AI/ML Engineer-TS/SCI & CI POLY
SixGen, Inc.14 hours ago
Columbia, MD, USASenior
Base Salary
$215k - $240k/yr
Responsibilities
- Provide embedded operations support, capability integration, and rapid prototyping for AI/ML-enabled tools.
- Design and integrate LLM and agent orchestration workflows using LangGraph, Agno, and NVIDIA NeMo Agent Toolkit.
- Tune model gateway routing across frontier and open-weight models for cost, performance, and mission fit.
- Develop RAG pipelines, vector databases, and memory services for agent access to mission knowledge.
- Implement MCP-based tool-broker integrations for secure access to enterprise tools and data.
- Evaluate, benchmark, and tune models and agent behaviors through automated evaluation pipelines.
- Translate AI research and prototypes into production-grade capabilities with data scientists and mission analysts.
- Implement AI governance guardrails, content and safety filters, policy enforcement, and approval gates.
- Research and evaluate emerging LLM, agent, and AI tooling.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related discipline and 10+ years of experience; four additional years of experience may substitute for the degree.
- Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Poly.
- Advanced proficiency in Python for AI/ML application development.
- Demonstrated experience building or integrating LLM or agent-based systems in production.
- Experience with RAG, vector databases, and prompt/context engineering.
- Ability to manage competing priorities in fast-paced mission environments and identify or escalate operational risks early.
- Master’s degree with 8+ years of relevant experience is preferred.
- Experience supporting USCYBERCOM, NSA, DoD cyber operations, or related mission environments is preferred.
- Experience with LangGraph, Agno, NVIDIA NeMo Agent Toolkit, NVIDIA NIM, vLLM, Ollama, LiteLLM, MCP, AI evaluation frameworks, model benchmarking, and AI workload observability is preferred.
Benefits
- Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums for employees and families.
- Employer-paid short- and long-term disability insurance and basic life/AD&D insurance.
- 401(k) with a 4% employer contribution.
- Professional development reimbursement for training, certifications, and education.
- Flexible and remote work policies for most positions.
- Flexible PTO and holiday schedule.
- Full-time employment in Columbia, Maryland.
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About SixGen, Inc.
SixGen, Inc. provides offensive and defensive cybersecurity services and tools, including red teaming, threat emulation, reverse engineering, and cyber range design, for government and commercial clients. The company is headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland and is privately held; it was acquired by Washington Harbour Partners. Its teams support U.S. government customers such as the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, and Department of Justice.