Type of Requisition:Regular
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:Top Secret SCI + Polygraph
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:None
Public Trust/Other Required:None
Job Family:Data Science and Data Engineering
Job Qualifications:Skills:Artificial Intelligence (AI), AWS Key Management Service (KMS), Machine Learning (ML), REST
Certifications:None
Experience:10 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:Yes
Job Description:We are seeking an experienced Machine Learning Engineer to design, build, and operate mission-grade AI/ML capabilities with production REST services, robust data pipelines, and cloud-native MLOps. This role leads end-to-end model lifecycle (from data management and training to deployment and monitoring), integrates AI services into enterprise applications, and ensures secure, reliable delivery in accredited cloud environments.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND DEMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE: Data Management- Architect and implement scalable data pipelines and lakes; enforce data governance, encryption (AWS KMS), versioning, lifecycle policies, tagging, and zero-trust controls across storage and processing workflows.
- Coordinate cross-domain data movement (e.g., AWS Data Diode/PrivateLink) and continuous compliance evidence generation to support ATO and monitoring.
AI/ML REST Services Deployment- Build, expose, and scale model inference APIs (REST/GraphQL) and microservices; validate endpoints and automate documentation (VDD, release notes) for production deployment.
Cloud Services & DevSecOps- Design and manage AWS workloads (EC2, EKS, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, SNS/SQS) and containerized deployments (Docker/Kubernetes) within CI/CD toolchains (Jenkins/GitHub).
- Apply infrastructure-as-code (Terraform/CloudFormation/Ansible) to deliver repeatable, compliant environments with shift-left security and automated evidence for ATO.
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning- Lead model selection, training, tuning, and evaluation (supervised, unsupervised, reinforcement learning); apply NLP, computer vision, and agentic/GenAI approaches to mission use cases.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:- Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience.
- Experience: 10+ years
- Security clearance: TS/SCI with Polygraph
- Location: Tyson's, VA (On Customer Site)
- US Citizenship Required
- 401K with company match
- Comprehensive health and wellness packages
- Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
- Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
- Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
- Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays
The likely salary range for this position is $162,037 - $219,227. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Scheduled Weekly Hours:40
Travel Required:Less than 10%
Telecommuting Options:Onsite
Work Location:USA VA Vienna
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