CACI International

Staff AI/ML Engineer

CACI International$98K — $206K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active TS/SCI Clearance
  • B.S. in machine learning, computer science, mathematics, or related field
  • 8+ years of AI/ML development experience
  • Proficiency with Python and ML libraries such as PyTorch, Lightning, OpenCV, NumPy, Polars
  • Experience with supervised and unsupervised learning
  • Experience with deep learning architectures
  • Experience contributing on a team using version control (e.g. git, GitLab, Bitbucket)

Responsibilities

  • Implement machine learning algorithms as part of a small interdisciplinary team
  • Analyze large multi-domain datasets including images, text, time series, and graph data
  • Review and apply cutting-edge research publications
  • Create technical documentation and user guides
  • Understand training and deployment pipelines including AWS services
  • Provide training and mentoring to team members

Benefits

  • Healthcare and wellness plans
  • Financial and retirement benefits
  • Family support programs
  • Continuing education opportunities
  • Generous time off benefits
Full Job Description
Job Title: Staff AI/ML Engineer

Job Category: Science

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Local

Anticipated Posting End: 12/2/2026

The Opportunity:
This position is for a Staff AI/ML Engineer looking for new challenging problems. You should have experience working in research teams prototyping and developing AI/ML algorithms. You will support the development of AI/ML algorithms in a multitude of disciplines including object detection/classification, natural language processing, time series prediction/classification, reinforcement learning, and large language models.

Responsibilities:

  • Implement machine learning algorithms as part of a small interdisciplinary team
  • Analyze large multi-domain datasets including images, text, time series, and graph data
  • Review and apply cutting-edge research publications
  • Create technical documentation and user guides
  • Understand training and deployment pipelines including AWS services
  • Provide training and mentoring to team members


Qualifications:
Required: 

  • Active TS/SCI Clearance
  • B.S. in machine learning, computer science, mathematics, or related field
  • 8+ years of AI/ML development experience
  • Proficiency with Python and ML libraries such as PyTorch, Lightning, OpenCV, NumPy, Polars
  • Experience with supervised and unsupervised learning
  • Experience with deep learning architectures
  • Experience contributing on a team using version control (e.g. git, GitLab, Bitbucket)


Desired:

  • M.S. or PhD in relevant technical field
  • Experience leading interdisciplinary teams
  • Experience with MCP, Microsoft Agent Framework, HuggingFace, LangChain, OpenCV
  • Experience with GenAI Ops techniques (e.g. LLM-as-a-judge) and frameworks (e.g. LangFuse, MLFlow, Arize Phoenix)
  • Experience with LLMs, Transformers, YOLO, GANs, Reinforcement Learning
  • Linux and AWS experience
  • Experience with CUDA and Python libraries such as CuPy, Numba, CuSignal, CuDF, etc.
  • Experience in application deployment, virtualization, and containerization (e.g. Podman, Docker, Kubernetes, Rancher)
  • Familiarity with using AWS cloud computing resources such as EC2, S3, Lambda, etc.

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Pay Range:

There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

Since this position can be worked in more than one location, the range shown is the national average for the position.

The proposed salary range for this position is:

$98,500-$206,800

About CACI International

CACI International Inc is a multinational professional services and information technology company. It provides services to many branches of the federal government including defense, homeland security, intelligence, and healthcare. CACI has approximately 23,000 employees worldwide. The company's mission is to provide enterprise and mission technology services and solutions that best fit the needs of its customers. CACI has been named a Fortune World's Most Admired Company, a Washington Post Top Workplace, and a Forbes Best Employer for Diversity.
Learn more about CACI International
Size
22,000 employees
Market Cap
$7.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$374.4 million
Founded
1962
5 Year Trend
+7.3%
Revenue
$5.8 billion
NASDAQ

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