONSITE

Location: Army Cyber Institute, West Point, NY 10996

BluePath Labs is looking for a Junior Data Engineer to support our team at the Army Cyber Institute (ACI) in West Point, NY. This effort will have direct operational relevance. The successful candidate will demonstrate a track record of successfully working in a collaborative environment. They will be working with leading Army researchers and programs and partners throughout the US Government. This position will start immediately.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the writing of scholarly manuscripts, research projects, white papers, and proposals.

• Responsible for designing, developing, testing, and maintaining data pipelines and data models that support advanced research and analysis.

• Work both alone and as part of a team with other developers, designers, and stakeholders to deliver high‐quality data‐driven insights, analytics, and models.

• Perform exploratory data analysis, cleaning, and labeling on both structured and unstructured data.

• Implement and train Machine Learning (ML) models on various data types, including text, tabular, time series and image data.

• Comfortable working with on‐premise and cloud‐native environments for the discovery, extraction, and analysis of patterns and trends to gather, process, and derive valuable insights needed to build AI‐enabled capabilities.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (CS), statistics, mathematics, Data Science (DS), Data Engineering (DE), Software Engineering (SE), Computer Engineering (CE), Information Technology (IT), information Systems (ISYS), Operations Research (OR), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Electrical Engineering (EE), Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE), or a related technical field.

• Primary programming proficiency in Python.

• Familiarity with Ubuntu Linux and virtualization technologies (e.g., Docker).

• Experience designing and querying relational (RDB) and non-relational databases (NRDB) (e.g., SQL, NoSQL).

• Familiarity with Ubuntu Linux and virtualization technologies (e.g., Docker).

• S. citizenship.

• Ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience with R, Julia, Matlab, Rust, etc.

• Knowledge of computer and network security principles, datasets, and tools.

• Understanding of data visualization concepts and best practices.

• Familiarity with User-Centered Design (UCD) or Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) principles.

• Familiarity with studying and comparing LLMs (e.g., Hugging Face).

Salary and Benefits:

The salary range for this position will be $70,000-$110,000, commensurate with experience.

BluePath Labs offers a comprehensive benefits package. Benefits include, but are not limited to: healthcare reimbursement, lifestyle & wellness reimbursement, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), tuition assistance, 401(k) with company match, and paid time off for vacation / sick leave, in addition to 12 holidays per calendar year.

About BluePath

BluePath Labs combines mission and business insights with advanced technologies to deliver measurable performance improvements for our clients. BluePath is dedicated to surpassing client expectations by always living by our core values of integrity, professionalism, and resilience. BluePath's extensive experience in Government, Military, Commercial, and Academic environments is unique among small businesses and a core differentiator of our solutions. Our multidisciplinary background allows us to solve diverse and complex problems. Most importantly, we work closely with our clients to frame problems correctly, optimize processes, leverage technologies, and implement enduring solutions. Labs are where ideas are born, experiments occur, and breakthroughs happen. It is the hallmark of BluePath's culture.

https://www.bluepathlabs.com/

BluePath Labs is an equal opportunity employer.