Senior AI/ML & Data Engineer
Core
Develop, implement, and maintain sophisticated machine learning, LLM, and enterprise AI solutions for US federal clients in secure environments.
Role type
Senior AI/ML & Data Engineer
Builds
Production-grade ML and Generative AI capabilities, scalable data pipelines, and AI microservices for defense, national security, and public safety missions.
Domain
US Federal Government / Defense & National Security
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn, LLM development (OpenAI, Anthropic, Bedrock, Azure OpenAI, HuggingFace), AWS/Azure/GCP architecture, DevSecOps, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, microservices, APIs, CI/CD for ML, MLOps, vector databases, RAG pipelines
Preferred skills
Agentic workflows, multi-agent AI systems, graph databases, semantic search, AWS/Azure ML certifications, FedRAMP/NIST 800-53 security frameworks
Technologies
SageMaker, Bedrock, Azure ML, Databricks, Ray, HuggingFace, Snowflake, BigQuery, Pinecone, FAISS, Weaviate, Milvus, Jenkins, GitLab, ECS, EKS, AKS
Responsibilities
Design and deploy machine learning models, LLM applications, and retrieval augmented generation (RAG) pipelines; Build data preprocessing, training, fine-tuning, inference, and evaluation workflows; Architect data lakes and warehouses to support ML workflows; Work with program leadership and mission stakeholders to define AI roadmaps; Translate business problems into technical AI solutions; Produce architecture diagrams and integration plans.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with architectural leadership