Senior Research Scientist /Data Scientist

Company DescriptionComtech is a woman-owned small business founded in 1998 and headquartered in Reston, VA. We offer IT solutions across the disciplines of program/project management, applications development, infrastructure, Cyber security, and enterprise content/data management services. We have developed our methodologies and processes based on the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) v.3 Framework across enterprise infrastructure operations. These methodologies and processes are reinforced through our organization’s externally accredited certifications, which include ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System (QMS), ISO/IEC 20000-1:2011 IT Service Management Systems (SMS, corporate ITIL certification), ISO 27001:2005 Information Security Management System (ISMS), and CMMI-DEV Level 3"Job DescriptionWe are looking for an Senior Research Scientist who can work on different aspects of the video content, like text metadata, video, audio and images to apply from variety of techniques in computer vision, deep learning, machine learning and image processing algorithms to build content risk inspection systems. You will be contributing to a platform from the very early stages which will process terabytes of video content data. You will collaborate with other research scientist across our company to define the scope of the product, identify and initiate investigations of new technologies, prototype, test solutions and ability to web-lab performance between different approaches that generates a high-precision, low latency prediction models and deliver an exceptional customer experience. You will work closely with the software development teams to build robust vision-based solutions for customer-facing applications. You should be comfortable with a large degree of ambiguity and relish the idea of solving problems that, frankly, haven’t been solved at scale before. Along the way, we guarantee that you’ll learn a ton, have fun and make a positive impact on millions of people.QualificationsBasic QualificationsPhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Operational Research, Statistics or a related quantitative fieldDepth and breadth in state-of-the-art computer vision and machine learning technologies5+ years of hands-on experience in predictive modelling and analysisStrong algorithm development experienceSkills with Java, C++, or other programming language, as well as with R, MATLAB, Python or similar scripting languagePreferred Qualifications10+ years of relevant experience in industry and/or academia.Publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journalsProven track record of innovation in creating novel algorithms and advancing the state of the artDepth and breadth in state-of-the-art computer vision and machine learning technologiesContact:Nayan HazareIT Recruiter at Comtech LLCCall: 703 962 6656Email: nhazare@ comtechllc .comAdditional Information** Please share me your updated word copy of Resume.*** I Appreciate, if you can refer someone who is looking for this position.Contact- 703-962-6656SummaryType: ContractFunction: Information TechnologyExperience level: Mid-Senior LevelIndustry: Information Technology And Services