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# Cleared AI/ML Engineer (5785)

- **Company:** SMX, LLC
- **Location:** Jackson, MS, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $115,000 - $180,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Code Review, Database Design, Machine Learning, Chatbots, Large Language Models, Agentic-AI, Information Technology, Databricks
- **Published:** October 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/A61E175E037A48E1BC90A93323C3956E/job/

## About the Role

* Security Clearance: U.S. citizenship and an active DoD Secret security clearance or the ability to get a clearance are required
 * Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
 * Experience: 6 years of related work experience
 * Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
 * Minimum of 2 years of hands-on development experience in training AI models.
 * Experience integrating AI capabilities into Dev/Ops pipelines to expedite coding and delivery.
 * Experience developing Agents using Open AI LLM's.
 * Experience with developing AI chatbots to support business requirements.
 * Experience with training ML models on live/production datasets to support predictive analysis and identify data anomalies.
 * Experience working with agile development methodology.
 * Familiarity with database design and architecture; relational and non-relational
 * Ability to work cross-functionally, and participate in discussions
 * Proven ability to work independently on assigned tasks without any supervision.
 * Proven experience in knowledge sharing (i.e., code reviews, solid documentation).
 * Driven, self-directed personality.
 * Strong sense of mission and commitment to making a difference.

Desired Skills/Experience

 * Exceptional communication skills and the ability to foster positive outcomes from diverse interests of people and teams.
 * Experience working with the DoD.

## Description

SMX is seeking an AI/ML Engineer to join our team in support of a Modernized Data Science Platform for a Federal customer. The focus of this role is to bridge the gap between business needs and technical solutions, focusing on using modern AI capabilities. If you are interested in joining a high-performing team with advancement opportunities, then look no further!, * Design and develop new AI Agents to expedite the development of capabilities to meeting business functional requirements.

 * Research AI capabilities within tools like Databricks and Palantir to standardize the process of how the provided capabilities should be used by developers.
 * Prompt Engineer LLM's to be utilized by the development team to expedite functional analysis and coding.
 * Develop chatbots to support developer and customer interactions.
 * Train Machine Learning models to predict outcomes based on historical data inputs.