AI Platform Engineer – Senior

Senior AI Platform Engineer

ARSIEM is looking for an exceptionally talented Senior AI Platform Engineer to join our team! In this role you will advise and support the design, integration, and maturation of AI‑enabling infrastructure across mission‑focused environments. This position will support one of our government clients in Columbia, Maryland.

• Provide SETA support to government leadership and technical teams on AI platform architecture, integration, and sustainment.
• Advise on the design and evaluation of AI/ML platform environments across cloud, hybrid, and enterprise deployments.
• Support platform decisions involving Azure, AWS, Microsoft enterprise services, containerized environments, data pipelines, model hosting, and secure access patterns.
• Assess platform readiness for AI workloads, including compute, storage, networking, identity, security, observability, and scalability considerations.
• Help evaluate vendor offerings, reference architectures, technical trade‑offs, and implementation approaches.
• Support the development of technical documentation, architecture artifacts, white papers, decision briefings, and executive summaries.
• Coordinate with program managers, engineers, mission stakeholders, cybersecurity teams, and external partners to keep platform efforts aligned with mission outcomes.
• Identify integration risks, technical gaps, and dependencies, and recommend practical mitigation strategies.
• Assist with transition planning from prototype or pilot efforts into sustainable operational capability.
• Educate stakeholders on AI platform concepts, emerging patterns, and implementation best practices in government environments.

• Minimum 12 years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree, and 10 years of experience with a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Experience supporting AI/ML, data, cloud, or platform engineering efforts in government, defense, or enterprise environments.
• Demonstrated familiarity with Microsoft and/or AWS platform ecosystems.
• Working knowledge of cloud architecture, containers, APIs, data services, identity/access management, and secure system integration.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Naturally curious and energized by learning new technologies.
• Builds, tests, and explores tools independently.
• Passionate about AI and platform modernization.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguous environments and helping teams find a path forward.
• Able to translate complex technical issues into actionable guidance for mixed technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Mission‑oriented, collaborative, and proactive.

• Experience with Azure AI services, AWS AI/ML services, Kubernetes, Docker, MLOps, Dev Sec Ops , Infrastructure as Code, or platform observability tools.
• Familiarity with secure government cloud environments and cross‑domain or restricted operational architectures.
• Understanding of AI governance, responsible AI, model lifecycle support, and platform security considerations.
• Experience supporting DoD, IC, or cyber mission organizations.
• Relevant certifications in cloud, systems engineering, cybersecurity, or platform operations.

This position requires an active TS/SCI with a polygraph. You must be a U.S. citizen for consideration.

ARSIEM is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Anti‑Discrimination Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other federally protected class.