Company Overview

The Kenific Group, Inc. (KGI) is a private, small business based in the Washington, DC area. KGI was founded in 2011, initially providing acquisition and supply chain management services to the US Coast Guard. KGI has used this experience to expand our service offerings to other agencies within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Defense (DoD), and the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). In the past 10 years we have grown our service offerings to include infrastructure resiliency, contact center operations, information technology, software engineering, program management, strategic communications, engineering, and cybersecurity. We have also grown our customer base to include commercial clients.

Position Overview:

KGI is seeking a Technical Solutions/Engineering Team Lead with a strong background in data-driven solution architecture and development to serve as a leader of a growing team of engineers. A successful candidate will have a history of proven leadership of small to mid-sized engineering teams. He/she should have extensive knowledge of the functional areas that support modern data-centric solutions, including, but not limited to, artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), data engineering, data science, and data analytics. Though proven technical knowledge is a requirement, this position focuses on team leadership. A successful candidate should be prepared to manage projects, product implementations, product backlogs, and people. He/she will also be able to communicate clearly and effectively with engineers as well as less technical team members (e.g., engineers, project managers, customers, executive teams).

Responsibilities

• Manage project resources, including allocation and budget.
• Direct and encourage engineering team members toward prompt delivery of best-in-class technical solutions.
• Leverage cloud-based architectures, technologies, and/or platforms to deliver optimized ML backed solutions at scale.
• Supply leadership and technical guidance to a growing team of engineers during product development lifecycle.
• Communicate with project manager(s) to interpret customer requirements and assign engineering tasks accordingly.
• Collaborate with project manager(s) and team members to architect solutions that exceed customer expectations.
• Recruit team members by reviewing resumes, conducting interviews, and delivering hiring recommendations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a technical field
• Professional experience and a project or product manager
• 5 years professional hands-on experience as an AI/ML engineer, data engineer, or data scientist
• Strong understanding of Python programming language
• Professional experience as a technical team lead
• Strong understanding of all components that make up modern datacentric products, solution design, and development.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact clearly and succinctly in written and oral presentations.
• Detail-oriented, self-motivated, and organized

Clearance Requirements

This role requires U.S. Citizenship and the ability to obtain/maintain Secret clearance.

Preferred Skills:

• Working knowledge of Agile Scrum methodology
• JIRA/Confluence
• AWS (Amazon Web Services) and/or Microsoft Azure. Certification(s) a plus.

Benefits Overview

We are always looking for good people! The Kenific Group is committed to providing its employees with competitive salaries and benefits in order to increase employee satisfaction and productivity. In addition to our benefits, we also offer SmartBenefits through the Washington Metro Area Transportation Authority, where you specify an amount of your pre-tax wages be paid directly to your SmarTrip account. In some cases, tuition assistance may be available for continuing education expenses and certifications related to their position. Additional details may be found at https://kenificgroup.com/careers/

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