AI and ML Engineer Full Time

Location: San Diego, CA, US

Date Posted: 2026-05-08

Category: Software

Subcategory: SW Engineer

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes – 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required: TS.SCI

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: TS/SCI

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE

Description

SAIC is seeking an experienced Senior AI/ML Engineer to join our Technical Engineering and Design Department in support of our United States Air Force customer. This position is on-site in San Diego, CA.

Responsibilities:

• Develop automation to deploy and configure software applications based on GitOps principles and declarative programming principles.
• Support the onboarding of applications through all environments using Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) promotion and automation methods.
• Establish governance processes for promoting applications across various engineering environments.
• Identify deficiencies in DevSecOps workflows and design solutions to address them.
• Support engagements with application providers to coordinate integration of their applications.
• Support the automation of Configuration Management and the visibility into the status of CM across various environments.
• Implement and promote systems engineering principles to ensure program success.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure reliability of the system.
• Prepare detailed reports and presentations on findings and share insights with stakeholders.
• Create, improve, and maintain automation across the Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline.
• Deploy and configure software applications using the system CI/CD pipeline.

Qualities:

• Demonstrated expertise in onboarding, promoting, and managing applications across various environments, including staging, testing, and production.
• Proven track record in designing and implementing governance processes for engineering environments.
• Experience in automation tools and techniques, including configuration management and system validation.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles and their application to IT projects.
• Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g. ArgoCD, Gitlab, Helm, Kubernetes).
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities, with experience in reporting project status to leadership.
• Familiarity with modern IT frameworks and methodologies (e.g., Agile, ITIL).
• Understanding of business and technical alignment to achieve organizational goals.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in a technical field
• 5+ years of progressive experience in Information Technology, including systems engineering, DevSecOps, and application lifecycle management
• 5+ years of experience developing automation using Ansible
• TS/SCI clearance
• IAT Level II certification

Target salary range: $200,001 – $240,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.