ML Engineer

NewGen Technologies; Herndon, Springfield (VA, VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NewGen Technologies is seeking a DevOps/Cloud Architect to design and maintain scalable, secure infrastructure across multiple cloud environments. You will build and optimize CI/CD pipelines for complex microservices and architectures, while developing full-stack applications and ensuring reliability.

Requirements include a TS/SCI CI Poly clearance, a STEM degree, and 3+ years in ML/statistical data analysis. Preferred are higher STEM degrees and cross-team project experience.

Qualifications

• TS/SCI CI Poly Clearance with Customer eligibility and SBU/SecNet/COE accounts.
• Bachelor's degree or above in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)
• Experienced in professional software engineering and best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, software architectures, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operational excellence
• 3+ years of machine learning/statistical modeling data analysis tools and techniques

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain cloud-native infrastructure and deployment pipelines using Infrastructure as Code
• Lead and architect scalable, secure, and resilient infrastructure solutions across multiple cloud environments
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines for complex microservices and architectures
• Develop and maintain full-stack applications while ensuring operational excellence and reliability
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions for production systems
• Drive security-first infrastructure design and implementation
• Mentor team members on DevOps best practices and cloud-native technologies

Skills

Cloud infrastructure

CI/CD pipelines

DevOps practices

Python

SQL/NoSQL

LLMs / GenAI

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

Job description

Candidates must be willing to work in SCIF daily or as needed, and participate in on-call rotation for production support as needed.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain cloud-native infrastructure and deployment pipelines using Infrastructure as Code
• Lead and architect scalable, secure, and resilient infrastructure solutions across multiple cloud environments
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines for complex microservices and architectures
• Develop and maintain full-stack applications while ensuring operational excellence and reliability
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions for production systems
• Drive security-first infrastructure design and implementation
• Mentor team members on DevOps best practices and cloud-native technologies

Requirements

• TS/SCI CI Poly Clearance with Customer eligibility and SBU/SecNet/COE accounts
• Bachelor's degree or above in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)
• Experienced in professional software engineering and best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, software architectures, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operational excellence
• 3+ years of machine learning/statistical modeling data analysis tools and techniques

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or above in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)
• Experience working on multi-team, cross-disciplinary projects
• Experience applying quantitative analysis to solve business problems and making data-drive business decisions
• Experience in defining and creating benchmarks for assessing GenAI model performance
• Experience with Python, SQL/NoSQL, and API development for building and deploying AI/ML solutions
• Experience working with Large Language Models (LLMs), prompt engineering, and generative AI frameworks

About Us

For more than 20 years, NewGen Technologies has solved our clients’ toughest IT challenges with integrity, security, and outstanding service by delivering both technology and talent. We have helped secure borders, have used artificial intelligence (AI) to fight terror, aided the identification of criminals, and have helped to prevent crime through the introduction of biometrics.Our team of Highly Cleared Specialists have hard-to-find skills and expertise in a wide spectrum of technologies to provide solutions that transform business processes and solve problems of national significance. #CJ