Senior ML Engineer — Defense & Intelligence

Frontline Source Group; Clarksville (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Frontline Source Group is seeking an experienced Machine Learning Engineer to lead advanced AI initiatives for defense and intelligence operations. The role combines hands-on ML development with technical leadership, Agile project management, and delivering mission-critical AI capabilities.

The ideal candidate will guide cross-functional teams, develop ML models using RL, neural networks, and computer vision, and deploy secure AI solutions within organization systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, AI, ML, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or related field.
• 7–10 years of ML and software engineering experience with technical leadership.
• Experience as Scrum Master and/or Product Owner in Agile environments.
• Hands-on ML model development with RL, neural networks, deep learning, or computer vision.
• Experience in cybersecurity, adversarial AI, or communication systems.
• Strong Python skills and ML frameworks; knowledge of ML Ops, CI/CD, automated testing, and deployment processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily technical activities of a multidisciplinary team, plan tasks, make technical decisions, and review code.
• Serve as Scrum Master and/or Product Owner, manage Agile ceremonies and backlogs.
• Design, train, test, and evaluate ML models (RL, DL, CV) and ML pipelines.
• Integrate ML models into secure software apps, APIs, and operational systems.
• Evaluate model performance, security, and reliability; address technical risks and milestones.
• Mentor engineers and data scientists; establish development standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate operational needs into technical solutions.
• Present findings and progress to leadership and customers.

Skills

Machine learning

Python programming

Deep learning

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

scikit-learn

MLflow

Docker

CI/CD

Job description

Frontline Source Group is seeking an experienced Machine Learning Engineer to lead advanced AI initiatives for defense and intelligence operations. The role combines hands-on ML development with technical leadership, Agile project management, and delivering mission-critical AI capabilities.

The ideal candidate will guide cross-functional teams, develop ML models using RL, neural networks, and computer vision, and deploy secure AI solutions within organization systems.