AI/ML Engineer Specialist with Security Clearance

Job Description MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented AI/ML Engineer Specialist to join our team. On-site at the Pentagon. Summary:
Join a dynamic and diverse team at an industry-leading organization where our employees are our top priority. At MANTECH, you'll contribute to protecting national security while working on cutting-edge AI/ML projects. You'll have the opportunity to push the boundaries of AI/ML innovation in support of our government clients. ManTech also provides excellent opportunities for career growth and advancement. We are currently seeking a motivated, career-oriented, and customer-focused Senior AI/ML Engineer to join our team full-time. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: * Provides technical/management leadership on major tasks or technology assignments. Establishes goals and plans that meet project objectives.
* Directs and controls activities for a client, having overall responsibility for financial management, methods, and staffing to ensure that technical requirements are met.
* Interactions involve client negotiations and interfacing with senior management.
* Decision making and domain knowledge may have a critical impact on overall project implementation.
* Develop and implement infrastructure for training, validating, and deploying machine learning models
* Create reusable components and libraries to accelerate AI/ML development and use of Generative AI capabilities
* Build model serving platforms for efficient inference
* Design systems for model monitoring and performance tracking
* Develop tools for model explainability and interpretability
* Optimize AI/ML algorithms for performance and scalability Minimum Qualifications: * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering or other related discipline
* 12+ years of experience
* 3+ years of software engineering experience with deep proficiency in Python
* Proven experience operationalizing Machine Learning models in production environments
* Hands-on experience with model evaluation, versioning, and CI/CD integration
* Strong API development skills
* Familiarity with MLOps frameworks such as AWS SageMake, MLflow, Kubeflow, or Airflow.
* Expertise in scalable model serving platforms such as TensorFlow Serving, TorchServe, or ONNX runtime.
* Advanced knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP) and DevOps practices including Terraform or Helm.
Preferred Qualifications: * Master's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering or other related discipline
* 14+ years of experience
* Experience with Kubernetes and deploying containerized ML services
* Experience working with feature stores
* Experience utilizing Databricks or similar cloud-native ML tooling
* Experience working with feature stores and distributed data frameworks (e.g., Spark).
* Proficiency in model interpretation tools like SHAP or LIME.
* Foundational understanding of linear algebra, calculus, and numerical computation to support algorithm optimization. Clearance Requirements: * US Citizenship with a DoD Top Secret clearance. Physical Requirements: * Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%
* Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations