Mid-Level Machine Learning Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

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

The Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) Engineer designs, creates, tests, and productizes AI/ML algorithms and models to solve complex business challenges. The engineer develops models capable of continuous learning and predictive analysis aligned with business logic and customer requirements. This role encompasses the complete model lifecycle—from data pipeline interaction and architecture design to continuous training, deployment, scheduling, monitoring, and performance tuning based on iterative user feedback. Additionally, the AI/ML Engineer provides system integration oversight, serves as a primary point of contact for AI-related initiatives, and may lead geographically diverse technical teams.

The annual base salary range for this role is $154,000-$183,000 (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.

Applied ML Expertise: Hands-on experience working with various ML libraries, packages, and frameworks.

Statistical Analytical Capability: Proficiency in statistical analysis, data selection, metrics application, and result presentation.

ML Lifecycle Infrastructure: Practical understanding of model deployment, scheduling, monitoring, retraining, and system integration oversight.

Foundational Systems Knowledge: Familiarity with concepts across application development, infrastructure management, data engineering, and data governance.

Communication Leadership: Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills to collaborate with stakeholders and lead distributed teams.

Education:  Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline, PLUS 2+ years of professional software engineering experience   OR   H igh School Diploma / GED , PLUS 5+ years of hands-on technical software development experience in lieu of a degree.

• Multi-Language Proficiency: Expert knowledge of multiple programming languages, including Python, Java, C, or R.

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.  

To learn more about Nyla's culture and our exceptional benefit packages click here.

Nyla is an equal opportunity employer.