Senior AI Engineer with TS/SCI + Polygraph
Senior AI Engineer designing and deploying mission-critical AI and analytics solutions in a highly governed national security environment, using Python, Java, React, and AWS services (SageMaker, EKS, Bedrock, Amplify) with OpenAI API integrations.
- Compensation
- $180K–$200K / yr
- Location
- Fort Meade Maryland
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Ai engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
- Bachelor's degree plus 8 years of relevant experience or equivalent
- Proficiency with Python and Java
- Experience with PySpark
- Experience with Jupyter Notebooks
- Experience with Kubernetes
- Experience with Docker
- Experience with Elasticsearch
- Experience with GHOSTMACHINE
- Experience with Query Time Analytics
- Experience implementing analytic governance (AVG)
- Experience with AI governance frameworks (AAA)
- Experience integrating OpenAI and AWS Bedrock APIs
- Experience with React
- Experience with AWS Amplify
- Experience with AWS SageMaker
- Experience with AWS EKS
- Agile delivery skills using Scrum or Kanban
- Experience with Jira and Confluence
- Proficiency with Git and GitLab
- Experience with Hugging Face and Bailo or similar
- Track record of driving AI solutions from concept through governed production deployment
Full description
Our Mission Statement
At Aperio Global, we bring together experts in cybersecurity, AI, data analytics, and cloud technologies to solve complex national security challenges. We focus on work where our expertise creates the greatest impact.
Our team includes technologists, Intelligence Community veterans, and security professionals who believe the best solutions come from collaboration, accountability, and technical excellence. From cyber operations and AI platforms to cloud-native software and emerging technologies, our work speaks for itself.
Come Solve With Us
We offer competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, retirement savings with company match, generous paid time off, and professional development. We invest in our people because great missions require great teams.
U.S. Citizenship is required for this position due to federal government contract and security clearance requirements.Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required. Only those who hold this clearance can be considered for this role. Aperio Global is seeking a Senior AI Engineer to support the Technology Trending Solutions mission, leading the design, development, and deployment of mission-critical AI and analytics solutions within a highly governed environment. The ideal candidate has deep experience implementing analytic governance (e.g., AVG) and AI governance frameworks (e.g., AAA), and can ensure all models, data, and workflows are compliant, auditable, and aligned with customer and enterprise policy.
As the Senior AI Engineer, you will integrate advanced AI capabilities through APIs such as OpenAI and AWS Bedrock, and build intuitive front-end experiences using technologies like EX, AWS Amplify, and React. The role requires hands-on expertise with analytic development environments and cloud-native platforms (e.g., GMLearn, Container Yard, AWS SageMaker, AWS EKS), as well as strong agile delivery skills using Scrum or Kanban and tools such as Jira and Confluence. Must be highly proficient with modern version control and model/code management using Git, GitLab, Hugging Face, Bailo (or similar), and demonstrate a proven track record of driving AI solutions from concept through governed production deployment in sensitive, mission-focused environments.**
Job Responsibilities/Qualifications:
Mission Focus: Collaborate closely with customers to build AI workflows and develop analytics based off artifacts to use AI to flag data of interest and summarize.
Technical Proficiency: Creatively leverage disparate data to fill knowledge gaps in user activities, collection efforts, and technology discovery.
Qualifications: Bachelor's degree plus 8-years of relevant experience or equivalent. Proficiency with object-oriented languages (Python and Java) and experience with PySpark, Jupyter Notebooks, Kubernetes, docker, Elasticsearch, GHOSTMACHINE, and Query Time Analytics.