Job Description:
Accenture Federal Services is seeking a AI/Data Scientist to tackle their toughest security and readiness challenges with advanced data and AI solutions… and then some. What makes our approach so unique? Operating from the nation’s capital, we bring together commercial innovation and leading-edge technologies to deliver the latest in AI to solve hard intelligence problems and continuously evolve capabilities. How? Our passion and experience meets purpose! Through our deep mission experience and innovative culture, we take AI solutions from concept to production for clients to achieve measurable value and become data-led organizations. Not to mention, we sleep well at night knowing our work directly impacts and improves the way the world works. We keep our tech smarts sharp by providing abundant training and certification opportunities. Are you ready to learn and grow in a career, while making a difference?
Job Description:
- Design, develop, and implement custom state of the art generative LLMs (e.g. models similar to GPT or ChatGPT or GPT4) and discriminative LLMs (e.g. models similar to BERT).
- Design, develop, and implement systems for AI alignment, Reinforcement Learning with Human Feedback (RLHF) instruction models, and AI guardrails.
- Conduct rigorous tests to evaluate LLMs across standardized performance benchmarks and custom evaluations.
- Employ cutting edge Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Machine Learning (ML) techniques to solve complex natural language problems.
- Translate technical findings into clear, actionable insights for a non-technical audience.
- Evangelize GenAI and develop use cases of highest mission value to clients.
Here's what you need:
- Experience with generative LLM fine-tuning and prompt engineering.
- Experience with deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, or Keras) and deep learning architectures for NLP transformer models (LSTMs, and RNNs).
- Experience with HuggingFace Transformers and other open-source NLP and NLG (natural language generation) modules (ex. LangChain, LlamaIndex).
- Experience and continued interest working with Defense and Intelligence clients.
- Strong communication skills and ability to articulate GenAI use cases and value.
- Secret level clearance or higher.
- Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computational Linguistics, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, or similar major.
Bonus points if you have:
- Experience with multilingual LLMs and experience in handling multilingual data, as well as large scale data processing.
- Experience with the capabilities of cloud hosted generative LLMs, such as Azure OpenAI Service and Generative AI on Google Cloud.
- Experience with releasing open source generative LLMs or deploying generative LLMs in a production setting.
- Top Secret / SCI
Security Clearance:
- Active Secret clearance required to start
As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, New York, Washington, and the District of Columbia. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.
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Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed in the job posting, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation. Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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