AI/ML Operations Engineer - TS/SCI + CI Polygraph Required
DIA - ASTRA - Washington, DC - Full Time
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.