AI + Machine Learning Engineer | Secret clearance

General Dynamics - IT; United States; Remote; USD 165,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

GDIT is looking for an Artificial Intelligence + Machine Learning Engineer to develop advanced AI solutions for Navy and Marine Corps programs. Candidates should have extensive experience in AI technologies, with a Master's degree preferred, and an active Secret clearance. This remote position offers professional growth opportunities within a supportive environment.

Benefits

401K with company match

Comprehensive health packages

Paid education and certifications

Paid vacation and holidays

Qualifications

• 10+ years of related experience.
• 5+ years in LLM and RAG development.
• Strong analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop advanced prototypes for AI solutions.
• Design and implement AI and ML models.
• Optimize retrieval-augmented generation pipelines.

Skills

Machine Learning

AI Design

Predictive Modeling

Data Solutions

Prompt Engineering

Graph Analytics

Conversational AI

Education

Master's Degree in Data Science

Tools

Microsoft Azure

AWS

Job description

AI + Machine Learning Engineer | Secret clearance

Artificial Intelligence + Machine Learning Engineer - Secret Clearance or Able to Obtain.

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as an Artificial Intelligence + Machine Learning Engineer supporting both existing and emerging Navy and Marine Corps programs. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As an Artificial Intelligence + Machine Learning Engineer, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on an Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Engineer joining our team to develop and guide AI and ML solution design and implementation in support of our Government customers.

HOW OUR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE + MACHINE LEARNING ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

Idealize, design, and develop advanced prototypes for AI and data solutions.

Translate business use cases into AI implementations.

Use predictive modeling to increase and optimize customer experiences, efficiencies, process improvements, and other business outcomes.

Design, train, tune, and evaluate large language models.

Build and optimize Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines, including vector store integration, embedding tuning, and query expansion techniques.

Deploy solutions in the cloud using either Microsoft Azure and/or AWS, both on-prem and hybrid.

Design and develop scalable intelligent document processing pipelines.

Work with cross-functional teams to integrate LLM and RAG components into end-to-end solutions.

Conduct prompt engineering, chain-of-thought reasoning design, and grounding strategies to improve model performance and factual accuracy.

Analyze model outputs, perform error analysis, and iteratively improve model accuracy and relevance.

Maintain and document training runs, model configurations, and evaluation metrics.

Contribute to data pipeline development, including preprocessing, annotation, and curation of training datasets.

Evaluate the effectiveness and accuracy of new data sources and gathering techniques.

May coach and review the work of less-experienced professionals.

May serve as a task or project leader. (Not a people manager)

Design, research, and develop the most advanced processes, which may result in new product/business opportunities for the company.

Lead efforts to capture new business through technical work and capability briefings.

Provide technical leadership and direction in implementing data management practices.

Maintain current and advanced knowledge of progressive and advancing technology as assigned.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Security Clearance Level: Active Secret Clearance is preferred. (Must be able to obtain a DoD Secret clearance. US Citizenship is required).

Required Experience: 10+ years of related experience

5+ years of proven experience in developing LLM and RAG-based application prototypes and transitioning solutions to operational scale

2+ years of experience with Generative AI, Machine Learning, NLP, Intelligent Search

Required Technical Skills:

Ability to fine-tune models, perform model optimization, and/or Graph Analytics

Ability to perform prompt engineering and evaluation methodologies for generative models

Experience with Conversational AI, Agentic AI, Chat Bots, Multimodal AI, and/or Predictive Analytics

Education: Master's Degree in Data Science or closely related discipline

Required Skills and Abilities:

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to work independently and collaboratively

Ability to develop compelling business proposals and confidently present them to clients and stakeholders

Location: Remote but local to the Washington DC area

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home

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

Artificial Intelligence + Machine Learning Engineer - Secret Clearance or Able to Obtain.

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as an Artificial Intelligence + Machine Learning Engineer supporting both existing and emerging Navy and Marine Corps programs. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As an Artificial Intelligence + Machine Learning Engineer, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on an Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Engineer joining our team to develop and guide AI and ML solution design and implementation in support of our Government customers.

HOW OUR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE + MACHINE LEARNING ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Idealize, design, and develop advanced prototypes for AI and data solutions.

• Translate business use cases into AI implementations.

• Use predictive modeling to increase and optimize customer experiences, efficiencies, process improvements, and other business outcomes.

• Design, train, tune, and evaluate large language models.

• Build and optimize Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines, including vector store integration, embedding tuning, and query expansion techniques.

• Deploy solutions in the cloud using either Microsoft Azure and/or AWS, both on-prem and hybrid.

• Design and develop scalable intelligent document processing pipelines.

• Work with cross-functional teams to integrate LLM and RAG components into end-to-end solutions.

• Conduct prompt engineering, chain-of-thought reasoning design, and grounding strategies to improve model performance and factual accuracy.

• Analyze model outputs, perform error analysis, and iteratively improve model accuracy and relevance.

• Maintain and document training runs, model configurations, and evaluation metrics.

• Contribute to data pipeline development, including preprocessing, annotation, and curation of training datasets.

• Evaluate the effectiveness and accuracy of new data sources and gathering techniques.

• May coach and review the work of less-experienced professionals.

• May serve as a task or project leader. (Not a people manager)

• Design, research, and develop the most advanced processes, which may result in new product/business opportunities for the company.

• Lead efforts to capture new business through technical work and capability briefings.

• Provide technical leadership and direction in implementing data management practices.

• Maintain current and advanced knowledge of progressive and advancing technology as assigned.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Security Clearance Level: Active Secret Clearance is preferred. (Must be able to obtain a DoD Secret clearance. US Citizenship is required).

• Required Experience: 10+ years of related experience

• 5+ years of proven experience in developing LLM and RAG-based application prototypes and transitioning solutions to operational scale

• 2+ years of experience with Generative AI, Machine Learning, NLP, Intelligent Search

• Required Technical Skills:

• Ability to fine-tune models, perform model optimization, and/or Graph Analytics

• Ability to perform prompt engineering and evaluation methodologies for generative models

• Experience with Conversational AI, Agentic AI, Chat Bots, Multimodal AI, and/or Predictive Analytics

• Education: Master's Degree in Data Science or closely related discipline

• Required Skills and Abilities:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively

• Ability to develop compelling business proposals and confidently present them to clients and stakeholders

• Location: Remote but local to the Washington DC area

• US Citizenship Required

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home

• 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

None Salary and Benefit Information

The likely salary range for this position is $165,750 - $224,250. 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.
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About Our Work

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across over 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, cloud, cyber and application development. Together with our customers, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

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