Full-Time
Applications Developer
Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
Compensation Overview
$99.9k - $149.9k/yr
No H1B Sponsorship
United States
In Person
Attendance at the Sheriff's Office work location is required. Residency must be within the specified counties and within 60 miles of Falkenburg Road Jail.
US Top Secret Clearance Required
Bachelor's, Associate's
Category
 AI & Machine Learning (1) |
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Required Skills
LLM
Scikit-learn
TensorFlow
Keras
PyTorch
Machine Learning
RAG
REST APIs
LangChain
Web Development
Data Governance
Requirements
- A high school diploma or possession of a GED certificate is required, or an associate degree or bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in computer science, information technology, software development, or a closely related field.
- With a high school diploma or GED, six years of software development and systems integration experience are required, including two years of full-stack application development in a team environment and two years working with LangChain, Ollama, or similar frameworks using vector databases for local large language models and agentic artificial intelligence systems.
- With an associate degree, four years of software development and systems integration experience are required, including one year of full-stack application development in a team environment and one year working with LangChain, Ollama, or similar frameworks using vector databases for local large language models and agentic artificial intelligence systems.
- With a bachelor’s degree, two years of software development and systems integration experience are required.
- Three years of experience in a technical position within the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Information Services Division involving software development, systems integration, data reporting, or database management may satisfy the requirement.
- Knowledge of machine learning frameworks such as ML.NET, Scikit-Learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Keras is required.
- Knowledge of large language models, retrieval-augmented generation pipelines, and artificial intelligence agent frameworks is required.
- Basic understanding of secure coding principles and Criminal Justice Information Services data protection requirements is required.
- Working knowledge of office policies and procedures is required.
- Ability to work with structured and unstructured datasets from multiple sources such as databases, application programming interfaces, logs, and documents is required.
- Ability to analyze complex problems, test possible solutions, and apply practical approaches is required.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment is required.
- Ability to stay current with new artificial intelligence tools and techniques while maintaining responsible data practices is required.
- Attendance at the specified Sheriff's Office work location is required.
- Depending on assignment, possession of a valid Florida Driver License may be required at the time of employment, and driving history will be reviewed.
- Applicants must meet the stated restrictions concerning tattoos, illegal drug sale or use, felony convictions, specified misdemeanor convictions, and dishonorable military discharge.
- Successful completion of a background investigation, polygraph, medical evaluation, and drug screening is required.
- Residency within Hillsborough County or the specified surrounding counties, within the 60-mile parameter of Falkenburg Road Jail, is required at appointment or employment.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and support custom applications and data integrations to enhance agency operations, with a focus on functionality, performance, and secure handling of sensitive information.
- Develop, train, and optimize machine learning models using ML.NET, Scikit-Learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Keras.
- Integrate artificial intelligence models into existing in-house applications and services running in secure on-premises environments.
- Experiment with large language models and agentic coding tools, evaluating their potential for secure internal automation and analytics tasks.
- Perform data preprocessing, feature engineering, and model evaluation using structured and unstructured data from multiple internal systems.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure models and data workflows align with Criminal Justice Information Services and Personally Identifiable Information protection standards.
- Work with analysts, investigators, and Information Technology staff to identify opportunities where artificial intelligence can provide operational value.
- Participate in code reviews, testing, and deployment activities within a collaborative team environment.
- Continuously learn and prototype emerging artificial intelligence tools while maintaining strong data governance discipline.
- Work within an office environment at a law enforcement agency, including prolonged periods at a keyboard or workstation.
- Work standard business hours and, when required, non-standard hours including nights, weekends, and holidays.
- Respond promptly to assigned duties during emergencies or disasters as directed by the management chain, Division or District Commander, or Sheriff.
Desired Qualifications
- Full-stack development experience and familiarity with LangChain, Ollama, or similar large language model frameworks.