AI Agile Lead
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Job Location:
Amarillo, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
11 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Location: Amarillo TX - Pantex Plant
Job Title: AI Agile Lead
Career Level From: Senior Associate
Career Level To: Senior Specialist
Organization: Business Application Services ()
Job Specialty: Service Transition
What Youll Do
A career at Pantex can offer you the opportunity to make a personal impact on our nation. We recognize that excellent employees are absolutely critical for mission success. We are seeking an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Agile Lead to drive the successful delivery of the organizations strategic AI capabilities.
Primary duties include leading and executing the full Agile lifecycle for the cross-functional AI team ensuring the tactical delivery of AI solutions across the business and mission domains.
Additional duties may include mentoring the team on Machine Learning Operatons (MLOps) and Development Security and Operations (DevSecOps) best practices ensuring process readiness for the classified environment and collaborating with the Data Governance Office.
Core Responsibilities and Duties
- Lead and facilitate all standard Agile ceremonies (e.g. sprint planning daily stand-ups reviews retrospectives) tailored for the iterative nature of data science and model development.
- Own and maintain the teams product and sprint backlogs ensuring user stories data readiness tasks and research spikes are clearly defined estimated and prioritized.
- Proactively identify track and remove organizational and technical impediments to protect the development teams flow and productivity.
- Track and report on key delivery and quality metrics (e.g. velocity burn-down model performance metrics) to IT leadership and business stakeholders.
- Ensure successful integration of the MLOps pipeline facilitating the continuous integration and delivery of machine learning models into production environments.
Other Responsibilities and Duties
- Act as the primary interface for managing cross-functional dependencies particularly with the Enterprise Data Management (EDM) team to ensure data quality and availability requirements are met for model training.
- Coach and mentor team members (Data Scientists Engineers) on modern Agile principles best practices for MLOps and collaboration techniques.
- Proactively identify and escalate program risks including resource constraints security/clearance timelines and hardware dependencies required for high-consequence mission work.
- Champion continuous process improvement initiatives by driving insightful retrospectives and implementing agreed-upon process changes.
- Assist the AI Lead with resource tracking budgeting and forecasting efforts related to platform usage and staffing needs.
What You Can Expect
- Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security.
- Top-notch dedicated colleagues.
- Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization.
- Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives.
Minimum Job Requirements
- Bachelors degree in engineering/science discipline: Minimum 2 years of relevant engineering/science experience ranging from 3 to 7 years.
- OR applicants without a bachelors degree may be considered based on a combination of at least 10 years of completed education and/or relevant experience.
Department of Energy (DOE) Order 426.2A Requirements
- Not applicable
Preferred Job Requirements
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or equivalent Agile certification or experience.
- 2 years of experience leading Agile teams (Scrum Master Iteration Manager).
- Experience managing projects involving AI/Machine Learning (MLOps) or Generative AI deployments.
- Familiarity with enterprise MLOps platforms data engineering tools or API management solutions.
- Prior experience in a government or secure computing environment.
#JointheMission: Your Impact Starts Here
At Pantex you wont just find a jobyoull discover a career of purpose safeguarding national security through work performed nowhere else on Earth. We empower dedicated innovative individuals like you to achieve their greatest impact surrounded by exceptional talent and limitless opportunities for professional growth.
When you #JointheMission you choose a lifetime career where your commitment is genuinely valued and rewarded. At Pantex we believe that extraordinary talent thrives when supported by a balanced life. Discover the flexibility that empowers you to excel coupled with a benefits package designed for your total peace of mind from comprehensive health coverage and robust retirement planning to opportunities for continuous learning through education reimbursement.
Notes
The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.
If a range of Career Levels is posted i.e. Senior Associate to Senior Specialist internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.
Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.
Position may require entry into Materials Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (HRP). If HRP is required candidate must complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph pursuant to 10 CFR 709. Medical requirements may apply.
Pantex is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical drug screening and background investigation. As an employee you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to random selection for drug testing without advance notification.
Pantex is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color sex age religion national origin ancestry genetic information disability or veteran status.
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