AI/ML Engineer - TS/SCI

Parsons; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 181,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is seeking an experienced ML/AI Engineer to join the Joint Staff CDAO team. You will design, develop, and operationalize AI/ML capabilities within MSS Foundry, building production-grade APIs and MLOps to enable secure DoD deployments.

You will work with software and data engineers, mission stakeholders, and security teams to deliver scalable AI solutions, monitor performance, and ensure governance across production systems in secure environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, AI, Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in ML/AI engineering, software engineering, or related technical field.
• Hands-on experience deploying ML/AI solutions in production.
• Experience developing AI/ML APIs, services, or integrations.
• Proficiency in Python and modern AI/ML frameworks/libraries.
• Experience with MLOps and ML lifecycle management.
• Experience with Databricks (MLflow/Workflows).
• Experience with production AI/ML workflows and model monitoring.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement AI agentic workflows to automate classification, summarization, enrichment, and routing of lessons-learned data.
• Develop and integrate AI/ML capabilities within MSS Foundry applications and mission systems.
• Create robust APIs and services for AI capabilities interacting with data platforms and external systems.
• Leverage Databricks MLOps for model lifecycle management, orchestration, experimentation, and deployment.
• Build automated processes for model validation, evaluation, monitoring, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure AI/ML solutions scale and operate reliably in production environments.
• Integrate structured and unstructured data to support AI-enabled workflows.
• Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to turn requirements into AI/ML solutions.
• Monitor production AI/ML systems and troubleshoot performance and security issues.

Skills

Python

MLOps

Databricks MLflow

REST APIs

Production ML

AI frameworks

Security clearance TS/SCI

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Data Science/AI/Engineering

Tools

Databricks

MLflow

Unity Catalog

Palantir Foundry / MSS Foundry

Job description

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Job Description

Parsons is looking for a highly skilled ML/AI Engineer to join our Joint Staff Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) team. In this role, you will design, develop, and operationalize AI/ML capabilities within Maven Smart System (MSS) Foundry, enabling automated processing and intelligent management of lessons-learned data. You will develop agentic AI workflows, production-grade APIs and services, and MLOps capabilities that enable AI models to be deployed, monitored, validated, and continuously improved within secure DoD environments.

What You'll Be Doing

• Design and implement AI agentic workflows that automate classification, summarization, enrichment, and intelligent routing of lessons-learned information
• Develop and integrate AI/ML capabilities within MSS Foundry applications and supporting mission systems
• Design, develop, and maintain robust APIs and services that enable AI capabilities to interact with Foundry applications, data platforms, and external systems
• Leverage Databricks MLOps capabilities , including MLflow and Databricks Workflows, to support model lifecycle management, orchestration, experimentation, and deployment
• Develop automated processes for model validation, evaluation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of AI/ML capabilities
• Design scalable AI/ML solutions capable of operating reliably in production environments
• Integrate structured and unstructured data sources to support AI-enabled mission workflows
• Collaborate with software engineers, data engineers, mission stakeholders, and other technical teams to translate operational requirements into AI/ML solutions
• Monitor production AI/ML systems and troubleshoot performance, reliability, and integration issues
• Apply responsible AI, security, data governance, and model management practices appropriate for secure DoD environments

What Required Skills You'll Bring

• Active TS/SCI security clearance
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, or related field
• Minimum 5 years of experience in machine learning, AI engineering, software engineering, or a related technical field
• Hands-on experience developing and deploying machine learning or AI solutions in production environments
• Experience developing AI/ML APIs, services, or application integrations
• Proficiency in Python and experience with modern AI/ML frameworks and libraries
• Experience with MLOps and machine learning lifecycle management
• Experience with Databricks, including MLflow and/or Databricks Workflows
• Experience developing, orchestrating, and monitoring production AI/ML workflows
• Strong understanding of model evaluation, validation, monitoring, and performance optimization
• 7 years of related work experience

What Desired Skills You'll Bring

• Experience with Palantir Foundry / MSS Foundry
• Experience developing AI agents, agentic workflows, or LLM-powered applications
• Experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), embeddings, vector databases, or similar generative AI technologies
• Experience applying AI/ML to classification, summarization, information extraction, recommendation, or intelligent routing
• Experience integrating AI/ML capabilities into Foundry applications
• Experience with Databricks Model Serving, Feature Engineering, MLflow, or Unity Catalog
• Experience with REST APIs, microservices, and cloud-native application architectures
• Experience supporting Joint Staff or DoD operational missions
• Familiarity with DoD AI/ML governance, responsible AI, data security, and compliance requirements
• Experience working with structured and unstructured operational data
• Advanced degree or certifications in AI/ML, data science, cloud, or related technical disciplines

Security Clearance Requirement

An active Top Secret SCI security clearance is required for this position.

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what's next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range: $103,500.00 - $181,100.00

We value our employees