AI/ML Automation Engineer for Cyber Defense

Node.Digital; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Node.Digital seeks an AI/ML Engineer to design and implement automation for ML integration initiatives in support of a U.S. Government client in Arlington, VA.

The role focuses on agentic workflow development, automated analysis workflows, and integration automation to scale capabilities across pilots to production environments. Strong Python, AWS, and Databricks experience are required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in automation engineering, data engineering, or software development.
• Active Top Secret clearance; DHS EOD suitability and TS/SCI preferred.
• Experience with data ingestion pipeline design on AWS.
• Experience with AI/LLM configuration, tuning, and integration.
• Experience with Machine Learning pipelines and data preparation.

Responsibilities

• Develop automated data pipelines for ML integration initiatives.
• Create automation workflows for malware sample collection, detonation, and taxonomy.
• Implement AI/LLM integrations with Databricks and cloud services.
• Implement data integration automation between pilot and production systems.
• Support AMA platform development and enhancement.
• Develop scripts/tools to automate repetitive tasks.
• Create data transformation/normalization automation.

Skills

Python

AWS

ML pipelines

Databricks

APIs

Git

CI/CD

Data manipulation

Data ingestion pipelines

Problem solving

Education

BS in Computer Science, Data Science, or related degree

Tools

Databricks

Airflow

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Node.Digital seeks an AI/ML Engineer to design and implement automation for ML integration initiatives in support of a U.S. Government client in Arlington, VA.

The role focuses on agentic workflow development, automated analysis workflows, and integration automation to scale capabilities across pilots to production environments. Strong Python, AWS, and Databricks experience are required.