Senior Cleared AI Engineer for National Security

Accenture PLC; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services is hiring a senior AI Engineer SME to lead design, development, and deployment of AI/ML/GenAI solutions for national security programs. You will build data pipelines, containers, APIs, and scalable services with a strong emphasis on governance and security.

You will require expert Python, PyTorch/TensorFlow, and cloud experience (AWS, Azure, GCP), plus hands-on MLOps with CI/CD, MLflow, and Kubernetes. Active TS clearance is required for eligibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, or a related technical field.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and deploy enterprise-scale AI/ML/GenAI solutions for mission objectives.
• Design and maintain robust data pipelines to support model training, evaluation, deployment, and inference.
• Develop advanced AI/ML applications using Python and industry-leading frameworks.
• Operationalize machine learning models through MLOps best practices, CI/CD pipelines, and containerized deployment strategies.
• Design, develop, and maintain APIs, microservices, and scalable AI services.
• Optimize AI models for accuracy and latency. Integrate LLMs, embeddings, RAG, and vector databases.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to translate mission requirements into technical solutions.
• Ensure adherence to AI governance, security, compliance, and responsible AI standards.
• Provide technical leadership and domain expertise across AI initiatives.

Skills

Python

Algorithms

Distributed systems

GenAI/ML

Embeddings

RAG

Prompt engineering

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Scikit-learn

Cloud deployments

MLOps

Docker & Kubernetes

APIs & microservices

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

MLflow

Azure ML

Vertex AI

CI/CD

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Scikit-learn

Job description

Accenture Federal Services is hiring a senior AI Engineer SME to lead design, development, and deployment of AI/ML/GenAI solutions for national security programs. You will build data pipelines, containers, APIs, and scalable services with a strong emphasis on governance and security.

You will require expert Python, PyTorch/TensorFlow, and cloud experience (AWS, Azure, GCP), plus hands-on MLOps with CI/CD, MLflow, and Kubernetes. Active TS clearance is required for eligibility.