Sr. AI/ML Engineer

Location: DC Metro Area Work Sites: Washington, DC | Herndon, VA | Tysons, VA | Reston, VA

Note: While candidates are encouraged to be open to any of the listed locations, will make effort to accommodate location preferences based on availability.

Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI security clearance with a CI Polygraph As Sr. AI/ML Engineer III, you’ll support a large data project alongside an agile team of developers, data engineers, supporting a highly cleared customer.

What you’ll do: • You'll analyze complex datasets to assess performance or find new patterns• You'll build, train, operationalize and maintain AI/ML models in production• You'll apply machine learning techniques to data sets related to immigration• You'll present results to a diverse audience in presentation or report form• You'll support architectural leadership, technical support, and advisement services to ensure identity management system technologies are integrated and meeting the appropriate security requirements• You’ll support leadership who engage with senior level executives at a public facing Federal agency and provide subject matter expertise in security architecture and other key domain areas What you’ll need to succeed:• Minimum 10 years experience• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience• Active TS/SCI CI Clearance• You have extensive experience using open-source models to the largest extent possible or provide a comparable analysis and justification for using proprietary models• Expert experience with at least two of following AI/ML methods: Generative AI/LLMs, NLP, RAG, and neural networks.• At least 8 years experience with at least two following technologies: Python, R, Anaconda, Numpy, Tensor Flow, Keras, Sci Kit-Learn, and Postgres• You have at least 8 years experience designing, implementing, and maintaining data architecture and services to be used for AI/ML. Additionally, able to maintain the AI/ML models through user stories and Dev Sec Ops CI/CD pipeline including any optimization and evaluation of alternatives• Expert experience designing, developing, and deploying AI/ML solutions into classified AWS cloud environments at IL6+.You have the ability to perform data analytics on program related or system related activities.• This will include assessing performance and manual processes implementing methods/algorithms to automate and optimize• Strong experience with designing, developing, and deploying containerized AI/ML solutionsSALARY RANGE: $212,000 - $248,000 The salary range for this position is determined based on qualifications, skills, and relevant experience. The final salary offered will be determined based on several factors including:• The candidate's professional background and relevant work experience• The specific responsibilities of the role and organizational needs• Internal equity and alignment with current team compensation• This role is also eligible for additional compensation, subject to the terms and policies, which may include:o Performance-based bonuseso Company-paid training and/or certificationso Referral bonuses