Job Description

About Arcticom, LLC

Offering a broad range of information technology solutions, Arcticom, LLC provides network and systems administration, enterprise architecture and resource planning, certification and accreditation, software design, programming, maintenance of telecommunications and land mobile radio equipment and systems, help desk support and IT transformation services among other services.

Arcticom offers impressive performance that is routinely recognized with exceptional ratings and commendations tied to installation successes. Satisfied Bering Straits Native Corporation (BSNC) family customers include the U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy, Coast Guard, the Departments of State, Justice, Commerce, Agriculture, Interior, Homeland Security, the General Services Administration, the Defense Logistics Agency and the U.S Census Bureau.

About this position: MIP Programmer Journeyman Location: Dayton, OH

The Essential Duties and Responsibilities are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed for this position and are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job. Other duties may be assigned. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Wage/Salary Range: 130,000 – 150,000

Applicants will be notified via phone or email within ten (10) business days of submittal.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Comfortable working with a distributed remote team and collaborating primarily online.
• Design, formulate, and implement Mixed Integer Programming (MIP) models for complex optimization problems.
• Translate business and operational requirements into mathematical constraints, variables, and objective functions.
• Implement optimization models using commercial or open-source solvers.
• Tune and improve solver performance through reformulation, parameter optimization, and decomposition techniques.
• Develop clean, maintainable code to integrate optimization models into applications and services.
• Validate model correctness, robustness, and performance using real-world data.
• Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and domain experts to ensure practical and scalable solutions.
• Document models, assumptions, and limitations clearly for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Support deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement of optimization solutions.
• Report on status of systems and projects on a regular and timely basis.
• Lead technical design reviews, proof-of-concepts, and solution governance activities.
• Promote best practices for model performance, robustness, and responsible AI.

Required (Minimum Necessary) Qualifications

• Education Requirements: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Level of Experience Requirements: Strong experience with Mixed Integer Programming (MIP) formulation and implementation.
• Must have or be able to obtain a National Agency Check with Inquiries and/or National Security Clearance; requires US Citizenship

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics

• Familiar with secure coding standards and processes, including OWASP, code scans, and other processes.
• Proficiency in Python, Java, or C++.
• Hands-on experience with optimization solvers such as:

· Gurobi

· CPLEX

· SCIP

· OR-Tools

· Pyomo

• Solid understanding of linear programming, integer programming, and combinatorial optimization.
• Experience working with real-world data and numerical performance constraints.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Solid understanding of machine learning algorithms and model evaluation techniques
• Experience with large-scale or real-time optimization.
• Knowledge of advanced techniques such as:

· Decomposition (Benders, column generation)

· Heuristics and metaheuristics

· Stochastic or robust optimization

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

Preferred

· N/A

Supervisory Responsibilities

· This position will not have supervisory responsibilities. You may delete this line if it does not apply to the job.

DOT Covered/Safety-Sensitive Role Requirements

· This position is not subject to federal requirements regarding Department of Transportation “safety-sensitive” functions. You may delete this line if it does not apply to the job.

Necessary Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this role. Employees must always maintain a constant state of mental alertness. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for bending, stooping, sitting, walking or standing for prolonged periods of time; most of time is spent sitting in a comfortable position with frequent opportunity to move about.

Work Environment

The work environmental characteristics described here are representative of those that must be borne by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the role. Employees must always maintain a constant state of situational awareness. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job is performed in an office setting with exposure to computer screens and requires extensive use of a computer, keyboard, mouse, and multi-line telephone system. The work described herein is primarily a modern office setting. Occasional travel may be required.

Additional Qualifying Factors

As a condition of employment, you will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screening and have acceptable background check results. If applicable to the contract, you must also obtain and maintain the appropriate clearance levels required and must also be able to obtain access to military installations.

Shareholder Preference

BSNC gives hiring, promotion, training, and retention preference to BSNC shareholders, shareholder descendants and shareholder spouses who meet the minimum qualifications for the job.

Bering Straits Native Corporation is an equal opportunity employer.All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any status protected by state or federal law, or any other basis prohibited by law.