AI/ML Engineer

Altamira Technologies Corporation has a long and successful history providing innovative solutions throughout the U.S. National Security community. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Altamira serves the defense, intelligence and homeland security communities by focusing on creating innovative solutions leveraging common standards in architecture, data and security.  Altamira believes that our people and the culture of our company differentiate us from other companies.  We focus on recruiting talented, self-motivated employees that strive to find a way to get things done.

Position Overview

Altamira is seeking an AI/ML Engineer to support the design, development, and deployment of AI/ML products within secure, mission-critical environments. This role focuses on building and maintaining data-driven applications.

The ideal candidate brings hands-on experience developing AI/ML applications, working with business / intelligence analysts to design, implement, and test AI/ML based analytic tools using one or more of the following frameworks. Senior forms of this role include providing training to build institutional capability and self sufficiency.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and optimize applications utilizing:

TensorFlow; PyTorch; Pytorch Lightning; Scikit-learn (aka SKLearn); Keras; Computer Vision; GANs

Support application packaging, versioning, and release management processes

Experience with model validation and tracking

Collaborate with platform, infrastructure, and security teams to support system requirements

Implement best practices for scalability, reliability, and performance

Troubleshoot application, database, and deployment issues in distributed environments

Support continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines

Participate in system accreditation, compliance, and audit activities

Document system designs, configurations, and operational procedures

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Entry level to 10+ years of experience in software or AI/ML development roles

Experience with the above mentioned tools and applications

Ability to operate in secure, compliance-driven environments

Experience developing distributed or data-intensive applications

Experience supporting DoD or Intelligence Community programs

Experience with CI/CD tools and automation frameworks

Experience with MLOps

Familiarity with Docker

Experience with performance tuning

Experience working in hybrid or air-gapped environment

Python

C/C++

Rust