Dsca ai/ml engineer (engineer machine learning) senior - 29442

Requisition Number: 29442

Required Travel: 0 - 10%

Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt

Anticipated Salary Range: $180,000.00 - $200,000.00

Security Clearance: Secret

Job Description

Join the growing Warfare Systems Business Group at HII-Mission Technologies! We are seeking a Senior AWS Data Scientist 4 (AI/ML Engineer) to support the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) Case Development Modernization (CDM) effort. In this high-impact role, you will design, develop, and operationalize advanced AI/ML solutions on AWS GovCloud to modernize the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case lifecycle, including the Defense Security Assistance Management System (DSAMS) Case Development and Training Modules. You will leverage machine learning, generative AI, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) techniques to enhance data transparency, accelerate case development timelines, enable intelligent automation, and support Executive Order 14268 goals for speed and accountability in security cooperation.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, and implements statistical and analytical methods, examines processes and systems to consolidate and analyze diverse data sets including structured, semi-structured and unstructured.
• Develops and sources software programs, algorithms, dashboards, information tools, and queries to clean, model, integrate and evaluate datasets.
• Employs statistical concepts, linguistics and programming skills to develop related techniques and methods for analysis.
• Collaborates with functional business units to drive solutions and directions and interprets and presents findings to enable business decisions.
• Design, develop, and operationalize AI-enabled data solutions that ingest, transform, and analyze structured and unstructured data to support production machine learning, generative AI, and decision-support capabilities.
• Design, develop, and deploy production-grade AI/ML models to support Case Development Modernization, including semantic search, intelligent document processing, predictive analytics for case timelines, and workflow automation.
• Implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures and generative AI solutions to improve data discovery, case line recommendations, and stakeholder decision support.
• Develop and maintain modern data architectures that enable real-time bi-directional synchronization between legacy Oracle databases and new cloud-native systems while ensuring data integrity and auditability.
• Build scalable data pipelines, feature stores, and MLOps processes in IL5 DISA GovCloud environments using tools such as Databricks, SageMaker, or equivalent.
• Ensure all AI/ML solutions comply with DoD standards including Zero Trust, RMF, Section 508, and applicable security controls while supporting automated ATO processes through SBOM generation and continuous monitoring.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and recommend innovative applications to reduce technical debt and improve efficiency across the case lifecycle.
• Develop analytic datasets and support visualizations that provide actionable insights to DSCA leadership and stakeholder.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience developing and deploying production AI/ML solutions using modern frameworks.
• Proficiency in Python and experience building production AI/ML systems.
• Experience deploying, monitoring, and maintaining AI/ML workloads using cloud-native ML platforms and MLOps practices.
• Ability to work independently while thriving in collaborative team settings.
• Self-motivated initiator with strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach.

Clearance

Must possess and maintain an active Secret clearance at the time of consideration.

Remote-eligible position

Must align with Eastern Time Zone core business hours.

Preferred Requirements

• Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, or related field.
• Experience implementing RAG architectures and AI-driven semantic search capabilities.
• Familiarity with Foreign Military Sales (FMS), DSAMS, or Security Cooperation processes.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to remain in a stationary position for prolonged periods while working at a computer.
• Ability to operate a keyboard, mouse, and standard office equipment to perform analytical tasks.

Why HII

We build the world’s most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and cyber.