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Forward-Deployed AI Engineer, Government and National Security

Canberra💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-01 → 2026-09-26

Core

Senior technical presence embedding with government and NIC customers to design, adapt, and deploy the Matilda AI stack for classified environments.

Role type

Senior IC forward-deployed ML engineer (national security)

Builds

Production ML systems (fine-tuned LLMs, RAG pipelines) for government and intelligence agencies

Domain

National Security / Government / Defense

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, PyTorch, JAX, Hugging Face, MLOps, secure system deployment, architecture design, technical writing

Preferred skills

Large language model fine-tuning, retrieval-augmented generation, entity resolution, geospatial analysis, OSINT, graph analytics

Technologies

Matilda stack, PyTorch, JAX, Hugging Face

Responsibilities

Embed with customer teams to translate requirements into technical plans; Design and deploy systems in on-premises and air-gapped environments; Own end-to-end delivery including data pipelines and security hardening; Write architecture papers and evaluation reports; Feed customer insights back to the model training team

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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