Senior Force Operations Subject Matter Expert (SME)

The Mission Concepts and Capabilities (MCC) Division of Applied Research Associates, Inc.

(ARA) is seeking a Senior Force Operations Subject Matter Expert (SME) with a background in or supporting the Government in the execution of large technology programs.

 This position will support the Office of the Secretary of War Research & Engineering’s Prototyping & Experimentation Office.

 This work requires a candidate with a background in highly classified technical program or project management, acquisition, or analytical support of government Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) and the DoW Acquisition environment.

 Candidates must be able to:


* Demonstrate eight or more years’ experience as a supervisor or team/project lead working in the DoW


* Possess 8+ years’ experience developing, implementing, and managing strategic planning that supports leadership priorities


* Demonstrate experience identifying, prioritizing, and leading high-interest projects across cross-functional teams


* Demonstrate experience serving as a key advisor to senior leadership and decisionmakers


* Possess excellent written and oral communication skills


* Perform and deliver work with limited direction

Required Qualifications:


* Bachelor’s degree from an accredited academic institution and 8 years’ of relevant experience or a master’s degree with 6 years’ experience (Command and General Staff College (or equivalent) education may be substituted for degree requirements)


* Top Secret security clearance with SCI and SAP eligibility


* 8-10 years’ experience designing, constructing, and implementing sophisticated ML and deep learning models to solve complex analytical problems


* Expertise in a wide range of algorithms, including supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning


* Experience leading the continuous improvement, re-architecting, and updating of existing AI/ML system to create efficient, scalable, and self-learning applications.


* Demonstrated experience in model performance tuning, feature engineering, and deploying models into production environments (MLOps)


* Experience designing and implementing robust MLOps pipelines for automated training, validation, deployment, and monitoring of models at scale


* Demonstrated experience with cloud-based AI/ML platforms and containerization technologies


* experience in statistical analysis, experimental design, and data storytelling to extract actionable insights from large, complex datasets


* experience in data governance, data quality, and ensuring the ethical use of data and algorithms

Desired Qualifications:


* Multidisciplinary IC experience and a broad understanding of the entire intelligence ecosystem


* Counterintelligence experience


* Senior Service School in residence


* 10+ years’ relevant experience


* Master’s or Ph.D.

degree from an accredited academic institution


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