DoD AI Engineer - TS Clearance Required

Accylerate, LLC.; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Accylerate, LLC is seeking an AI Engineer with a Top Secret clearance to design and implement advanced AI/ML architectures, cloud data pipelines, and governance frameworks within DoD/IC contexts. The role focuses on agentic AI, RAG architectures, vector databases, model monitoring, and secure API development, collaborating with enterprise teams to integrate AI into enterprise platforms.

Candidates should have 3+ years' experience, a CS/engineering/data science degree, and certifications such as

Qualifications

• Active TS security clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Degree in CS/Engineering/Data Science; master's preferred.
• 3+ years in AI/ML engineering or solution development.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Proficiency in Python and ML frameworks; API development.
• Understanding AI governance and model lifecycle concepts.
• DoD 8140 certification.
• Ability to obtain/maintain TS clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement AI/ML architectures and cloud data pipelines.
• Develop governance frameworks and lifecycle management capabilities.
• Create agentic AI architectures and multi-agent orchestration.
• Develop RAG architectures and vector database integrations.
• Support explainability, bias detection, monitoring, and drift management.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects to integrate AI into platforms.
• Assist architecture governance reviews and assessments.
• Document AI architecture designs and guidance.

Skills

Active TS clearance

SCI eligibility

Python development

AI/ML engineering

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

AI governance & lifecycle

DoD 8140 certification

Agentic AI architectures

Vector databases

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Data Science

Master's degree preferred

Tools

TensorFlow/PyTorch

API development

Vector databases

ML monitoring tools

Job description

Accylerate, LLC is seeking an AI Engineer with a Top Secret clearance to design and implement advanced AI/ML architectures, cloud data pipelines, and governance frameworks within DoD/IC contexts. The role focuses on agentic AI, RAG architectures, vector databases, model monitoring, and secure API development, collaborating with enterprise teams to integrate AI into enterprise platforms.

Candidates should have 3+ years' experience, a CS/engineering/data science degree, and certifications such as