Senior AI/ML Engineer

X8 is seeking a Senior AI/ML Engineer to support the U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) AI Enterprise capability. Help mission teams transition AI prototypes into secure, governed, enterprise-scale services by engineering production-ready models, agents, and workflows. Columbia, MD This role combines advanced Python development, LLM/agent orchestration, model evaluation, and enterprise integration to deliver measurable mission impact in a fast-paced cyber operations environment. What You’ll Be Doing Provide embedded mission support, rapid prototyping, and integration of AI/ML-enabled capabilities. Design LLM and agent orchestration workflows using LangGraph, Agno, NVIDIA NeMo Agent Toolkit, or similar frameworks. Optimize model gateway routing across frontier and open-weight models for mission fit, performance, and cost. Develop RAG pipelines, vector databases, and memory services for mission-grounded agent context. Integrate MCP-based tool brokers for secure agent access to enterprise tools and data. Build automated model/agent evaluations, benchmarks, monitoring, and performance reporting. Partner with data scientists and mission analysts to produce research and prototypes. Implement AI governance guardrails, policy enforcement, safety filters, and approval gates. What Required Skills You’ll Bring Bachelor's degree in computer science, Data Science, or related discipline with 10+ years of experience; 4 additional years may substitute for a degree. Active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph. Advanced Python proficiency for AI/ML application development. Demonstrated experience building or integrating production LLM/agent-based systems. Hands-on experience with RAG, vector databases, and prompt/context engineering. Ability to prioritize competing mission requirements and identify/escalate operational risks. Experience designing, testing, and integrating software capabilities in secure enterprise environments. What Desired Skills You’ll Bring Master's degree with 8+ years of relevant experience. USCYBERCOM, NSA, DoD cyber operations, or related AI mission experience; LangGraph, Agno, NeMo, NVIDIA NIM, vLLM, Ollama, LiteLLM, MCP, AI observability or benchmarking. WHY JOIN X8? Build mission-relevant AI capabilities for USCYBERCOM. Help shape a secure enterprise AI platform with high-visibility technical impact. Minimum Clearance Required Active TS/SCI with CI polygraph required. Compensation $200,000+ (depending on education and experience) Bonus potential 401K Match - 10% Paid time off - 24 PTO Days, 13 Holidays Medical Benefits - 100% Employee, 80% Dependent, $1000 company paid HSA Contribution #J-18808-Ljbffr X8