AI/ML Engineer (Annapolis Junction, MD)
**Active TS/SCI w/Polygraph REQUIRED** Please do not apply if you do not currently possess this level of clearance.
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Telework: None
Basic Requirements:
Project Description:
Salary: $180,000 - $220,000 annually
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Excellent benefits package including 25 days PTO, 11 paid holidays, 100% employer-paid healthcare for employees and dependents – available day 1, 8% 401(k) employer match – immediate vesting.
Disclaimer: The salary range provided is an estimate based on current market conditions and may be adjusted based on factors such as experience, skills, and qualifications. The final salary offer will be determined after a thorough review of the candidate's background and alignment with the role. Please note that this range is subject to change and should be considered as a guideline rather than a definitive figure.
Shield Consulting Solutions is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Telework: None
Basic Requirements:
- Two (2) years of experience in applied machine learning in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required Bachelor's Degree in advanced math (e.g., Calculus, Linear Algebra or Bayesian statistics), Computer Science or related STEM discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
- Three (3) years of additional machine learning experience on projects with similar machine learning processes may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
Project Description:
- The team supports a suite of web-based applications that automate data management for IC data custodians. The products facilitate the capture of information and approvals that allow for the movement of data through the customer mission space in a compliant manner. These products are critical to standardize and simplify data movement as well as data reuse and integration with downstream tools.
- Design, create, test, and productize Al/ML algorithms to solve business challenges. The Al/ML models created should be capable of learning and making predictions as defined by the business logic developed to meet customer requirements. Proficient in all aspects of model architecture, data pipeline interaction, metrics application, interpretation, and presentation. Familiarity with foundational concepts of application development, infrastructure management, data engineering, and data governance. Experience training, retraining, deploying, scheduling, monitoring, and improving models based on iterative user and system feedback is required to support designing and creating scalable solutions for optimal performance. Responsible for leading geographically diverse teams and will often serve as a primary POC for Al-related matters, so must have exceptional analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
- Expert knowledge of multiple programming languages (Python, Java, C++, R)
- Jupyter notebooks
- PyTorch or TensorFlow
- Generative AI use (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc.)
- Agent Orchestration, RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)
- AWS Bedrock
Salary: $180,000 - $220,000 annually
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Excellent benefits package including 25 days PTO, 11 paid holidays, 100% employer-paid healthcare for employees and dependents – available day 1, 8% 401(k) employer match – immediate vesting.
Disclaimer: The salary range provided is an estimate based on current market conditions and may be adjusted based on factors such as experience, skills, and qualifications. The final salary offer will be determined after a thorough review of the candidate's background and alignment with the role. Please note that this range is subject to change and should be considered as a guideline rather than a definitive figure.
Shield Consulting Solutions is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
This is a full time position
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