Hybrid Remote Senior AI/ML Systems Engineer – Gov Defense

Socket.dev; Ashburn (VA); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth ECS is seeking an AI/ML Engineer to provide technical leadership on integrating advanced AI/ML solutions to support government and defense objectives. The role requires strong communication, hands-on model design, training, and deployment across secure data pipelines and DHS accreditation standards.

The ideal candidate has experience with computer vision, multimodal models, and end-to-end ML pipelines, and will work across Fairfax, VA and Ashburn, VA locations in a hybrid setup.

Qualifications

• Must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust determination.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field is required.
• 6+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, and cloud architecture.
• Proficiency with AI/ML frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, YOLO, ONNX).
• Proficiency in Linux — system administration, scripting in Bash, troubleshooting.
• Strong foundation in AI/ML algorithms and ability to implement agentic workflow, and prompt engineering.
• Experience in large language model (LLM) applications.
• Strong understanding of model evaluation metrics (precision, recall, F1) and statistical drift detection methods.
• Expertise in containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift) and CI/CD automation (GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
• Proficiency in building and managing ETL pipelines (e.g. AWS Glue, Apache Airflow).
• Strong communication skills with the ability to interface and collaborate with project managers, stakeholders, vendors, and technical staff.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, train, and fine tune computer vision models for object detection, tracking, and classification tasks.
• Utilize multimodal architectures for robust retrieval and data fusion.
• Coordinate the planning, development, and execution of cutting-edge research programs designed to experimentally validate novel AI/ML concepts.
• Evaluate emerging technologies from academia and industry for national security impact.
• Serve as a subject matter expert, providing technical leadership and strategic recommendations to government decision-makers on AI/ML adoption.
• Set the technical direction for advanced computer vision and AI capabilities supporting exploitation of remote sensing data.
• Conduct rapid feasibility studies and prototype implementations to evaluate emerging algorithms and data exploitation approaches.
• Prepare and deliver high-quality technical briefings and documentation for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Utilize data pipelines in Databricks, Apache Spark, and related ETL technologies (e.g., AWS Glue, Apache Airflow).
• Ensure compliance with DHS security and accreditation standards, including STIGs and Impact Level controls.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Data engineering

Cloud architecture

AI/ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch,

Linux proficiency

CI/CD automation

Containerization & orchestration (Dock

ETL pipelines (AWS Glue, Apache Airflow

Strong communication skills

LLM applications

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

AWS Glue

Apache Airflow

Databricks

Apache Spark

Job description

Everforth ECS is seeking an AI/ML Engineer to provide technical leadership on integrating advanced AI/ML solutions to support government and defense objectives. The role requires strong communication, hands-on model design, training, and deployment across secure data pipelines and DHS accreditation standards.

The ideal candidate has experience with computer vision, multimodal models, and end-to-end ML pipelines, and will work across Fairfax, VA and Ashburn, VA locations in a hybrid setup.