Washington, District of Columbia, United States · On-site
cFocus Software seeks an AI/ML Engineer to join our program supporting the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). This position is on site in the Washington DC, MD, & VA area. This position requires a TS/SCI + CI Polygraph c…
Skills: Deep Learning, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Model Deployment, Model Optimization
San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$234k–$351k/yr
Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B…
Skills: C++, Linux Systems Development, Technical Strategy, Systems Integration, Autonomy Architecture
San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$163k–$245k/yr
Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B…
Skills: C++, Linux, Embedded Systems, System Integration, Robotics
District of Columbia, United States · Remote OK
Annapolis Junction, MD; Washington, DC; or Reston, VA area preferred (telework is allowed) We are seeking a detail-oriented QA Engineer with strong UI testing expertise to ensure quality and compliance during the moderni…
Skills: UI Testing, Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Section 508/WCAG Compliance, API Testing
District of Columbia, United States · On-site
$50k–$175k/yr
A3 Technology, Inc. is seeking a Principal Engineer to join our team in Washington, DC. Essential Job Duties: Provide Chief Security Architect–level expertise to develop, review, and validate cybersecurity architectures,…
Skills: Cybersecurity Architecture, Zero Trust Architecture, NIST Frameworks, Risk Mitigation, Network Architecture
Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Hybrid
$95k–$203k/yr
Software Engineer - AI – CoCounsel Forward Deployed Engineering Are you excited about building AI solutions that help legal professionals work faster, smarter, and with greater confidence? Do you enjoy operating at the i…
Skills: Python, Large Language Models, Prompt Design, RAG Pipelines, API Integration
San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$195k–$293k/yr
Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B…
Skills: C++, Linux, Embedded Software Integration, Systems Architecture, Autonomy Solutions
Washington, District of Columbia, United States · On-site
cFocus Software seeks a AI/ML Operations Engineer to join our program supporting the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). This position is on site in the Washington DC, MD, & VA area. This position requires a TS/SCI + CI P…
Skills: MLOps, Docker, Kubernetes, MLflow, Kubeflow
District of Columbia, United States · Remote OK
Annapolis Junction, MD; Washington, DC; or Reston, VA area preferred (telework is allowed) We are seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to support the modernization and deployment of a critical government information system.…
Skills: GitLab CI/CD, Nexus Repository, Apache Solr, Zookeeper, Windows Server Administration
San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$195k–$293k/yr
Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B…
Skills: C++, Linux, Embedded Software Integration, Autonomy Software, Systems Thinking
District of Columbia, United States · Remote OK
Annapolis Junction, MD; Washington, DC; or Reston, VA area preferred (telework is allowed) We are seeking an experienced Senior Java Developer to modernize a critical government information system. The ideal candidate wi…
Skills: Java, Python, Apache Solr, Zookeeper, Apache Tomcat
Washington, District of Columbia, United States · On-site
$128k–$237k/yr
Job Title: Lead, Cyber Intelligence Job Code: 41356 Job Location: Washington, DC Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off Job Description: The…
Skills: Cybersecurity Leadership, Information System Security Management, Cloud Security, Security Control Assessments, Incident Response
Washington, District of Columbia, United States · On-site
cFocus Software seeks a DevSecOps Repository Manager to join our program supporting the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). This position is on site in the Washington DC, MD, & VA area. This position requires a TS/SCI + C…
Skills: Git, GitLab, GitHub Enterprise, Bitbucket, Artifactory
San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$234k–$351k/yr
Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B…
Skills: C++, Linux Systems Development, Autonomy Architecture, Technical Strategy, Systems Integration
Washington, District of Columbia, United States · On-site
cFocus Software seeks a Cybersecurity Engineer to join our program supporting the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). This position is on site in the Washington DC, MD, & VA area. This position requires a TS/SCI + CI Poly…
Skills: Cybersecurity, Vulnerability Assessments, Incident Response, NIST 800-53, ICD 503
Washington, District of Columbia, United States · On-site
$70k–$90k/yr
Safety Engineer (Transportation) What we are looking for: A traveling Safety Professional to join our Transportation team. The Safety Professional serves in a dual role; where the initial objective is to operate in a con…
Skills: Construction Safety, OSHA Compliance, Safety Training, Hazard Analysis, Incident Investigation
Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Hybrid
$130k–$150k/yr
Description Tyto Athene is hiring a Data Scientist Subject Matter Expert (SME) to join a newly awarded Cybersecurity and IT Risk Management contract supporting a federal customer. This role is critical to maturing the cl…
Skills: Data Science, Python, MS PowerBI, Machine Learning, Statistical Modeling
San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$234k–$351k/yr
Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B…
Skills: C++, Linux Systems Development, Technical Strategy, Systems Integration, Autonomy Software
Washington, District of Columbia, United States · On-site
cFocus Software seeks a Database Engineer to join our program supporting the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). This position is on site in the Washington DC, MD, & VA area. This position requires a TS/SCI + CI Polygraph…
Skills: SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server
San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$163k–$245k/yr
Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B…
Skills: C++, Embedded Systems, Linux, System Integration, PX4
Washington, District of Columbia, United States • On-site
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Develop and deploy machine learning models and AI solutions for intelligence applications while ensuring compliance with DIA Quality Assurance Framework requirements. Optimize AI systems for performance and scalability, managing data flow and conducting rigorous model validation and bias testing.
Requires an active TS/SCI + CI Polygraph clearance and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field. Candidates need 4-12+ years of experience in AI/ML development with proficiency in deep learning frameworks and cloud-based ML platforms.
Established in 2006, we have over 18+ years of experience providing dozens of federal government agencies cybersecurity, cross-domain, geospatial, and IT services.
Offices: 1395 Brickell Ave, Suite 800, Miami, Florida 33131, US
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