Senior AI Engineer - Linthicum, MD - TS/SCI w/ Full Scope Polygraph Agile - Software Engineerin[...]

SOC LLC; Linthicum (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

SOC LLC in Linthicum, MD is seeking a Senior AI Engineer for an on-site, direct-hire role supporting mission-critical AI and analytics in a highly governed environment.

The role requires hands-on experience with OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, SageMaker, and modern tools, plus strong governance and a TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance. Expect to work with Jira/Confluence, Git-based workflows, and cloud-native platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 8+ years of relevant experience or equivalent.
• Proficiency with Python and Java; experience with PySpark, Jupyter Notebooks, Kubernetes, docker, Elasticsearch.
• Security clearance: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required.
• Experience delivering AI solutions through governed production deployments in sensitive environments.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with customers to design AI workflows and analytics to flag data of interest.
• Leverage disparate data to fill knowledge gaps in user activities, collection efforts, and discovery.
• Lead the design, development, and deployment of mission-critical AI and analytics solutions.
• Apply governance frameworks and ensure models, data, and workflows are auditable and compliant.

Skills

Python

Java

PySpark

Jupyter Notebooks

Kubernetes

Docker

Elasticsearch

Git

GitLab

Hugging Face

GHOSTMACHINE

Query Time Analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

OpenAI API

AWS Bedrock

AWS SageMaker

AWS EKS

React

AWS Amplify

GMLearn

Container Yard

Jira

Confluence

Hugging Face

Job description

Senior AI Engineer is needed for an onsite opportunity with SOC's client in Linthicum, MD

This is a Direct Hire

Must currently hold an Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph clearance

Job Description:

Our client is seeking a Senior AI Engineer to support the Technology Trending Solutions mission, leading the design, development, and deployment of mission-critical AI and analytics solutions within a highly governed environment. The ideal candidate has deep experience implementing analytic governance (e.g., AVG) and AI governance frameworks (e.g., AAA), and can ensure all models, data, and workflows are compliant, auditable, and aligned with customer and enterprise policy. The Senior AI Engineer will integrate advanced AI capabilities through APIs such as OpenAI and AWS Bedrock, and build intuitive front-end experiences using technologies like EX, AWS Amplify, and React. The role requires hands-on expertise with analytic development environments and cloud-native platforms (e.g., GMLearn, Container Yard, AWS SageMaker, AWS EKS), as well as strong agile delivery skills using Scrum or Kanban and tools such as Jira and Confluence. The candidate must be highly proficient with modern version control and model/code management using Git, GitLab, Hugging Face, Bailo (or similar), and demonstrate a proven track record of driving AI solutions from concept through governed production deployment in sensitive, mission-focused environments.

Job Responsibilities/Qualifications:

• Mission Focus: Collaborate closely with customers to build AI workflows and develop analytics based off artifacts to use AI to flag data of interest and summarize.
• Technical Proficiency: Creatively leverage disparate data to fill knowledge gaps in user activities, collection efforts, and technology discovery.
• Qualifications: Bachelor's degree plus 8-years of relevant experience or equivalent. Proficiency with object-oriented languages (Python and Java) and experience with PySpark, Jupyter Notebooks, Kubernetes, docker, Elasticsearch, GHOSTMACHINE, and Query Time Analytics.
• Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required.
• Desirable Skills: Knowledge of customer corporate tools and data repositories.

Employment Pre-requisites

The following requirements must be met to be eligible for this position: successful completion of a background investigation, and drug urinalysis.

SOC, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability.

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Note: Any pay ranges displayed are estimations, which may have been provided by job boards. Actual pay is determined by an applicant's experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description. All qualified applicants are welcome to apply.

Estimated Min Rate: $140000.00

Estimated Max Rate: $200000.00