AI/ML Platform Engineer

About the role

Own your opportunity to turn data into measurable outcomes for our customers’ most complex challenges. As an AI/ML Engineer Principal at GDIT, you’ll power innovation to drive mission impact and grow your expertise to power your career forward.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

The AI/ML Engineer Principal must have a crucial role in designing, deploying, and optimizing Large Language Model (LLM) solutions in a government environment.

What You’ll Need To Succeed

• Bring your expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT.
• Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
• Experience: 8+ years of related experience
• Technical skills: 5+ years of experience developing in Python or other programming language
• Demonstrated hands-on experience deploying LLMs for inference outside of cloud APIs
• Understanding of model formats
• Familiarity with OpenAI-compatible API surfaces
• Practical RAG pipeline experience
• Vector storage
• Inference parameter tuning

Job Qualifications

• Security clearance level: Active Secret level clearance or higher
• US citizenship required

Skills

• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Large Language Models (LLMs)
• PostgreSQL
• Python (Programming Language)
• RAG Pipeline

Experience

8 + years of related experience

Additional Information

• Job Qualifications: None
• Job Family: Data Science and Data Engineering
• Skills: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Large Language Models (LLMs), PostgreSQL, Python (Programming Language), RAG Pipeline
• Certifications: None
• Experience: 8 + years of related experience
• Technical skills: 5+ years of experience developing in Python or other programming language
• Demonstrated hands-on experience deploying LLMs for inference outside of cloud APIs
• Understanding of model formats
• Familiarity with OpenAI-compatible API surfaces
• Practical RAG pipeline experience
• Vector storage
• Inference parameter tuning

Pay

The likely salary range for this position is $152,150 - $205,850. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Schedule

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Benefits

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

Identity Verification Process

We will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development. Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at gdit.com/tc.

Equal Opportunity Employer

GDIT is an equal opportunity employer / individuals with disabilities / protected veterans