Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Analyst

Kalman-; Virginia; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Kalman and Company is seeking an AI/ML Analyst with strong DoD analytics experience to lead development of GenAI-powered tools and multi-agent systems within secure DoD environments. You will collaborate with government and engineering teams to collect, analyze, and communicate findings that support acquisition and DoW programs.

The role requires 5+ years in data science/analytics and 2+ years supporting AI initiatives for the DoD, plus an active Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Active Secret Security Clearance.
• 5+ years in data science/analytics and 2+ years supporting AI efforts within DoW.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Physical Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Excellent data gathering and analytical skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong understanding of DoW systems and processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of analytical products to support acquisition and sustainment of DoW capabilities.
• Provide thought leadership with customer mission understanding and innovative ideas.
• Architect, build, and deploy GenAI-powered agents in secure DoW environments.
• Develop multi-agent and tool-using AI systems with government-cleared tech.
• Integrate GenAI with DoW data sources, legacy systems, APIs, models, and workflows.
• Engineer auditable AI pipelines with governance, access control, and monitoring.
• Create tools to automate CARD prep, cost modeling, parametric analysis, and OR docs.
• Test and validate AI outputs with SMEs for improvement.
• Create scalable data pipelines for LLM ingestion, semantic search, embeddings, metadata.

Skills

Data analysis

Analytical thinking

Oral and written communication

DoD knowledge

GenAI experience

LLM deployment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics/Statistics/CS/Engineering/Physical Science

Tools

SQL

Microsoft SQL Server

Oracle

Access

SharePoint

Job description

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Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Analyst

Kalman & Company is seeking a highly motivated, performance-driven individual with strong AI/ML experience to work closely with our Federal and DoW clients. Successful candidates will have excellent communication, quantitative, research, and analytical skills and the ability to lead several of the largest and most significant studies in Kalman’s portfolio. As part of the Business Analytics team, you’ll help our Government clients make well-informed, data-driven decisions on some of the most impactful challenges facing the DoW. This position will require occasional onsite meeting attendance in Stafford, VA. The salary range is $150K/yr-$190K/yr.

A career with Kalman & Company is both rewarding and challenging. Our clients require skilled, hardworking, and innovative professionals who can meet the demands of a dynamic and fast-paced workplace. As a Kalman Analyst, you will collaborate with military leaders, engineers, developers, technicians, logisticians, and financial managers to collect, analyze, and communicate information that helps ensure the success of programs that are critical to the United States DoW and our allies.

• Engage with motivated and highly skilled teammates to solve the government’s most challenging analytics problems by decision analyses for military and civilian leaders
• Support the Business Analytics team via a flexible working structure that balances each employee’s lifestyle while providing opportunities for in-person client and team engagement
• Join a diverse, inclusive, and growing team that fosters a supportive and encouraging environment to explore a variety of unique projects and clients for career success and fulfillment.
• Take advantage of a competitive salary along with a generous benefits package and paid opportunities for learning and professional development as well as on-the-job training and growth

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of analytical products that support the acquisition and sustainment of priority DoW capabilities
• Provide thought leadership clearly demonstrating an understanding of the customer mission and innovative ideas to address business challenges of the customer
• Architect, build, and deploy GenAI-powered agents to support cost estimating, CARD development, acquisition analysis, and operations research tasks within secure DoW environments.
• Develop multi-agent and tool-using AI systems using government-cleared technologies.
• Integrate AI agents with DoW data sources, legacy systems, APIs, analytical models, and document workflows.
• Engineer secure, auditable AI pipelines that meet DoW governance requirements, including traceability, access control, model monitoring, and human-in-the-loop review.
• Develop AI-assisted tools that automate or accelerate CARD preparation, cost model creation, parametric analysis, and OR study documentation.
• Test, evaluate, and validate AI outputs for accuracy, defensibility, and mission alignment; collaborate with SMEs for iterative improvement.
• Create scalable data pipelines optimized for LLM ingestion, semantic search, embeddings, and structured metadata.
• Provide AI/ML expertise and thought leadership to program managers, engineers, analysts, and DoW stakeholders.
• Produce clear briefings, documentation, and training materials explaining agent behavior, assumptions, risks, and recommendations.
• Work autonomously and as part of a team to meet organizational and project goals

Required Education/Qualifications

• Active Secret Security Clearance
• 5+ years of experience with data science/analytics and 2+ years of experience supporting AI efforts within DoW
• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Physical Science, Engineering, or related field
• Excellent data gathering and analytical skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Have a strong understanding of DoW systems and processes
• Ability to lead detail-oriented tasks and multitask under minimal supervision.
• Experience with GenAI (Gemini, ChatGPT, etc.)
• Demonstrated hands‑on experience building and deploying LLM-based applications
• Experience developing and optimizing RAG pipelines, vector stores, and/or metadata schemas
• Ability to integrate GenAI systems with government secure networks and legacy systems

Preferred Education/Qualifications

• Experience with current computing technologies and software applications such as specialized Business Intelligence software, SQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Access, SharePoint, and other database applications