Senior AI/ML Engineer - TS/SCI

Parsons; Columbia (MD); Hybrid; USD 112,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Paid time off

401(k)

Life insurance

Flexible work schedules

Holidays

Job summary

Parsons is seeking a senior AI/ML Engineer to prototype, develop, and deliver AI-enhanced solutions for federal customers. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to convert data into actionable insights and scalable AI systems.

The role is hybrid with on-site in Maryland three days per week. A Top Secret clearance and DoD-aligned experience are required, and you will work with AWS, GCP, Azure, and big data tools to build robust cloud data pipelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in CS or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in AI/ML projects including data engineering and integration.
• Active Top Secret clearance with Polygraph eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Prototype, develop, and deliver AI-enhanced products for customers.
• Architect AI solutions and refine features with stakeholders.
• Work with cloud data environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and data pipelines.
• Collaborate to monitor model performance and data accuracy.
• Document processes, models, and activities.
• Communicate results to decision makers and customers.

Skills

AI/ML project experience

Programming: Java, Python, or C++

Strong communication and teamwork

Agile/SAFe familiarity

Education

B.S. in CS or related field

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Kafka

Apache Spark

Hadoop

SQL

NoSQL

Job description

In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next!

At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible.

Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior AI/ML Engineer to join our team! In this role you will get to prototype, develop, and deliver AI-enhanced products into impactful customer-centric solutions.

This role is hybrid, with a requirement to be onsite in Maryland three days per week

What You'll Be Doing:

• Passion for matching data driven AI/ML systems with the problems they solve.
• Architect and develop AI solutions into existing programs and products. Refine solutions using available data in analytical models and test cases.
• Experience with graph and relational databases and diverse data formats including text, JSON, and Pandas data frames.
• Present results and ideas to key decision makers, customers, analysts, and other stakeholders.
• Consult and refine features and objectives with stakeholders. Derive from the system requirements an understanding of stakeholder needs, functions that may be logically inferred and implied as essential to system effectiveness. Translate these requirements to low-level implementations to fulfill needs.
• Configure, support, troubleshoot, and integrate data solutions into cloud and virtual environments/infrastructure including AWS.
• Building required infrastructure and architecture for optimal extraction, transformation and loading of data from various data sources.
• Curate and collect data from a variety of traditional and non-traditional sources.
• Collaborate with team members to monitor and analyze model performance and data accuracy.
• Perform documentation of all processes, models, and activities.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• B.S. in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, Data Science, or related discipline. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience in AI/ML projects including data engineering, application software development, and/or system integration.
• Active Top Secret clearance with Polygraph eligibility

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Experience in Department of Defense (DoD) Cyber Operations domains.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Programming experience with Java, Python, or C++.
• Experience working in air-gapped and secure cloud environments such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and/or Azure.
• Proficient working with statistical analysis at scale.
• Experience developing, debugging, and tuning data processing.
• Experience working with modern tools for big data processing and scalable machine learning (e.g., AWS, GCP, Kafka, Apache Spark, Hadoop, SQL, NoSQL).
• Interest in learning and researching AI/ML and latest data science tradecraft and technology.
• Familiarity with Agile and Scaled Agile (SAFe) project planning.

Security Clearance Requirement:

An active Top Secret security clearance is required to apply, however, the selected candidate must be able to obtain a Top Secret SCI clearance prior to the start date.

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range: $112,200.00 - $196,400.00

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

• medical
• dental
• vision
• paid time off
• 401(k)
• life insurance
• flexible work schedules
• holidays

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/ .

About Us

Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider focused on the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. With nearly 75 years of experience, Parsons is uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services to federal, regional, and local government agencies, as well as to private industrial customers worldwide.

Parsons is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran/LGBTQ+.

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