Machine Learning Engineer
NT Concepts2 months ago
Chantilly, VA, USAMid Level
Base Salary
$120k - $181k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop and productionize computer vision models for object detection, classification, segmentation, and tracking.
- Build and optimize pipelines for data preparation, model training, validation, versioning, deployment, and monitoring.
- Train, fine-tune, evaluate, and optimize deep learning models and inference performance.
- Integrate ML models into enterprise systems and secure cloud infrastructures with software engineers and cloud architects.
- Monitor deployed models for drift and reliability and apply secure coding practices.
- Work with mission partners and domain experts to translate operational challenges into ML requirements.
Requirements
- Active TS/SCI clearance is required; CI Polygraph is preferred or the candidate must be eligible to obtain one.
- Professional experience developing, testing, and deploying machine learning models in real-world or production environments.
- Strong Python programming skills and hands-on experience with PyTorch, OpenCV, TensorFlow, or NumPy.
- Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, MLflow, Kubeflow, AWS SageMaker, and ML lifecycle or pipeline platforms.
- Familiarity with AWS, Azure, or GCP and Git and CI/CD pipelines.
- Ability to understand end-user mission objectives, incorporate feedback, and communicate technical approaches.
- Preferred qualifications include experience in secure, air-gapped, or classified cloud environments such as AWS GovCloud or C2S; synthetic data generation; multimodal models; LLMs or generative AI; distributed model training; and GPU resource management.
Benefits
- Hybrid or flexible remote work options are available in Vienna, Virginia, or Chantilly, Virginia.
- The company describes competitive benefits, professional growth opportunities, skills development, and a collaborative engineering culture.
Tech Stack
AWSAzureDockerGitGitLab CI/CDGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesMLflowNumPyOpenCVPythonPyTorchTensorFlow
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About NT Concepts
NT Concepts is a privately held IT services firm that builds data-driven software and cloud solutions for U.S. national security agencies. It delivers application development, geospatial analytics, AI/ML, and data engineering services through federal contracts to customers across the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Vienna, Virginia, the company focuses on mission systems modernization and enterprise analytics at classified and unclassified scales.