Job Description

DATA AND AI SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

DEFTEC delivers mission-critical solutions through skillfully delivered services and innovative products. We are inspired by our clients' critical missions and driven to provide the most effective solutions to execute their missions, operational challenges, and requirements. Our dedicated, experienced, and talented employees work closely with our clients to ensure the delivery of exceptional services and products.

This role supports the design, development, and maintenance of robust, secure, and scalable software components to enable AI/ML capabilities within NATO's classified environments. The engineer will work closely with data scientists and AI specialists to implement and optimize algorithms, develop secure data pipelines, and integrate training and inference systems tailored to NATO-specific requirements.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design, develop, and maintain robust software components focusing on scalability, performance, and security.
• Implement and optimise AI/ML algorithms, ensuring compliance with NATO-specific requirements.
• Design and manage data pipelines for secure handling of classified data.
• Develop, test, and integrate model training and inference systems.
• Deploy and support AI applications within NATO's secure environments.
• Collaborate with data scientists and AI engineers to enhance software practices.
• Produce high-quality documentation for software components and processes.
• Stay updated on software development, AI engineering, and NLP technologies.
• Contribute to a culture of innovation within the Data Science & AI Branch. 10. Provide feedback about their work clearly and concisely.

Required Qualifications:

• A Bachelor's degree or higher from a nationally recognized/certified university in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline OR a minimum of six years of professional experience in software development within the last eight years.
• Proven experience as a software developer with a focus on implementation AI systems in the last four years.
• Proficiency in modern software development and practices, including coding in Python, C++, Java, or similar programming languages.
• Experience with AI/ML frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and manage secure and scalable software systems for sensitive data.
• Strong skills in database management, data processing, and cloud-based services, particularly with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience designing and testing APIs or system interfaces to integrate AI systems into larger infrastructures.
• Understanding of NATO data security standards, privacy concerns, and secure coding practices.
• Effective communication skills, to include writing technical documentation, code reviews, and collaboration with diverse stakeholders, including non-technical users.
• Experience working within NATO environments or demonstrated familiarity with NATO processes, workflows, and organizational culture.

DEFTEC offers a comprehensive whole-life benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, holiday, paid time off, 401K with a match, life insurance, short/long-term disability, and educational reimbursement. The DEFTEC team comprises professionals who make a difference daily in crucial national security missions. Our leadership knows that this happens by employing a diverse team that is well cared for. Our top priority is our employees, making DEFTEC an ideal workplace.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Please get in touch with HR@deftec.com if you require reasonable accommodations.

DEFTEC is a Drug-Free Workplace where post-offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria are met as outlined in our policies.

AAP/EEO Statement

DEFTEC Corp is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type based on actual or perceived race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, and gender expression, religious creed, disability (mental and physical) including HIV and AIDS, medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics ), genetic information, age, marital status, civil union status, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, denial of family and medical care leave, arrest record and/or any other characteristic(s) protected by federal, state or local law.

This policy applies to all terms of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities, and general treatment during employment.

Other Duties

Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of the activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.