AI/ML SETA Systems Engineer—TS/SCI Clearance

Saic; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC is seeking an AI/ML SETA Systems Engineer to provide Systems Engineer Technical Advisor services supporting the NRO's Ground Enterprise Directorate in Chantilly, VA. This role requires active TS/SCI with Polygraph and involves applying AI/ML expertise to guide acquisition of mission-focused software services.

You will work with GED SETA staff to lead technical planning, develop roadmaps for computer vision tools, assess architectures, and advise government managers on end-to-end life cycle

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM field with 5+ years experience; Master’s with 3+; PhD with 0 years.
• Active Top Secret/SCI Clearance with Polygraph.
• 5 years of SharePoint development, site customization, and workflow automation.
• Proficiency with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, React, and REST APIs.
• Familiarity with Power Automate, Power BI, and PowerShell scripting.
• Experience with Git version control; exposure to DevSecOps aligned digital engineering toolchains.
• Strong engineering background with software architectures and ML approaches.
• Experience with ontologies, training dataset generation, model evaluation and responsible AI.
• Domain knowledge in Agile software development (Scrum, SAFe) and cloud architectures with agile metrics.
• Certs may include Tableau Data Analyst or equivalent.
• Initiative, problem-solving, and teamwork capabilities.
• Excellent oral and written communication in technical contexts.
• MS Office proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Provide data collection and analysis to enable transparency and explainability of AI/ML systems.
• Provide technical and engineering support to manage ML analytics programs and develop scalable AI/ML models.
• Provide software architecture expertise to plan future systems and oversee development contractors.
• Assess architectures and identify technical debt, runway, and efficiency trade-offs for cloud-based designs.
• Develop briefings and roadmaps for computer vision tool portfolios and acquisition strategies.
• Facilitate interchanges; resolve issues; advise government to achieve innovative ML capabilities.
• Collaborate with GED SETA staff to lead the customer in acquiring modern processing applications.

Skills

AI/ML

System engineering

TS/SCI clearance

SharePoint development

HTML/CSS/JS

React

REST APIs

Power BI

Power Automate

PowerShell scripting

Git

DevSecOps

Agile (Scrum/SAFe)

Cloud architectures

Ontology / data generation

Model evaluation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree

PhD

Tools

Git version control

DevSecOps toolchains

Job description

SAIC is seeking an AI/ML SETA Systems Engineer to provide Systems Engineer Technical Advisor services supporting the NRO's Ground Enterprise Directorate in Chantilly, VA. This role requires active TS/SCI with Polygraph and involves applying AI/ML expertise to guide acquisition of mission-focused software services.

You will work with GED SETA staff to lead technical planning, develop roadmaps for computer vision tools, assess architectures, and advise government managers on end-to-end life cycle