Senior Software Engineer — AI/ML for Secure Gov

Momentum Engineering, Inc; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

3 weeks PTO

Group medical plan

Dental, vision, life insurance

STD/LTD plans

Job summary

Momentum Engineering, Inc. is seeking a senior software engineer to help integrate AI-enabled capabilities into analyst workflows and mission systems to accelerate cyber data triage, decision support, and operational effectiveness.

The role requires standing up and guiding modern AI platforms in secure government settings, with familiarity in cloud ecosystems such as Microsoft Azure and AWS. The team supports DoD cybersecurity, data privacy, and secure cloud deployments.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with NSA Full Scope Polygraph.
• BS in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or related field; 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Familiarity with machine learning concepts, including model training, evaluation, tuning, and performance measurement.
• Ability to assess model effectiveness using quantitative metrics and communicate tradeoffs.
• Depth of experience with prompt engineering.
• Proficiency in Python and experience developing RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Experience supporting AI/ML, data, cloud, or platform engineering in government/defense environments.
• Understanding of modern AI concepts including LLMs, embeddings, RAG, vector search, and agentic workflows.
• Familiarity with Microsoft and/or AWS platform ecosystems.
• Proficient with command-line interfaces (PowerShell/Command Prompt).
• Knowledge of cloud architecture, containers, APIs, data services, IAM, and secure system integration.
• Experience with relational databases, SQL, backups, and security/performance practices.
• Experience with configuration management tools like Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Terraform.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Passionate about AI and platform modernization.
• Ability to prototype quickly and operate in ambiguous problem spaces.

Responsibilities

• Develop full stack applications and services leveraging LLMs, RAG, and AI workflows.
• Design, develop, and deploy AI/ML models for data mining, predictive modeling, and knowledge discovery.
• Integrate AI/ML capabilities into secure, cloud-based data architecture with standardized APIs.
• Monitor model performance, data drift, and trigger retraining as needed.
• Collaborate with data engineers, software developers, and stakeholders to define requirements and deliverables.
• Ensure AI/ML workflows comply with DoD cybersecurity, data privacy, and access control within isolated cloud environments.
• Assist in knowledge transfer, tutorials, and best practices for AI/ML usage.
• Educate stakeholders on AI platform concepts and emerging patterns in government contexts.
• Assess data patterns and support vulnerability information work with cyber analysts.
• Conduct AoAs comparing internal vs. commercial/open-source approaches.
• Develop experiments to evaluate model performance with representative datasets.

Skills

Python

RESTful APIs

AI/ML prototyping

Cloud platforms

Prompt engineering

Secure gov engineering

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Momentum Engineering, Inc. is seeking a senior software engineer to help integrate AI-enabled capabilities into analyst workflows and mission systems to accelerate cyber data triage, decision support, and operational effectiveness.

The role requires standing up and guiding modern AI platforms in secure government settings, with familiarity in cloud ecosystems such as Microsoft Azure and AWS. The team supports DoD cybersecurity, data privacy, and secure cloud deployments.