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Imagine Next!At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible.Job Description:\nParsons is looking for a talented AI/ML Software Engineer with a passion for applying artificial intelligence and machine learning to real-world cybersecurity challenges to join our growing team!\nIn this role, you will help integrate AI-enabled capabilities into analyst workflows and mission systems to accelerate cyber data triage, improve decision support, and enhance operational effectiveness. This role is ideal for a technically strong engineer who understands how to stand up, assess, and guide modern AI platforms in secure government settings, with familiarity in cloud and enterprise ecosystems such as Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS).\nWhat You’ll Be Doing:\nDevelop full stack applications and services that leverage large language models (LLMs), retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), agentic workflows, and other emerging AI capabilities.\n\nDesigning, developing, and deploying AI/ML models and tools for data mining, predictive modeling, and knowledge discovery\n\nIntegrate AI/ML-enabled capabilities into a secure, cloud-based data architecture, ensuring interoperability with existing systems via standardized APIs\n\nImplement and monitor model performance, data/concept drift, and key metrics in real time; support model retraining and fine-tuning as new data becomes available\n\nCollaborate with data engineers, software developers, and stakeholders to define requirements, validate outputs, and support mission deliverables\n\nEnsure all AI/ML workflows comply with DoW cybersecurity, data privacy, and access control requirements, including operation within isolated cloud environments.\n\nAssist in knowledge transfer and training activities, including the development of tutorials and best practices for AI/ML usage.\n\nEducate stakeholders on AI platform concepts, emerging patterns, and implementation best practices in government environments.\n\nAssessing data patterns in systems and network misconfiguration.\n\nWorking with a team of Cyber Analysts to support quick turn requests for vulnerability information by continually improving LLMs\n\nConduct analyses of alternatives (AoAs) to compare internally developed approaches against commercial, open-source, and industry-standard techniques.\n\nDevelop and execute experiments to assess model performance using appropriate evaluation metrics and representative datasets.\n\nWhat Required Skills You'll Bring:\nActive TS/SCI with Poly required\n\nBachelor of Science in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or related field and 10+ years of relevant experience. With additional years of experience able to count in lieu of a degree, and vice versa.\n\nFamiliarity with machine learning concepts, including model training, evaluation, tuning, and performance measurement.\n\nAbility to assess model effectiveness using quantitative metrics and communicate tradeoffs.\n\nDepth of experience with prompt engineering.\n\nProficiency in Python and experience developing RESTful APIs and backend services.\n\nExperience supporting AI/ML, data, cloud, or platform engineering efforts in government, defense, or enterprise environments.\n\nUnderstanding of modern AI concepts, including LLMs, embeddings, RAG, vector search, and agentic workflows.\n\nDemonstrated familiarity with Microsoft and/or AWS platform ecosystems\n\nProficiency using command-line interfaces such as Windows PowerShell/Command Prompt for routine development, troubleshooting, scripting, and automation tasks\n\nWorking knowledge of cloud architecture, containers, APIs, data services, identity/access management, and secure system integration.\n\nAbility to understand how AI applications depend on underlying platform components such as model hosting, pipelines, storage, orchestration, and monitoring.\n\nDemonstrated experience in database management, including designing and maintaining relational databases, writing and optimizing SQL queries, implementing backup and recovery procedures, and applying database security and performance best practices.\n\nDemonstrated experience with configuration management, including defining and maintaining configuration baselines, using configuration management tools e.g.,Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Terraform to manage infrastructure and application settings\n\nPassionate about AI and platform modernization.\n\nAbility to rapidly prototype solutions, iterate based on user feedback, and operate effectively in ambiguous problem spaces.\n\nAble to translate complex technical issues into actionable guidance for mixed technical and non-technical audiences.\n\nMission-oriented, collaborative, and proactive.\n\n Security Clearance Requirement:\nAn active Top Secret SCI w/Polygraph security clearance is required for this position.This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.Salary Range: $176,900.00 - $332,400.00We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest-APPLY TODAY!Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. 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