Accenture
AI Engineer - Senior
$94K–$188K
Chantilly, VA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026
- Location
- Chantilly, VA
Chantilly, Virginia, United States - Experience
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in AI/ML.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require visa sponsorship.
About the job
Designs, builds, deploys, and optimizes production-ready AI, ML, and generative AI systems for federal government missions.
What you'll do
- Build data pipelines and implement algorithms for model training, evaluation, and inference; operationalize models with MLOps, CI/CD, and containerization.
- Design and maintain APIs and microservices, and optimize models for accuracy, latency, and scalability.
- Deploy production GenAI models and applications while meeting AI governance, documentation, and ethical standards.
What they ask for
- US Citizen with an Active TS/SCI CIP.
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Advanced Python programming skills and strong understanding of algorithms, data structures, and distributed systems.
- Hands-on ML framework experience; cloud proficiency; production GenAI/LLM systems, embeddings, and vector databases; and practical MLOps experience.
Nice to have
- Experience in federal, defense, or highly regulated environments; knowledge of ethical AI, governance frameworks, and secure development.
- Skills in large-scale optimization, GPU acceleration, or distributed training; experience building APIs, microservices, and automated ML workflows.
Pay
$94,000 — $187,600 USD base salary
Tools
Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, AWS, Azure, GCP, MLflow
AI focus
Develop and operationalize AI/ML and generative AI systems, including production GenAI/LLM models; build model data pipelines and apply MLOps, while optimizing performance and meeting AI governance and ethical standards.
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