Federal - Machine Learning Intern - Summer 2022

Job Description: 

Novetta/Accenture Federal Services is seeking Interns to research, design, and develop innovative machine learning solutions for internal and external customers. In this internship you'll work on significant projects in fields such as NLP, computer vision, IoT, and cyber security. Interns have opportunities to demo to senior Novetta/Accenture Federal Services leadership, author Novetta/Accenture Federal Services blog posts, and undertake speaking engagements at prestigious conferences.

We’re looking for students who are ready to learn and want to make an impact. If that sounds appealing to you - we’d love to chat.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to projects spanning multiple subject areas, from NLP to Cloud to Image and Video Analysis
• Learn about state-of-the-art machine learning techniques, methods, and platforms, with a focus on open source software
• Implement, configure, and test machine learning and deep learning libraries and platforms (e.g. TensorFlow, PyTorch, fast.ai)
• Become familiar with and utilize elements of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) ecosystem
• Write blog posts and presentations that clearly communicate complex machine learning concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Contribute to modern, web-enabled prototype applications that illustrate relevant machine learning capabilities

Basic Qualifications:

• High levels of curiosity, creativity, and problem solving capabilities
• Experience (or coursework) with Python, R, Java, or other programming languages
• Experience (or coursework) with machine learning, computer science, or statistics
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Applicants must be eligible for US security clearance;​ all clearances require US citizenship

Desired Qualifications:

• Research experience in Machine Learning specific to Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, or deep learning
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS
• Experience with containerization (Docker and Kubernetes)

Security Clearance:

• Applicants must be eligible for US security clearance;​ all clearances require US citizenship

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