Location(s): UK, Europe & Africa : UK : London BAESystems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber andintelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countriesto collect, connect and understand complex data, so thatgovernments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businessescan unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.Job Title: Machine Learning Engineer Requisition ID: 121364Location: London - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible workingarrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options forthis particular role. Grade: GG10-GG11 Referral Bonus: £5,000 Areyou passionate about working with cutting-edge AI/ML technology?Are you self-motivated to find innovative solutions to complexchallenges as part of a team who help keep the UK safe? Join BAESystems as an experienced Machine Learning (ML) Engineer. As partof our AI team, you will be working with our National SecurityCustomers to understand their business challenges and identitywhere AI/ML-based solutions can add value. You will lead onprototype development and be responsible for designing,implementing, and deploying AI solutions. This cross-functionalrole requires a strong foundation in software engineering,statistics, and AI/ML concepts. Due to the fast-paced change inAI/ML, you are expected to be aware of the latest advancements inAI and ML technologies, ensuring that solutions are both innovativeand effective. You'll work as part of an empowered,multi-disciplinary AI team who's purpose is to develop common AIpropositions that will benefit a range of our customers. Workingalongside a Data Scientist, AI Strategy Lead and DeliveryManagement you will focus on engineering activities within our AIStrategy which is focussed on: Our Customers: Elaborate user needsand measure AI value Our Position: Establish our market positionand define our USP Our Skills: Develop our career paths andlearning plans for AI Our Partners: Understand technology partnercapabilities and build our AI partner ecosystem Our Innovation:Learn through AI experiments and demonstrate pull-through toproduct development Working in a small team you'll be given as muchownership and responsibility as you have the appetite for, but bepart of our much bigger National Security community that will giveyou the support you need to grow in your career. You will workclosely with data scientists to understand data requirements, cleanand organize data, and build efficient, scalable capabilities. Ourunique customers have interesting, complex data. You will conductpractical AI experiments to test technical assumptions and assesstechnology maturity to meet user needs. As an engineering expert inAI/ML you'll be expected to develop, test and validate applicationsusing machine learning models, demonstrating how they can maturefrom prototype to product. You will provide support to other earlyadopter engineering teams attempting to develop and integrate theirown machine learning solutions. We're embarking upon a pivotalperiod that will significantly grow our AI capability, where youwill be helping to develop innovative products & services thatsupport our customers mission. You will have the opportunity to getto know our own business and work with people across a diverserange of professional backgrounds. This is an exciting time to joinour team to help pioneer both our customer's and our own AIadoption journey. Not only will you be directly making a hugeimpact through the solutions you develop, you'll be doing it for anorganisation who makes a huge impact to the security of the UK.About you You will have experience in many of the following:Prototyping applications using machine learning (ML) models to testfeasibility and impact. Engineering and implementing ML-basedsolutions, with proven ability to own the end-to-end process andlifecycle of ML systems. Deploying models and handling technicalaspects of making models operational to meet user needs.Integrating models within applications, and incorporating them intowider systems. Monitoring model performance through regularevaluation of deployed models, identifying performance gaps andopportunities for optimisation. Researching techniques bycontinuously exploring the latest ML and AI advancements toidentify methods that can enhance current systems. Adhering topolicy and ethical AI standards, ensuring machine learningpractices comply with compliance processes and guidelines.Providing technical guidance in the implementation and integrationof machine learning to other cross-functional teams. Programming inone or more of Python, Java, .Net, JavaScript, C++. Using MLOpstools and frameworks. Source controlling your code with VersionControl Systems, for example Git, Mercurial, Perforce. Utilisingcontainerisation technologies e.g. Docker, Kubernetes. It would begreat if you also had experience in some of these, but if not we'llhelp you with them Optimising models from data scientists byworking closely with them to refine, optimise, and implement modelsbased on prototypes. Defining and improving MLOps processes bycreating and refining the model development and deployment strategyfor better efficiency and results. Ensuring the quality andaccessibility of data used for machine learning projects isappropriate, collaborating with data engineers as necessary.Performing data analysis to enable machine learning engineeringtasks, such as ethics/bias assessments or exploratory data analysisto inform model development/deployment pattern choice. Maintainingcomprehensive documentation of model development, includingmethodologies, performance evaluations, and deployment details.Developing and running solutions Cloud-based environments &Cloud ML Services e.g. AWS, MS Azure. Integrating with relational,document, search and graph database systems. Utilising CI/CD tools,such as Bamboo, Jenkins, TeamCity, Bitbucket, in order tostreamline delivery of new features and fixes. Security Clearanceis required for this vacancy. If you are not currently SecurityCleared, you will need to be eligible for this and willing to gothrough the process. How we will support you Work-life balance isimportant; you can work around core hours with flexible andpart-time working, and many of our roles include hybrid workingenabling a mix of working from home and in the office You'll get 25days holiday a year and the option to buy/sell and carry over fromthe year before Our flexible benefits package includes privatemedical and dental insurance, a competitive pension scheme, cycleto work scheme, taste cards and more You'll have a dedicated CareerManager to help you develop your career and guide you on yourjourney through BAE You'll be part of our company bonus scheme Youare welcome to join any/all of our Diversity and Support groups.These groups cover everything from gender diversity to mentalhealth and wellbeing. About our team Our people are whatdifferentiates us, they are resourceful, innovative and dedicated.We have a mix of generalists and specialists and recognise thatthis diversity contributes to our success. We recognise thebenefits of forming teams from a mix of disciplines, which allowsus to come up with cutting edge, high quality solutions. Ourbreadth of work across the Public Sector provides diverseopportunities for our people to develop their careers in new areasof expertise and with new clients. You'll be part of a big company,but we try to create a culture that feels like a small one. Thework will stretch you and be challenging, but we encourage ahealthy work-life balance. Most of all, we know teams who work welltogether also perform well. We'll do everything we can to ensureyou have fun at work, and in social activities outside of itwhether that's virtually or in person, as conditions allow. Youwill be joining our National Security business which is the largestarea within our UK business. Our mission is to be the most trustedpartner for our National Security clients in delivery of their coremission. At the end of 2020 we had over 700 employees workingacross our security and law enforcement customers. This year, weare looking to build on our success and grow even further byrecruiting over 100 new members to our team. We have a rich historyof working within National Security. In fact, we have over 40years' experience of delivering advice and solutions to ourcustomers in this sector, supporting them in carrying out theirvital missions. More about BAE Systems You will work for a divisionof BAE Systems who helps nations, governments and businesses aroundthe world defend themselves against cyber crime, reduce their riskin the connected world, comply with regulation, and transform theiroperations. We're a consultancy and products business and employsmart, motivated individuals who work together across a range ofprojects and products. You'll get to work on a variety of differentsystems for different customers throughout your career with us.We're passionate about Diversity and Inclusion in our workforce andthe people you'll work with will reflect this. We employ over 4,000people across 18 countries in the Americas, APAC, UK and EMEA Formore information please visit our website:https://www.baesystems.com/en/cybersecurity/national-security Lifeat BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We are embracing HybridWorking. This means you and your colleagues may be working indifferent locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems officeor client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going onat different times of the day. By embracing technology, we caninteract, collaborate and create together, even when we're workingremotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increasedflexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance ourwork and personal life more effectively, and enhance well-being.Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE SystemsDigital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisationalculture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, lifeexperiences and backgrounds - the best and brightest minds - canwork together to achieve excellence and realise individual andorganisational potential.
