AI/ML Integration Specialist
US$160,000 – US$170,000 / yr base salary
Posted 18 Aug 2026
Advertised as “AI/ML Integration Specialist - ACWS”
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- Expected experience
- 5+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
| Base salary | US$160,000 – US$170,000 / yr |
|---|
CertificationsSecurity+
Field of studyArtificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Machine learning (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
All hired employees are expected to have experience with Microsoft Copilot and / or an approved equivalent AI solution.
AI/ML Integration Specialist Summary: Lead AI/ML integration by delivering practical, secure, and governed capabilities that improve productivity, automation, search, analytics, and decision support while ensuring proposed AI/ML solutions are authorized, usable in Army environments, aligned with mission and compliance requirements, and implemented without disrupting operations.
Required Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field.
- AWS, AI/ML, or data certification preferred; CompTIA Security+ required.
- Active Secret Clearance
- 5+ years of experience supporting AI/ML, data science, analytics, intelligent automation, software integration, or enterprise application modernization.
- Experience designing and integrating AI/ML capabilities into enterprise applications, workflows, APIs, data services, reporting tools, or user-facing systems.
- Working knowledge of machine learning, natural language processing, generative AI, prompt engineering, model evaluation, data pipelines, and responsible AI practices.
- Experience with Python, SQL, APIs, cloud services, structured and unstructured data, and integration patterns used to connect AI/ML capabilities with operational systems.
- Ability to translate mission needs, user pain points, and business requirements into practical AI/ML use cases, prototypes, implementation plans, and measurable outcomes.
- Knowledge of secure software delivery, data protection, privacy, model governance, human-in-the-loop controls, and compliance considerations for federal or regulated environments.
- Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work across architecture, development, data, cybersecurity, DevSecOps, testing, product, and government stakeholder teams.
- Active Secret Clearance
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience identifying and implementing AI/ML use cases for federal acquisition, contracting, financial, procurement, or mission workflow systems
- Experience with AI-enabled acquisition capabilities such as document analysis, clause/compliance assistance, contextual help, search, summarization, anomaly detection, workload assignment, recommendation engines, reporting, and decision support.
- Experience integrating AI/ML capabilities with Appian, LC/NC platforms, Java services, APIs, databases, business intelligence tools, or cloud-hosted environments.