Senior AI/ML Engineer

Think of TEKsystems Global Services (TGS) as the growth solution for enterprises today. We unleash growth through technology, strategy, design, execution and operations with a customer-first mindset for bold business leaders. We deliver cloud, data and customer experience solutions. Our partnerships with leading cloud, design and business intelligence platforms fuel our expertise.
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Here's what the opportunity supported through our TGS Talent Acquisition Team requires:
Position Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior AI/ML Engineer with 5 or more years of experience in data engineering and at least 3 years in AI/ML engineering. The ideal candidate will have hands-on expertise in designing, developing, and deploying secure, scalable, and high-performance AI/ML pipelines that meet DoD mission requirements, ensuring full compliance with RMF, NIST, and CMMC frameworks. The ideal candidate should have proficiency in Microsoft Azure and either Amazon Web Service (AWS) or Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform) with a solid foundation in Machine Learning and MLOps, cloud-native tools, and data governance.
This is a 6-month contract assignment supporting our aerospace manufacturing client with the potential to transition into full-time employment with TEKsystems Global Services.
The location of this position is flexible and can operate fully remote within the United States.
Key Responsibilities
Actively participate in whole AI/ML pipeline design, development, and implementation lifecycle.
Conduct exploratory data analysis (EDA), data cleaning, and statistical validation aligned with DoD data assurance principles.
Engineer feature pipelines and automate feature stores in Azure Feature Store or within Databricks.
Build end-to-end ML pipelines with MLflow, Delta Lake, and Azure Machine Learning (AML) for training, evaluation, and model lifecycle management.
Provide guidance on implementing AI agent frameworks such as LlamaIndex, crewAI, LangGraph, and Azure AI Foundry.
Design, implement, and optimize AI solutions leveraging both Large Language Models (LLMs) and Small Language Models (SLMs), ensuring scalability, efficiency, and alignment with business objectives.
Develop and deploy scalable Machine Learning models using Azure Databricks and Lakehouse architecture.
Enforce security and data governance via Unity Catalog, role-based access control (RBAC), and Key Vault integration.
Collaborate with data scientists, DevSecOps engineers, and cybersecurity SMEs to ensure secure data processing, model deployment and operationalize the deployed models.
Support model bias detection, adversarial robustness, and interpretability.
Collaborate on ATO documentation and contribute to ML-specific security artifacts and POA&Ms.
Mandatory Skills & Qualifications
Must be legally eligible for employment in the U.S.
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or related field
5 or more years of hands-on experience in data engineering (preferably in cloud environment) with 3 or more years of experience in Machine Learning engineering roles, preferably in secure or classified environments
Strong programming skills in Python, SQL, PySpark, Jupyter notebooks, and distributed computing
Experienced in applying or fine-tuning foundational models or large language models (LLM) in mission critical settings.
Demonstrated experience in designing and integrating diverse data sources to support Agentic AI systems, including structured, unstructured, and real-time data pipelines in production environments
Proficiency with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) frameworks, including implementation of vector databases, embedding models, and retrieval mechanisms to enhance contextual relevance and model performance
Expert level proficiency in -
o Azure Databricks, PySpark, scikit-learn
o MLflow for model tracking and deployment
o Azure ML and associated MLOps tools
Experienced in deploying ML models securely in cloud-native architectures
Knowledge of secure data handling, encryption, and role-based access in Azure
Proficiency in deploying microservices and models APIs using Docker, Cloud Run, or Kubernetes (EKS or GKE)
Ability to integrate structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data from APIs, RDBMS, and/or streaming sources into Snowflake or Azure SQL DW.
Preferred Skills & Qualifications
Knowledge of:
o Unity Catalog, Delta Live Tables, Databricks Repos
o Deep Learning frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch
o CI/CD for AI/ML (MLOps) using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions
Familiarity with DoD data strategy, RMF, NIST 800-53, CMMC, and/or FedRAMP
Experience in handling classified data, synthetic data generation, or mission-critical AI/ML systems
Experience working in Azure Government, IL5/6, or JWCC environments
Certification such as:
o DP-100: Designing and Implementing a Data Science Solution on Azure
o AZ-305: Azure Solutions Architect
o DP-700: Fabric Data Engineer Associate
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $70.00 - $75.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:
Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully remote position.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Aug 23, 2025.
>About TEKsystems:
We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.