Distinguished AI/ML Engineering Lead

FTI - Frontier Technology Inc.

Distinguished AI/ML Engineer designing scalable AI systems for defense and intelligence sectors. Leading architectural integration of AI technologies into mission-critical operations.

Posted 6/12/2026full-timeRemote • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

KafkaPythonPyTorchSparkTensorflowTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Architect and integrate hybrid AI systems.
Design and deploy scalable AI architectures.
Lead the full AI/ML lifecycle.
Engineer event-driven data pipelines and feature stores.
Ensure Responsible AI practices.
Implement and maintain MLOps pipelines.
Transition R&D prototypes into production.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship.
Collaborate across engineering, data, and modeling teams.
Support proposal and solution development.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Active Secret clearance required; TS/SCI strongly preferred.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (Master’s or Ph.D. preferred).
10+ years of overall experience in AI/ML development.
5+ years designing and deploying scalable AI/ML architectures.
Proficiency in Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, and modern ML frameworks.
Experience designing or deploying systems using vector databases (Milvus, Pinecone, Weaviate).
Proven ability to design event-driven data pipelines using Databricks, Spark, Flink, or Kafka.
Demonstrated experience deploying AI/ML systems in secure, classified, or edge environments.
Familiarity with Responsible AI and assurance principles.
Experience integrating AI models into simulation, modeling, or operational planning systems is highly desirable.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Retirement plans
Paid time off
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

AI systems architectureAI/ML lifecycle managementevent-driven data pipelinesMLOps pipelinesPythonPyTorchTensorFlowvector databasesDatabricksSpark

Soft Skills

technical leadershipmentorshipcollaboration

Certifications

Active Secret clearanceTS/SCI clearance