Senior Data & AI Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TS/SCI POLYGRAPH LEVEL IS REQUIRED

Ready to turn raw data into stories that empower decision-makers? In this role, you’ll own the data pipeline from aggregation to visual representation, building clear dashboards using Python and Jupyter. You’ll keep customer dataflows pristine and help us push boundaries with cutting-edge AI and NLP tools.

Act as a key translator between raw, complex mission data and actionable strategic insight. You won't just process numbers—you’ll craft compelling data visual stories, build dynamic dashboards, and untangle complex customer dataflows. If you thrive on taking massive, messy datasets, curating them to perfection, and transforming them into clear visual insights using Python and modern data science toolkits, you’ll fit right in with Team Nyla.

The annual base salary range for this role is $152,000-$180,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.

, Required Skills

Programming Environment: Deep technical proficiency with Python and extensive experience using Jupyter Notebooks for data manipulation, analysis, and prototyping.

Data Visualization Dashboards: Demonstrated ability to present complex data findings clearly using visualization tools, custom charting libraries, and interactive dashboard platforms.

Dataflow Processing: Hands-on experience working directly with customer dataflows, data pipeline architectures, continuous processing, and large-scale data aggregation.

Data Curation Quality Assurance: Proven track record of evaluating large datasets to spot anomalies, correct structural/logic errors, and curate high-integrity data outputs.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline, PLUS 7+ years of professional experience in data science, data analytics, or software engineering OR Master’s Degree in a related field, PLUS 5+ years of professional experience OR High School Diploma / GED , PLUS 11+ years of relevant hands-on technical experience in lieu of a degree.

, Desired Skills

AI Machine Learning: Experience exploring, fine-tuning, or integrating AI models and Large Language Models (LLMs) into data workflows.

Natural Language Processing (NLP): Familiarity with NLP techniques, frameworks, and libraries (e.g., spaCy, NLTK, Hugging Face) for text analytics and unstructured data extraction.

Big Data Frameworks: Experience with distributed computing systems (e.g., PySpark, Hadoop, ElasticSearch) for managing large-scale enterprise data.

Collaborative Engineering: Familiarity with Agile development practices, CI/CD pipelines, and version control tools (Git).

, About Nyla Technology Solutions

Nyla Technology Solutions delivers exceptional Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, and Software Engineering services for the U.S. Government. Nyla embraces a forward-thinking and bold approach at every turn, earning us a solid reputation of technical trendsetters within the industry. We have a passion for developing solutions that have a quick and immediate impact on mission. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, our customers love how we tackle their most challenging problems and get things done.

If you have the unique experience and expertise we are seeking, along with the desire and determination to invest your time and energy as a part of Nyla’s team,

Taking Care of All of You

Nyla provides a top-of-market compensation and benefits package. And through our unique Nyla FLEX program, we custom tailor these benefits to best fit your lifestyle.

The Nyla FLEX benefit program is designed to offer you flexibility in the 3 biggest areas of your life: your pay, your leave, and your schedule.

PAY - Nyla starts with 4 weeks of Annual Leave plus 11 holidays and an additional day of Annual Leave for each year you’re at the company. You have the flexibility to cash out your annual leave hours, opt out of other Nyla benefits, and/or arrange for additional hours on contract* (over 40 hrs/week). There’s even an option to earn 1.3 times your hourly rate once you work over 1880 hours on contract!

LEAVE - Want to spend more time with the family? Want more time to travel the world? You can BUY additional annual leave for a total of 6 weeks of annual leave. That’s up to 240 hours of leave plus 11 holidays! That’s not even including paid anniversary leave!

SCHEDULE - Does the traditional 40-hour workweek no longer fit your lifestyle? With Nyla FLEX, you have the freedom to scale down to 30-32 hours while still enjoying the top-notch Nyla benefits you know and love. It's flexibility that works for you without compromising the perks!

WHAT ABOUT OTHER BENEFITS? Nyla’s health care (medical, dental, and vision) is 100% covered by the company. We provide 10% 401k matching - with full vesting day 1! Our Professional Development offers $5,000 per year to be used towards fees, tuition, or time off for your continued growth. We even have a student loan repayment program and we provide 8 hours of volunteering annually so you can support your community, making your world a better place.

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Nyla is an equal opportunity employer.