Junior AI​/ML Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Junior AI/ML Engineer with Security Clearance
MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Junior AI/ML Engineer to join our team. On site at the Pentagon. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
* Design, build, and maintain AI/ML lifecycle core services and products

* Create utilities and ensure seamless function of orchestration capabilities to support the AI/ML environment

* 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

* Implement automated machine learning pipelines and MLOps practices for continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) of models

* Implement version control for models and datasets, and develop robust testing frameworks for AI/ML components

Minimum Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering or other related discipline

* 3+ years of software engineering experience with deep proficiency in Python

* Proven experience operationalizing Machine Learning models in production environments

* Familiarity with MLOps frameworks such as AWS Sage Make, MLflow, Kubeflow, or Airflow.

* Expertise in scalable model serving platforms such as Tensor Flow Serving, Torch Serve, or ONNX runtime.

* Advanced knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP) and Dev Ops practices including Terraform or Helm.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Hands-on 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 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