AI/ML Operations Engineer - TS/SCI + CI Polygraph Required

cFocus Software seeks a AI/ML Operations Engineer to join our program supporting the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). This position is on site in the Washington DC, MD, & VA area. This position requires a TS/SCI + CI Polygraph clearance. Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI + CI Polygraph clearance
• Bachelor's degree (Master's preferred) in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field with 4-12+ years of experience
• Experience with MLOps tools (MLflow, Kubeflow, SageMaker, Azure ML)
• Proficient in containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestration for ML workloads
• Experience with model deployment, monitoring, and CI/CD for ML
• Knowledge of ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch) and model serving technologies
• Understanding of data engineering and feature engineering pipelines
• Experience with cloud ML platforms and infrastructure as code

Duties

• Designs, implements, and maintains MLOps infrastructure and pipelines for enterprise AI/ML systems.
• Manages end-to-end ML lifecycle including model training, deployment, monitoring, and retraining.
• Implements automated ML pipelines, model versioning, and experiment tracking.
• Ensures ML systems are scalable, reliable, and performant in production environments.
• Integrates ML workflows with DevSecOps practices and maintains compliance with DIA QAF requirements.
• Monitors model performance, detects drift, and implements automated retraining workflows.
• Manages ML infrastructure including GPU clusters, feature stores, and model registries.