AI Engineer

Job Title: AI Engineer (GCCS / JPES)

Location(s): Fort Meade Maryland

Hours: Regular Full-Time

Salary Range: $135k/yr - $171k/yr

Clearance Requirements: This position requires a current and active Secret clearance (TS/SCI preferred)

What you will be doing:

We are seeking an innovative AI Engineer with experience in Global Command and Control System (GCCS) and Joint Planning and Execution Services (JPES) to develop and integrate AI/ML capabilities into Joint Command and Control (C2) environments. This role focuses on enabling data-driven decision advantage by embedding AI/ML into operational planning execution workflows and real-time situational awareness systems across DoD networks

Key Responsibilities

• Design develop and deploy AI/ML models to support GCCS and JPES mission workflows (e.g. force planning course of action analysis logistics forecasting)
• Integrate AI capabilities into C2 systems and data pipelines enabling real-time analytics and decision support
• Engineer and maintain data pipelines for structured and unstructured data across GCCS JPES and related systems
• Implement data fusion and knowledge graph solutions to unify operational intelligence and logistics data
• Develop AI-enabled capabilities for predictive analytics anomaly detection and decision automation
• Deploy models in cloud and edge (DDIL) environments ensuring resilience and low-latency performance
• Apply MLOps best practices (CI/CD model versioning monitoring) within DoD DevSecOps ecosystems (e.g. Platform One)
• Ensure compliance with DoD AI governance ethical AI principles RMF and Zero Trust Architecture
• Support Cross Domain Solution (CDS) integration for secure AI data flows across classification levels
• Collaborate with operators and planners to align AI outputs with JOPP / JPES workflows
• Produce technical documentation model explainability artifacts and architecture inputs (DoDAF views)

Position Requirements

Minimum Requirements:

Experience:

• 510 years of experience in AI/ML engineering data engineering or advanced analytics
• Experience with:
  • GCCS ecosystem (data sources COP system interfaces)
  • JPES / JOPES processes and systems
• Proficiency in:
  • Python and ML frameworks (TensorFlow PyTorch Scikit-learn)
  • Data engineering tools (SQL/NoSQL Spark Kafka ETL pipelines)
• Experience deploying models in:
  • Cloud environments (AWS GovCloud Azure Government)
  • Containerized environments (Docker Kubernetes)
• Understanding of:
  • DoD cybersecurity requirements (RMF STIGs Zero Trust)
  • Data governance labeling and model validation in classified environments

Education:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Data Science Artificial Intelligence or related field

Knowledge/Skills:

• AWS/Azure AI/ML Specialty
• Security / CISSP (DoD 8570/8140 compliant)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting DISA Joint Staff or Combatant Command C2 systems
• Familiarity with JADC2 CJADC2 and data-centric warfare concepts
• Experience with:
  • Knowledge graphs / ontologies (e.g. RDF OWL)
  • Geospatial analytics (e.g. NGA data GIS tools)
  • Natural Language Processing (NLP) for planning documents and operational reporting
• Experience with Palantir DataBricks or similar DoD data platforms

Physical Demands

This is largely a sedentary role; however some filing is required. The ability to move files open filing cabinets and bend or stand as necessary would be required.

Why JASINT

At JASINT we proudly boast a together we can attitude. That is only possible with a strong talented team. Our goal is to answer the call to provide top mission and Warfighter support at all levels and thats why we are seeking you!

We understand and respect the dedication and sacrifice required to serve our nations greatest efforts and our commitment in turn is to Support You!

JASINT cares about your work-life balance and offers competitive benefits to help you at every stage of your personal and professional life by providing the following: Retirement/401k with an employer match employer-paid health dental vision for employees flexible spending accounts (HSA/FSA) company partially funded HSA STD/LTD professional development tuition and certification reimbursement spot award recognition PTO Floating Holidays.

*** JASINT offers internal and external referral bonuses for all cleared exceptional talent we hire! Friends of yours are friends of JASINT! ***

JASINT provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race color ancestry national origin gender sexual orientation marital status religion age disability gender identity genetic testing results or military service. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment including hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leave of absence compensation and training.

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