AI/ML Engineer/Architect

GDIT
Falls Church, VA

Responsibilities for this Position

Location: Any Location / Remote
Full Part/Time: Full time
Job Req: RQ214314

Type of Requisition:
Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Top Secret/SCI

Public Trust/Other Required:
None

Job Family:
Data Science and Data Engineering

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Container Orchestration, Machine Learning (ML), Python (Programming Language), Solution Architecture
Certifications:
None
Experience:
8 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes

Job Description:

Own your opportunity to turn data into measurable outcomes for our customers' most complex challenges. As an AI/ML Engineer Architect . Here, you'll see the bigger picture on mission initiatives and where your program management career can go at GDIT.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

As an AI/ML Engineer/Architect, your work at GDIT will be directly aligned with the mission of GDIT's Defense sector. You will play a pivotal role in designing and delivering AI/ML solutions that enable faster decision-making, enhanced situational awareness, and improved operational readiness.
  • Lead/Manage/Support the development of AI/ML architectures for fleet operations, cyber defense, and logistics, ensuring scalability, security, and compliance with DoD standards.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams-including data scientists, systems engineers, and enterprise architects-to translate complex requirements into robust, deployable solutions.
  • Drive key outcomes such as reduced data processing times, increased predictive accuracy, and accelerated AI model deployment across command networks.
  • Utilize cutting-edge technologies such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Kubernetes, and secure multi-party computation to meet the Defense sector's stringent security and performance requirements.
  • Design and implement agentic AI systems leveraging Crew AI, LangChain, LangGraph, OpenAI, Model Context Protocol (MCP) to enable tool use, memory, and multi-step autonomous task execution.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The AI Engineer/ Architect must have:

Education: Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Computer Science, or another STEM field.
Experience: 8+ years of related experience in AI/ML engineering, solution architecture, and system integration, with a proven track record in defense or federal government environments.
Technical skills:
  • Proficiency in AI/ML frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-Learn).
  • Strong background in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
  • Experience with secure data pipelines, encryption, and compliance with DoD security controls.
  • Ability to develop and present AI proposals, including feasibility studies, cost estimates, and implementation roadmaps.

Security clearance level: Active Secret clearance to start with the ability to obtain a TOP SECRET/SCI
US citizenship required
Role requirements:
  • Excellent consultative selling skills; ability to engage stakeholders, identify new opportunities, and articulate the value of AI/ML solutions.
  • Strong communication and leadership skills; ability to distill complex requirements into actionable deliverables and guide multidisciplinary teams.
  • Willingness to travel (up to 25%) and work on-site at GDIT facilities as needed.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
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
Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career in data science and engineering at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your determination for solving complex data challenges.

The likely salary range for this position is $148,750 - $201,250. 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.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
10-25%

Telecommuting Options:
Remote

Work Location:
Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee's date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 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 capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at
gdit.com/tc.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans



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Own your opportunity to turn data into measurable outcomes for our customers' most complex challenges. As an AI/ML Engineer Architect . Here, you'll see the bigger picture on mission initiatives and where your program management career can go at GDIT.



MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT


As an AI/ML Engineer/Architect, your work at GDIT will be directly aligned with the mission of GDIT's Defense sector. You will play a pivotal role in designing and delivering AI/ML solutions that enable faster decision-making, enhanced situational awareness, and improved operational readiness.

  • Lead/Manage/Support the development of AI/ML architectures for fleet operations, cyber defense, and logistics, ensuring scalability, security, and compliance with DoD standards.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams-including data scientists, systems engineers, and enterprise architects-to translate complex requirements into robust, deployable solutions.
  • Drive key outcomes such as reduced data processing times, increased predictive accuracy, and accelerated AI model deployment across command networks.
  • Utilize cutting-edge technologies such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Kubernetes, and secure multi-party computation to meet the Defense sector's stringent security and performance requirements.
  • Design and implement agentic AI systems leveraging Crew AI, LangChain, LangGraph, OpenAI, Model Context Protocol (MCP) to enable tool use, memory, and multi-step autonomous task execution.




WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The AI Engineer/ Architect must have:


Education: Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Computer Science, or another STEM field.
Experience: 8+ years of related experience in AI/ML engineering, solution architecture, and system integration, with a proven track record in defense or federal government environments.
Technical skills:

  • Proficiency in AI/ML frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-Learn).
  • Strong background in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
  • Experience with secure data pipelines, encryption, and compliance with DoD security controls.
  • Ability to develop and present AI proposals, including feasibility studies, cost estimates, and implementation roadmaps.



Security clearance level: Active Secret clearance to start with the ability to obtain a TOP SECRET/SCI
US citizenship required
Role requirements:

  • Excellent consultative selling skills; ability to engage stakeholders, identify new opportunities, and articulate the value of AI/ML solutions.
  • Strong communication and leadership skills; ability to distill complex requirements into actionable deliverables and guide multidisciplinary teams.
  • Willingness to travel (up to 25%) and work on-site at GDIT facilities as needed.




GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
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
Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace


OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career in data science and engineering at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your determination for solving complex data challenges.


The likely salary range for this position is $148,750 - $201,250. 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.



Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40



Travel Required:
10-25%



Telecommuting Options:
Remote



Work Location:
Any Location / Remote



Additional Work Locations:



Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee's date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.


We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 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 capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.


Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at
gdit.com/tc.


Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans







PI282390385

Posted 2026-02-16

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