AI/ML Engineer - DoD Data Platform & AI Agents

SMX

City of Albany (NY)

On-site

USD 115,000 - 180,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance
Retirement plan
Paid leave

Job summary

SMX is seeking an AI/ML Engineer to support a Modernized Data Science Platform for a Federal customer. The role bridges business needs and technical solutions, leveraging modern AI capabilities to accelerate delivery and insight.

You will design AI agents, train models, and integrate AI into DevOps pipelines while collaborating across teams. A DoD clearance and CS degree are required; salary range 115k–180k USD reflects government-focused work.

Qualifications

  • US citizenship and active DoD Secret clearance or ability to obtain.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
  • 6 years of related work experience.
  • Experience training AI models and deploying AI capabilities.
  • Experience with AI agents, chatbots and LLM-based tooling.
  • Strong communication and teamwork skills.
  • Experience with agile development.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop AI agents to meet business requirements.
  • Research AI capabilities with Databricks and Palantir.
  • Prompt engineer LLMs for analysis and coding.
  • Develop chatbots to support interactions.
  • Train ML models on historical data for predictive insights.

Skills

Strong analytical
Cross-functional collaboration
Independent work
Communication
Problem solving
Agile development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Databricks
Palantir
OpenAI LLMs
DevOps pipelines

Job description

SMX is seeking an AI/ML Engineer to support a Modernized Data Science Platform for a Federal customer. The role bridges business needs and technical solutions, leveraging modern AI capabilities to accelerate delivery and insight.

You will design AI agents, train models, and integrate AI into DevOps pipelines while collaborating across teams. A DoD clearance and CS degree are required; salary range 115k–180k USD reflects government-focused work.

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