AnaVation

Federal IT engineering services and cybersecurity

AI Engineer SME

Applied Machine LearningConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeChantilly, VA, USA

About the Job

Requirements

An active Top Secret clearance with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information and ability to obtain a Counterintelligence polygraph are required.
A bachelor's or master's degree and 10 years of experience specializing in artificial intelligence and machine learning engineering are required.
Hands-on experience deploying production artificial intelligence, generative artificial intelligence, and large language model systems, including embeddings, multi-model and multimodal orchestration, reasoning, memory, and tool execution is required.
Proficiency with PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, and AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, with practical MLOps experience using MLflow, Azure Machine Learning, or Vertex AI is required.
Experience implementing natural language processing, computer vision, reinforcement learning, temporal, spatial, geographic, or quantitative AI capabilities, including named entity recognition, contextual entity extraction, and entity resolution is required.
Experience developing multi-step retrieval and structured-output workflows with source citations, provenance, and traceable analytic results is required.
Expertise in data architecture integrating vector, graph, and relational databases is required, including automated ETL pipeline development, scheduling, optimization, complex parsing, and schema-aligned ingestion and normalization of structured and unstructured data.
Experience implementing data-layer Attribute-Based Access Control and end-to-end data lineage tracking is required.
Experience supporting air-gapped, hybrid, and on-premises environments is required, including locally hosted GPU servers, hyperconverged infrastructure, container orchestration, distributed systems, and multitenant Cross-Domain Solutions.
Proficiency in full-stack application development and integration using TypeScript, React, Python, FastAPI, LanceDB, Lance Graph, PostgreSQL, Temporal.io, Docker, and Kubernetes is required to connect user interfaces, backend services, middleware, retrieval systems, databases, and AI/generative AI services.
Experience delivering and maintaining solutions in agile engineering environments is required.
The role requires the ability to work on-site in Chantilly, Virginia.

Responsibilities

Research, design, develop, and execute specialized operational and analytic cyber capabilities in support of real-world missions.
Build scalable, production-ready artificial intelligence, machine learning, and generative AI models, pipelines, and microservices.
Develop training, evaluation, and inference pipelines in Python using PyTorch, TensorFlow, or scikit-learn.
Deploy and manage models with MLOps, CI/CD, containerization, and monitoring frameworks.
Implement vector databases, embeddings, large language model applications, agentic AI, and tool-calling workflows.
Optimize models for accuracy, latency, cost, and scalability across distributed environments.
Ensure AI governance, documentation, ethical compliance, and secure-posture alignment.
Provide technical mentorship and drive cross-team engineering standardization.

Desired Qualifications

Experience in federal, defense, or highly regulated environments.
Knowledge of ethical AI, governance frameworks, and secure development practices.
Skills in large-scale optimization, GPU acceleration, or distributed training.
Experience building APIs, microservices, and automated machine-learning workflows.

Salary Range: 95352.72 to 212566.06 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

Be Challenged and Make a Difference

In a world of technology, people make the difference. We believe if we invest in great people, then great things will happen. At AnaVation, we provide unmatched value to our customers and employees through innovative solutions and an engaging culture.

Description of Task to be Performed:

AnaVation is seeking a highly skilled AI Engineer to join our high-performing team and lead the research, design, development, and execution of specialized operational and analytic cyber capabilities in support of real-world missions.

Key Responsibilities Include:

Build scalable, production-ready AI/ML/GenAI models, pipelines, and microservices.
Develop training, evaluation, and inference pipelines in Python using PyTorch, TensorFlow, or scikit learn.
Deploy and manage models with MLOps, CI/CD, containerization, and monitoring frameworks.
Implement vector databases, embeddings, LLM applications, agentic AI, and tool calling workflows.
Optimize models for accuracy, latency, cost, and scalability across distributed environments.
Ensure AI governance, documentation, ethical compliance, and secure posture alignment.
Provide technical mentorship and drive cross-team engineering standardization.

This position requires an active Top Secret (TS) clearance and the ability to obtain SCI access with a CI polygraph. This position is on-site in Chantilly, VA.

Required Qualifications:

Active Top Secret (TS) clearance with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and ability to obtain a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.
Bachelor's degree or master's degree with 10 years of experience specializing in AI/ML engineering
Hands-on experience deploying production AI/GenAI and LLM systems, including embeddings, multi-model and multimodal orchestration, reasoning, memory, and tool execution.
Proficiency with PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), with practical MLOps experience using MLflow, Azure ML, or Vertex AI.
Experience implementing NLP, computer vision, reinforcement learning, temporal, spatial, geographic, or quantitative AI capabilities, including named entity recognition, contextual entity extraction, and entity resolution.
Experience developing multi-step retrieval and structured output workflows with source citations, provenance, and traceable analytic results.
Expertise in data architecture integrating vector, graph, and relational databases, including automated ETL pipeline development, scheduling, optimization, complex parsing, and schema-aligned ingestion and normalization of structured and unstructured data.
Experience implementing data-layer Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) and end-to-end data lineage tracking.
Experience supporting air-gapped, hybrid, and on-premises environments, including locally hosted GPU servers, hyperconverged infrastructure, container orchestration, distributed systems, and multitenant Cross-Domain Solutions (CDS).
Proficiency in full-stack application development and integration using TypeScript, React, Python, FastAPI, LanceDB, Lance Graph, PostgreSQL, Temporal.io, Docker, and Kubernetes to connect user interfaces, backend services, middleware, retrieval systems, databases, and AI/GenAI services.
Experience delivering and maintaining solutions in agile engineering environments.
Requires an active Top Secret (TS) clearance and the ability to obtain SCI access with a CI polygraph.
Requires the ability to work on-site in Chantilly, VA.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in federal, defense, or highly regulated environments.

Knowledge of ethical AI, governance frameworks, and secure development practices.

Skills in large-scale optimization, GPU acceleration, or distributed training.

Experience building APIs, microservices, and automated ML workflows.

Benefits

Generous cost sharing for medical insurance for the employee and dependents
100% company paid dental insurance for employees and dependents
100% company paid long-term and short-term disability insurance
100% company paid vision insurance for employees and dependents
401k plan with generous match and 100% immediate vesting
Competitive Pay
Generous paid leave and holiday package
Tuition and training reimbursement
Life and AD&D Insurance

About AnaVation

AnaVation is the leader in solving the most complex technical challenges for collection and processing in the U.S. Federal Intelligence Community. We are a US owned company headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia. We deliver groundbreaking research with advanced software and systems engineering that provides an information advantage to contribute to the mission and operational success of our customers. We offer complex challenges, a top-notch work environment, and a world-class, collaborative team.

If you want to grow your career and make a difference while doing it, AnaVation is the perfect fit for you!

AnaVation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

About the Company

AnaVation

Federal IT engineering services and cybersecurity

AnaVation provides IT engineering services to the U.S. Federal Government, focusing on complex technical and analytical challenges. It works by delivering contract-based projects that cover intelligence collection and processing, analytical systems, big data solutions, and cybersecurity, using cross-disciplinary engineering teams (called AnaVators) to tailor solutions to government needs. The company differentiates itself through a government-focused, cost-effective approach, deep technical expertise, and a values-driven culture that emphasizes building long-term partnerships and strong customer trust. Its goal is to help federal agencies improve operational efficiency, security, and decision-making by solving difficult technical problems and delivering reliable, mission-critical software and systems.

Company size: 51-200
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Reston, VA
Founded: 2013

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