Senior AIML Engineer (Public Trust)

Location: Bethesda MD (Hybrid)
Clearance: Public Trust (Role may require additional background investigations)
Employment Type: Full-Time

US Citizenship is Required

Position Overview:

Praescient Analytics is seeking a highly experienced Senior AI/ML Engineer to support a mission-critical federal analytics and artificial intelligence modernization program. This role is responsible for designing engineering deploying and operating production-grade AI and machine learning systems that support real-time decision-making advanced analytics and public safety outcomes.

The Senior AI/ML Engineer owns the end-to-end machine learning lifecycle from data ingestion and model development through deployment monitoring and governance. This position plays a key role in operationalizing advanced analytics building scalable MLOps pipelines and integrating AI capabilities into cloud-native systems within a highly regulated federal environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design develop train and optimize machine learning and deep learning models supporting predictive analytics classification anomaly detection NLP and AI-assisted decision support.
• Apply advanced ML techniques using supervised unsupervised and semi-supervised learning approaches.
• Design and implement end-to-end MLOps pipelines supporting model training validation versioning deployment and rollback.
• Deploy models into production environments using Microsoft Azure ML containerization and CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement model monitoring performance tracking and drift detection to ensure long-term reliability and accuracy.
• Build and maintain AI solutions leveraging Microsoft Azure services including:
  • Azure Machine Learning
  • Azure Data Lake Storage
  • Azure Synapse Analytics
• Integrate AI/ML solutions with existing data platforms APIs and analytics services.
• Optimize AI workloads for cost performance and reliability in cloud environments.
• Ensure AI systems adhere to federal standards for responsible AI transparency explainability and auditability.
• Support model documentation validation artifacts and compliance reporting.
• Collaborate with governance and stakeholder teams to ensure models are suitable for high-impact decision-making.
• Work closely with data scientists data engineers analysts architects and Agile project managers in a fast-paced Agile delivery environment.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to shared engineering standards and best practices.

Required Qualifications:

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of experience designing deploying and operating production AI/ML systems.
• Demonstrated experience moving models from research or prototype stages into production environments.
• Proven experience supporting AI systems in mission-critical or regulated settings.
• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science Machine Learning Data Science Engineering or a related field or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience supporting federal public-sector or other regulated environments.

Technical Skills

• Expert proficiency in Python and AI/ML frameworks such as PyTorch and/or TensorFlow.
• Strong experience with machine learning libraries including Scikit-learn NumPy and Pandas.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure AI/ML services particularly Azure Machine Learning.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines for ML workflows.
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and model deployment patterns.
• Experience with SQL and data integration for ML workloads.
• Proficiency with Git-based version control and collaborative development.

Communication & Leadership

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to explain complex AI/ML concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven ability to lead technical efforts and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters or Ph.D. in Computer Science Machine Learning Data Science Engineering or a related field or equivalent professional experience.
• Familiarity with AI agents vector databases large language models (LLMs) or Copilot-style architectures.
• Azure certifications (AI Engineer Data Scientist or related).
• Experience with streaming or near-real-time AI pipelines.

What you can expect from us:

• Real opportunity for career growth in an environment where your achievements will be celebrated
• Constant collaboration with numerous teams to ensure client success
• A team that respects and embraces your ideas and expertise
• Coworkers that are motivated by pursuing excellence rather than the prospect of personal gain
• A workplace dedicated to supporting and bettering public safety and government agencies

Benefits:

• Very competitive salary based on qualifications and experience
• Comprehensive Company paid healthcare for you (We pay your premiums and deductibles)
• 401(k) with company match
• Travel & performance incentives
• 3 weeks paid time off (plus Federal Holidays)
• $5K annual training allowance
• $500 book allowance

Praescient Analytics is a Certified Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) with over a decade of expertise in advanced analytics engineering and DevOps specializing in transforming complex data into actionable intelligence for informed decision-making. Since 2011 we have supported over 40 organizations across diverse domains including military intelligence operations financial and fraud investigations and insider threat detection.

Our team of expertsskilled in cloud computing artificial intelligence machine learning data science DevOps and engineeringbrings deep experience in solving complex challenges. With a proven track record in federal contracting we deliver tailored high-impact solutions designed to enhance operational efficiency ensure mission success and address the evolving needs of our clients. Praescients innovative and adaptive approach makes us a trusted partner in delivering data-driven insights and technological excellence for critical missions.

Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
US Citizenship Required
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