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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Computer Vision AI/ML Engineer (TS/SCI) {S} - **Company:** ARKA Group - **Location:** Aurora, CO, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $130,000.0 - $200,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Computer Vision, Data Fusion, Linux, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, OpenCV, Tensorflow, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Virtualization Technology, Transport Layer Security, Pytorch, Deep Learning, Keras, Containerization, Scikit Learn, Information Technology, Functional Programming, Software Version Control, Unsupervised Learning - **Published:** August 8, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9083309/senior-computer-vision-aiml-engineer-tssci-s ## About the Role * BS in machine learning, computer science, computer vision, mathematics, or relevant fields * Experience leading an interdisciplinary team of researchers and software developers and working with a program manager to define project scope and schedule to ensure we meet project milestones as defined by our customers * Experience selecting a technical AI/ML approach and then iterating/pivoting as needed to enhance performance * Experience with Python and any of the following Python machine learning frameworks: PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras, PyTorch Lightning, scikit-learn / scikit-image, and/or OpenCV * Experience training wither convolutional-based CV models (e.g. YOLOv3-11, YOLOX) or transformer-based CV models (Vision Transformer, Swin, etc.) * Effective communicator with the ability to write and present technical reports both internally to the engineering team and externally to customers * 5+ years of experience, preferably in software development or as a data scientist with 3+ years of developing/training AI/ML models * Active TS/SCI U.S. Government Security Clearance, * MS or PhD in machine learning, computer science, computer vision, mathematics, or relevant fields * Experience with Self-Supervised Learning (SSL) and student-teacher approaches (e.g., DINO, knowledge distillation, BYOL) * Experience with applying AI/ML algorithms to Image Segmentation, Super Resolution, Image Denoising, Image Restoration, and Multi-INT Fusion * Experience with Graph Convolutional Networks (GCNs) and applying them to CV-based problems * Experience working with image processing chains for any of the following domains: SAR, EO, and OPIR * Experience working with datasets of overhead imagery like xView, SpaceNet datasets, Functional Map of the World, xView3, MSTAR, HRSID, CAESAR, DOTA v1/v2, etc. * Familiarity with using AWS cloud computing resources such as EC2, S3, Lambda, etc. * Experience with version control processes and tools for code version control, data version control, and model version control * Experience with Linux * Experience with implementing tracking and fusion, and pattern-of-life algorithms * Experience in application deployment, virtualization, and containerization * Experience shaping and writing proposals * Active TS/SCI with a Counter Intelligence (CI) or recent Full-Scope Polygraph (FSP) U.S. Government Security Clearance, This job operates in a professional office environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee routinely is required to use hands to keyboard, communicate, listen to, and interpret instructions and remain stationary for extended periods of the time. This would require the ability to move around the campus and occasionally move/lift items weighing up to 25 lbs. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. ## Description This position is for a Senior Computer Vision AI/ML Engineer. As a CV AI/ML Engineer, you will apply cutting-edge AI/ML-based Computer Vision algorithms to problems in remote sensing, including Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) and Multimodal Data Fusion for Electro-Optical (EO) and Synthetic Aperture RADAR (SAR). You will be responsible for maturing, optimizing, and deploying these algorithms to a cloud-hosted environment. You will also serve as a technical leader and will have the opportunity to guide a team of researchers and developers to see these algorithms from prototype to operations., As a CV AI/ML Engineer, your responsibilities include: * Leading a small team consisting of developers and researchers to implement AI/ML algorithms to solve computer vision problems in remote sensing * Analyzing and pre-processing large remote sensing datasets * Researching supervised and unsupervised ATR solutions for remote sensing * Researching the performance benefits of multimodal data fusion for ATR, under diverse data collection scenarios * Training, optimizing, and deploying deep learning CV models that provide analysts with actionable insights * Reviewing relevant publications to understand cutting edge concepts, break down key ideas to government customers, and apply to defense and commercial applications * Writing technical documentation supporting code, program capabilities and user-guides ## Related Videos - [Machine Learning for Software Developers (and Knitters)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/154-machine-learning-for-software-developers-and-knitters) - [Deepfakes in Realtime - How Neural Networks Are Changing Our World](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/180-deepfakes-in-realtime-how-neural-networks-are-changing-our-world) - [Machine learning in the browser with TensorFlowjs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/155-machine-learning-in-the-browser-with-tensorflowjs) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [Hacking AI at the Edge of the Indian Ocean](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100177-hacking-ai-at-the-edge-of-the-indian-ocean) - [Unboxing the DeepFace](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/335-unboxing-the-deepface) ## Related Articles - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [What Industries Outside of AI Are Hiring The Most AI Experts?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/98-what-industries-outside-of-ai-are-hiring-the-most-ai-experts) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou - Making AI understandable for all in production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/475-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou-making-ai-understandable-for-all-in-production) - [Dev Digest 134 - Where pixels sing?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/477-dev-digest-134-where-pixels-sing) - [6 Emerging Technologies We’ll Learn About in 2025](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/381-6-emerging-technologies-we-ll-learn-about-in-2025)