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At CTI, you’ll be at the center of an award-winning corporate culture, breaking technological barriers and solving real-world problems for our federal government customers. We are committed to hiring the best of the best, and in return, we offer a world-class, truly unique employee experience that is rare within our industry.
If you’re a technical changemaker with a passion for Cyber Operations, Cloud and Data Analytics, or Engineering, we’re looking for you! Love what you do AND where you work - alongside a supportive, innovative team of like-minded individuals. After all, we know that your best work happens when you live your best life, and we do everything we can to make that possible. Are you ready for your best career move?
Due to Federal contract requirements, US citizenship is required for this position.
The day-to-day:
As a Knowledge Engineer you will provide feedback to Design Engineers and evaluate end-to-end systems and systems-oriented products through the entire life cycle; perform as expert, conduct research and evaluate technical performance of software products and overall segments and systems; ensure products and systems comply with requirements and government information assurance and cyber security standards and practices through formal verification methods. You’ll also verify/validate systems with specific emphasis on network operations and cyber warfare tactics, techniques, and procedures focused on the threat to information networks; assess performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures and prepare assessments and cyber threat profiles of current and planned products based on sophisticated testing, research, and analysis Participates in design reviews of components (hardware and software) to ensure applicability to the current system and traceability of requirements.
Description:
As a Knowledge Engineer you will provide unique expertise with the application of knowledge management and data science technologies to support a combined terminology management – concept management system. You’ll design and develop ontologies and taxonomies for specific technical domains, to include the association of concept databases with multilingual term bases.
Basic Qualifications:
- TS/SCI w/ poly
- Provides unique expertise with the application of knowledge management and data science technologies to support a combined terminology management – concept management system. Design and develop ontologies and taxonomies for specific technical domains, to include the association of concept databases with multilingual term bases. Skills:
- Shall have ten (10) years of experience in software development/engineering, including software specification, design, implementation, testing, and documentation.
- Shall have three (3) years of specialized programming experience in areas such as search algorithms, including the use of heuristics, knowledge representation, automated deduction, natural language understanding, and pattern/scene recognition.
- Experience in leading a complete system development effort to provide large scale, highly complex, or technically unique systems to satisfy artificial intelligence/expert systems enterprise wide.
- Experience leading a software development effort through all stages of the systems development life cycle, including needs assessment, requirements specification, data modeling, software development, implementation, and user training.
- Demonstrated technical writing skills and have generated at least five (5) documents in support of a software development project.
- Eight (8) years of experience developing software using either JAVA or C++ languages. At least five (5) years of this experience must have been obtained within the last seven (7) years.
- Four (4) years C programming experience.
- Six (6) years of experience developing software for UNIX and Linux (Redhat versions 3-5) operating systems. At least two (2) years of this experience must have been obtained within the last four (4) years.
- Familiar with the software development process described in the MIL STD498, J-STD 016, and/or US 12207 and possess at least four (4) years of experience developing software in accordance with these standards.
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical field may substitute for four (4) years of experience. A Master’s degree in a Technical Field will be considered equivalent to six (6) years of experience. NOTE: A degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Information Systems, Engineering, or similar degree will be considered as a technical field.
The benefits package:
• Affordable healthcare options with 80% employer paid premium PLUS a company-funded HSA
• Dental insurance with 100% employer paid premium
• Vision with 80% employer paid premium
• 100% employer paid Life insurance
• 100% employer paid Short-term and Long-term disability
• Annual training, continued education, and professional memberships reimbursement
• Unlimited access to Red Hat Enterprise Linux, AWS, and NetApp training and accreditation
• Annual reimbursement for phone and internet services
• Annual reimbursement for technology i.e. phones, computers, printers, etc.
• 401(k) with company match up to 5% with 100% immediate vesting (after 90 days of employment)
The environment and perks:
• Professional development investment and paid time off for training
• Contract and work locations in Maryland, Virginia, Colorado, Texas, California, Florida and Hawaii.
• Team building events throughout the year such as Destination Family Events, Holiday Party, Monthly Get-Togethers
• Leadership Team engagement and mentorship
• Performance Recognition
• Unlimited complimentary branded apparel
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Constellation Technologies is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Job applicants can submit questions about CTI’s equal employment opportunity policy to [email protected]. 
