AI Engineer - Top Secret

Sunayu, LLC

$120K — $150K *
Aerospace & Defense
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's, Master's, or equivalent graduate degree in a quantitative field
  • 12+ years in data science or analytics, with 4+ years for Master's holders
  • Active Top Secret clearance
  • Experience collaborating in hybrid teams
  • Proven problem-solving and mission-focused outcomes

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with teams to solve complex challenges
  • Develop and operationalize AI systems in production
  • Integrate AI with DevSecOps and cybersecurity
  • Create production-ready algorithms and analytics
  • Support innovative platform development

Benefits

  • 3 Medical Plan Options
  • Dental and Vision
  • FSA, DCFSA, HSA
  • Life/AD&D Insurance
  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Training and Educational Assistance
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • 11 Federal holidays
  • 401k plan with up to a 6% match (100% immediate vesting)
Full Job Description
Category: Data Scientist
Travel Required: No
Remote Type: No

Sunayu, LLC is looking for a AI Engineer who will support the development and operationalization of AI and agentic AI systems in production mission environments.

  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams of analysts, engineers, and developers to solve complex challenges and deliver innovative, production-ready algorithms and platforms.
  • Apply cutting-edge techniques in statistical analysis, predictive analytics, entity resolution, graph analytics, explainable AI, and operational analytics.
  • Contribute to the integration of AI, DevSecOps, data engineering, platform engineering, cybersecurity, and observability in a fast-paced, engineering-centric environment.


What You Bring:
  • Bachelor's, Master's, or equivalent graduate degree in a quantitative or analytical field (Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Physics, Computational Social Science, etc.). Additional/Relevant experience may be substituted for a degree.
  • 12+ years of experience in data science, analytics, or quantitative intelligence analysis, developing analytics and AI/ML solutions (4+ years with a Master's).
  • Active Top Secret clearance and eligibility for TS/SCI with Polygraph
  • Demonstrated experience collaborating with hybrid teams to research, build, and deploy complex, user-friendly analytical platforms.
  • Track record of creative problem solving, active learning, and mission-focused outcomes.


Experience with the following:
  • AI/ML production engineering
  • LLMOps / MLOps
  • RAG architectures
  • AI orchestration frameworks
  • Kubernetes-based AI deployments
  • OpenAI-compatible APIs
  • Python development
  • GPU inference optimization


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience supporting military or intelligence community customers.
  • Familiarity with Azure/C2S, hardware platforms (CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs), and advanced analytical methodologies (social network analysis, supply chain analysis, NLP, classification algorithms, image processing).
  • Familiarity with the following technologies
    • LangGraph
    • Semantic Kernel
    • vLLM
    • Ollama
    • Ray
    • NVIDIA GPU ecosystems
    • Vector databases


Pay Rate

Salary range considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits
  • 3 Medical Plan Options
  • Dental and Vision
  • FSA, DCFSA, HSA
  • Life/AD&D Insurance
  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Training and Educational Assistance
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • 11 Federal holidays
  • 401k plan with up to a 6% match (100% immediate vesting)

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