AI/ML Automation Engineer for Government Workflows

Accrete; Washington; On-site; USD 170,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Accrete is seeking a Software Developer (AI/ML) to join a multidisciplinary team building AI-driven automation for government and enterprise clients. You will translate mission requirements into practical AI and automation solutions, combining data, ML, LLMs, and workflow automation to deliver measurable impact.

You will work with mission specialists, AI/ML engineers, software engineers, and end users to move from ambiguous problems to production-ready systems while maintaining strong analytical

Qualifications

• Active TS//SCI clearance with Counterintelligence or Lifestyle Polygraph.
• 5+ years of experience in data science, machine learning, AI, quantitative analysis, or a related technical field.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related quantitative discipline
• Strong experience with C++, Python, Java, SQL, and any equivalent programming skills
• Hands- on experience building and deploying machine learning or AI systems; experience applying LLMs or other modern AI techniques

Responsibilities

• Design and develop AI-driven automation solutions for complex government and national security workflows
• Identify manual, repetitive, and knowledge-intensive processes that can be improved through AI and automation
• Develop systems that combine data, machine learning, LLMs, and workflow automation to accomplish mission objectives
• Build intelligent workflows capable of extracting information, reasoning over data, generating outputs, and triggering downstream actions
• Develop and evaluate LLM-based applications, including retrieval-augmented generation, agents, tool use, and structured outputs
• Design approaches for human-in-the-loop and human-on-the-loop workflows in compliance with government legal and regulatory constraints
• Develop automated methods for data ingestion, classification, enrichment, transformation, and analysis
• Build rapid prototypes and iterate based on user feedback and system performance
• Evaluate automation opportunities based on accuracy, reliability, scalability, and mission impact

Skills

C++

Python

Java

SQL

AI/ML fundamentals

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Data Science/Statistics/Mathematics/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Job description

Accrete is seeking a Software Developer (AI/ML) to join a multidisciplinary team building AI-driven automation for government and enterprise clients. You will translate mission requirements into practical AI and automation solutions, combining data, ML, LLMs, and workflow automation to deliver measurable impact.

You will work with mission specialists, AI/ML engineers, software engineers, and end users to move from ambiguous problems to production-ready systems while maintaining strong analytical