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Sr. AI/ML Engineer

Catapult Federal Services · Tysons Corner, VA

Spotted 3h ago

Job details

Pay
$212,000 – $248,000 a year
Level
Senior
Experience
10+ years
Education
Bachelor's degree
Posted
Oct 19, 2026
Last confirmed open
Oct 19, 2026
Job description

About this role

NOT OPEN TO C2C OR W2 REFERRALS AT THIS TIME Position: 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, TensorFlow, Keras, SciKit-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 DevSecOps 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 solutions

SALARY 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 bonuses

o Company-paid training and/or certifications

o Referral bonuses

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