Parsons is looking for an AI/ML Lead Engineer to define technical architecture for ML systems, lead development of ML models for mission-specific applications, and ensure compliance with federal IT/security standards for their Federal Solutions team.
Requirements
- Proven experience designing, training, and deploying machine learning and deep learning systems at scale
- Knowledge of classical ML, neural networks, NLP, computer vision, and statistical modeling
- Ability to choose and justify architectures (transformers, CNNs, LSTMs, etc.) based on mission needs
- Understanding of AI model interpretability, bias mitigation, and model validation under federal ethics and transparency mandates
- Deep familiarity with building production-grade ML pipelines (CI/CD, data versioning, automated retraining)
- Experience with secure cloud (AWS GovCloud, Azure Gov, DoD Cloud IL levels) or on-prem HPC
- Understanding of containerization, orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes), and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible)
Responsibilities
- Define technical architecture for ML systems (data pipelines, model training/inference, deployment)
- Select and justify use of specific tools, frameworks, and compute environments (e.g., AWS GovCloud, Azure Gov, on-prem secure clusters)
- Lead development of supervised, unsupervised, or reinforcement learning models for mission-specific applications (e.g., predictive analytics, NLP, computer vision, anomaly detection)
- Ensure explainability and transparency — important for federal accountability (e.g., use SHAP, LIME, or interpretable ML techniques)
- Implement bias detection and model fairness checks
- Oversee or design secure ETL pipelines, data labeling workflows, and data quality processes
- Lead the buildout of CI/CD for ML models — containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), model versioning, automated retraining
Other
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related technical field and 8+ years of experience
- Handle classified or sensitive data under strict data governance and privacy rules
- Work with structured/unstructured data from various government sources
- Active TS/SCI clearance and be eligible for a Polygraph
- Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
