Senior AI Systems Engineer (TS/SCI w/ Poly) | Cloud & ML

DCCA; Maryland; On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Retirement plan

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Employee assistance

Paid leave

Education assistance

Wellness programs

Job summary

DCCA is seeking a Cloud Architect/Enginee r to design and implement modern AWS-based AI/ML systems for national security programs. Candidates should have strong cloud, data engineering, and ML deployment experience.

Role focuses on high-level architecture, pipeline development, and secure implementation on classified platforms. Competitive compensation and a benefits program support growth and stability.

Qualifications

• Cloud architecture and AWS experience.
• AI/ML system design, training, inference, monitoring.
• Experience with ML pipelines, model deployment, and MLOps.
• Knowledge of SageMaker is a plus.
• Strong communication and collaboration with stakeholders.
• Security on classified systems and data lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Analyze requirements and develop system specifications.
• Lead design and development activities; guide architecture decisions.
• Produce technical documentation and system integration plans.
• Coordinate with government overseers and program personnel.
• Ensure technical integrity of work and deliverables.

Skills

Cloud architecture

AI/ML

AWS

SageMaker

DevOps/MLOps

Data engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Master's degree in engineering (optional)

PhD in engineering (optional)

Job description

DCCA is seeking a Cloud Architect/Enginee r to design and implement modern AWS-based AI/ML systems for national security programs. Candidates should have strong cloud, data engineering, and ML deployment experience.

Role focuses on high-level architecture, pipeline development, and secure implementation on classified platforms. Competitive compensation and a benefits program support growth and stability.