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Job Description:
Job Description:
Parsons is looking for a highly skilled ML/AI Engineer to join our Joint Staff Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) team. In this role, you will design, develop, and operationalize AI/ML capabilities within Maven Smart System (MSS) Foundry, enabling automated processing and intelligent management of lessons-learned data. You will develop agentic AI workflows, production-grade APIs and services, and MLOps capabilities that enable AI models to be deployed, monitored, validated, and continuously improved within secure DoD environments.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Design and implement AI agentic workflows that automate classification, summarization, enrichment, and intelligent routing of lessons-learned information
- Develop and integrate AI/ML capabilities within MSS Foundry applications and supporting mission systems
- Design, develop, and maintain robust APIs and services that enable AI capabilities to interact with Foundry applications, data platforms, and external systems
- Leverage Databricks MLOps capabilities, including MLflow and Databricks Workflows, to support model lifecycle management, orchestration, experimentation, and deployment
- Develop automated processes for model validation, evaluation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of AI/ML capabilities
- Design scalable AI/ML solutions capable of operating reliably in production environments
- Integrate structured and unstructured data sources to support AI-enabled mission workflows
- Collaborate with software engineers, data engineers, mission stakeholders, and other technical teams to translate operational requirements into AI/ML solutions
- Monitor production AI/ML systems and troubleshoot performance, reliability, and integration issues
- Apply responsible AI, security, data governance, and model management practices appropriate for secure DoD environments
What Required Skills You'll Bring:
- Active TS/SCI security clearance
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, or related field
- Minimum 5 years of experience in machine learning, AI engineering, software engineering, or a related technical field
- Hands-on experience developing and deploying machine learning or AI solutions in production environments
- Experience developing AI/ML APIs, services, or application integrations
- Proficiency in Python and experience with modern AI/ML frameworks and libraries
- Experience with MLOps and machine learning lifecycle management
- Experience with Databricks, including MLflow and/or Databricks Workflows
- Experience developing, orchestrating, and monitoring production AI/ML workflows
- Strong understanding of model evaluation, validation, monitoring, and performance optimization
- 7 years of related work experience
What Desired Skills You'll Bring:
- Experience with Palantir Foundry / MSS Foundry
- Experience developing AI agents, agentic workflows, or LLM-powered applications
- Experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), embeddings, vector databases, or similar generative AI technologies
- Experience applying AI/ML to classification, summarization, information extraction, recommendation, or intelligent routing
- Experience integrating AI/ML capabilities into Foundry applications
- Experience with Databricks Model Serving, Feature Engineering, MLflow, or Unity Catalog
- Experience with REST APIs, microservices, and cloud-native application architectures
- Experience supporting Joint Staff or DoD operational missions
- Familiarity with DoD AI/ML governance, responsible AI, data security, and compliance requirements
- Experience working with structured and unstructured operational data
- Advanced degree or certifications in AI/ML, data science, cloud, or related technical disciplines
Security Clearance Requirement:
An active Top Secret SCI 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: $112,200.00 - $196,400.00We 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. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/.
Skills Required
- Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, or a related field
- Minimum 5 years of experience in machine learning, AI engineering, software engineering, or a related technical field
- 7 years of related work experience
- Hands-on experience developing and deploying machine learning or AI solutions in production environments
- Experience developing AI/ML APIs, services, or application integrations
- Proficiency in Python and experience with modern AI/ML frameworks and libraries
- Experience with MLOps and machine learning lifecycle management
- Experience with Databricks, including MLflow and/or Databricks Workflows
- Experience developing, orchestrating, and monitoring production AI/ML workflows
- Strong understanding of model evaluation, validation, monitoring, and performance optimization
- Experience with Palantir Foundry or MSS Foundry
- Experience developing AI agents, agentic workflows, or LLM-powered applications
- Experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation, embeddings, vector databases, or similar generative AI technologies
- Experience applying AI/ML to classification, summarization, information extraction, recommendation, or intelligent routing
- Experience integrating AI/ML capabilities into Foundry applications
- Experience with Databricks Model Serving, Feature Engineering, MLflow, or Unity Catalog
- Experience with REST APIs, microservices, and cloud-native application architectures
- Experience supporting Joint Staff or DoD operational missions
- Familiarity with DoD AI/ML governance, responsible AI, data security, and compliance requirements
- Experience working with structured and unstructured operational data
- Advanced degree or certifications in AI/ML, data science, cloud, or related technical disciplines
Parsons Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are framed as a major value driver, with an ESOP alongside a 401(k) match and additional stock-purchase options contributing meaningfully to total rewards. This structure is positioned as especially attractive for employees who value long-term wealth-building over immediate cash.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad and choice-rich, with multiple plan types (PPO, HDHP, and some HMO networks) plus dental, vision, EAP, and wellness resources. The availability of different plan designs and national-carrier coverage supports varied employee needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are portrayed as competitive, including PTO, holidays, flexible schedules such as a 9/80 option for eligible roles, and floating holidays in the U.S. Paid parental leave of 160 hours is also highlighted as a meaningful component of the overall package.
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What We Do
Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider with a focus on making the world safer, smarter, healthier, more sustainable, and more connected. Founded in 1944, Parsons primarily serves the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. Uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services, the corporation delivers state-of-the-art solutions to federal, regional, and local government agencies as well as to private industrial customers worldwide. Parsons has a reputation for inclusion and diversity and has been named to the Ethisphere Institute’s list of World’s Most Ethical Companies for 10 consecutive years. Parsons facilitates a culture of innovation by encouraging collaboration among its employees and providing opportunities for career growth. With offices around the globe, people of varied talents and backgrounds, and a wide range of exciting projects, the possibilities at Parsons are endless. For more about Parsons, visit www.parsons.com. Mission: Delivering innovative infrastructure, defense, and security solutions to enable a more sustainable, safer, smarter, and more connected world.
