Cleared AI Engineer: MLOps & Secure AI Solutions

Noblis; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 109,800 - 171,525; Full time

Job summary

Noblis seeks a cleared AI Engineer to support a customer in Bethesda, Maryland on a SETA contract. You will develop, deploy, and maintain advanced AI/ML models for the IC, with governance and security requirements guiding all work.

The role requires active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph and US citizenship. You will collaborate with data scientists and engineers to translate analytics into production-ready AI solutions while advancing MLOps practices and secure AI integration.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• US Citizenship required.
• Bachelor's degree in STEM with 3 years of experience OR Master’s Degree in STEM with 0 years OR associate's degree with 6 years OR High-School/High School equivalency diploma with 9 years of experience.
• Experience planning and executing integration of AI services into mission and business applications, including AI’s and workflow automation.
• Experience establishing MLOps integration patterns (CI/CD, model registry concepts, monitoring) aligned to enterprise platforms.
• Experience partnering with mission and business owners to translate requirements into implementable AI solutions and pilots.
• Experience ensuring AI solutions incorporate security controls and responsible AI practices appropriate to the environment.
• Experience conducting technical evaluations and integration planning for COTS/GOTS tools and enterprise AI platforms.
• Experience tracking performance and outcomes; develop decision briefs for leadership.

Responsibilities

• Support Enterprise Data Architecture integrated with the IC enterprise architectures.
• Planning and executing integration of AI services into mission and business applications.
• Establishing MLOps integration patterns (CI/CD, model registry concepts, monitoring) aligned to enterprise platform.
• Translate requirements into implementable AI solutions and pilots.
• Ensuring AI solutions incorporate security controls and responsible AI practices appropriate to the environment.
• Collaborate with AI/ML Modeler Engineers, Data Scientists, and Data Engineers to translate analytical findings into production-ready solutions.

Skills

AI/ML

MLOps

Requirements translation

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

Associate's degree with experience

High-School diploma with experience

Tools

Model registry concepts

CI/CD

Enterprise AI platforms

Job description

Noblis seeks a cleared AI Engineer to support a customer in Bethesda, Maryland on a SETA contract. You will develop, deploy, and maintain advanced AI/ML models for the IC, with governance and security requirements guiding all work.

The role requires active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph and US citizenship. You will collaborate with data scientists and engineers to translate analytics into production-ready AI solutions while advancing MLOps practices and secure AI integration.