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AI / ML Engineer
Arlington, VA
Live, first seen by us 28 days ago- Pay
USD 103,200–196,400/yearAnnual period assumed — pay source
The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia is: $103,200—$196,400 USD What We Believe
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From the employer’s posting- Employment
- Not stated
Before you apply
- Work authorization
- US citizens only
US Citizen (Public Trust Eligible)
What you’ll work on
Full postingDesign, fine-tune and evaluate ML and GenAI models such as LLMs and RAG
Build end-to-end ML pipelines from data ingestion through CI/CD
Deploy scalable models and agents, and handle monitoring and production troubleshooting
Work with data engineering teams on BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub and Feature Store data architecture
Apply Responsible AI, security, governance and compliance practices (IAM, encryption, auditing)
From the employer’s posting
Design, build, fine‑tune, and evaluate ML and GenAI models (LLMs, RAG, embeddings, deep learning) using Vertex AI, Gemini, and open‑source tools.
Develop end‑to‑end ML pipelines, including data ingestion, feature engineering, orchestration, and CI/CD for models and prompts.
Deploy scalable models and agents; manage monitoring, drift detection, and production troubleshooting.
Collaborate with data engineering teams to ensure high‑quality data architecture using BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, and Feature Store.
Implement Responsible AI, security, governance, and compliance best practices (IAM, encryption, auditing).
What you’ll bring
All qualificationsPreferred experience
- Master’s degree; prior federal or regulated industry experience (FedRAMP, HIPAA, NIST)
- Knowledge of Responsible AI, bias mitigation, and model interpretability
- Familiarity with GCP operational tools (IAM, KMS, Logging/Monitoring, VPC, Cloud Storage)
Qualification wording
Master’s degree; prior federal or regulated industry experience (FedRAMP, HIPAA, NIST)
Knowledge of Responsible AI, bias mitigation, and model interpretability
Familiarity with GCP operational tools (IAM, KMS, Logging/Monitoring, VPC, Cloud Storage)
Education & alternatives
Preferred Experience: - Master’s degree; prior federal or regulated industry experience (FedRAMP, HIPAA, NIST) - Knowledge of Responsible AI, bias mitigation, and model interpretability
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- Oct 7, 202628 days ago
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- 225
- Last seen by us
- Nov 4, 2026
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How this job compares
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Accenture Federal Services is hiring
89 open jobs
Open jobs by the week we first saw them, last 12 weeks.
- Hiring is picking up
- Its jobs tend to stay up a long time
- 4% of open jobs were reposted
See how this role fits your experience
Add your resume and we’ll mark which of these tools you already use, and point out anything in the posting that could rule you out.
- Python
- SQL
- AWS
- Azure
- BigQuery
- GCP
- Kubernetes
- PyTorch
- scikit-learn
- TensorFlow
Where the posting names them
- Google Storage: Access control, versioning, encryption, lifecycle management, storing logs, handling backups, managing static files, working with ML workflows, Storage Transfer Service, Cloud Storage, Cloud Storage for Firebase, Filestore, Google Workspace Essentials, Local SSD, Persistent Disk - Languages: Python, SQL - ML & GenAI: TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, Transformers, LLM fine tuning, RAG architectures
- Hands-on experience with Vertex AI, Gemini APIs, or other cloud-based AI/ML platforms. - Strong Python development skills and familiarity with ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn). - Strong understanding of LLMs, embeddings, vector search, and generative AI techniques.
- Familiarity with GCP operational tools (IAM, KMS, Logging/Monitoring, VPC, Cloud Storage) - Exposure to AWS/Azure equivalents or third-party tools (security, observability, DevOps) As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.
- Deploy scalable models and agents; manage monitoring, drift detection, and production troubleshooting. - Collaborate with data engineering teams to ensure high‑quality data architecture using BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, and Feature Store. - Implement Responsible AI, security, governance, and compliance best practices (IAM, encryption, auditing).
- ML & GenAI: TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, Transformers, LLM fine tuning, RAG architectures - Cloud: Vertex AI, Gemini APIs, BigQuery, Cloud Storage, KMS, IAM - Data Pipelines: Vertex AI Pipelines, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Feature Store
- Experience deploying AI workloads on Kubernetes or microservices architectures - Google Cloud Professional certification (ML Engineer, Data Engineer, or Architect) - Hands-on experience with Vertex AI, Gemini APIs, or other cloud-based AI/ML platforms.
- Knowledge of Responsible AI, bias mitigation, and model interpretability - Familiarity with GCP operational tools (IAM, KMS, Logging/Monitoring, VPC, Cloud Storage) - Exposure to AWS/Azure equivalents or third-party tools (security, observability, DevOps)
- Experience with Vertex AI Search, Agents, RAG solutions, or vector databases (e.g., Vertex Vector Search, Pinecone, Milvus). - Experience deploying AI workloads on Kubernetes or microservices architectures - Google Cloud Professional certification (ML Engineer, Data Engineer, or Architect)
- Languages: Python, SQL - ML & GenAI: TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, Transformers, LLM fine tuning, RAG architectures - Cloud: Vertex AI, Gemini APIs, BigQuery, Cloud Storage, KMS, IAM
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Has Accenture Federal Services posted this job before?
Yes. We’ve followed 2 other AI / ML Engineer jobs there since March 2026. All 2 are still up.
About the role
We file this job under ML Engineer, by the work the posting describes.
ML engineers put machine learning models into products. They write the code that trains, ships, serves and monitors models so a recommendation or prediction works for real users.
Postings ask for strong Python and software engineering, a framework such as PyTorch, cloud services, and more and more often experience with large language models.
A data scientist often works out which model to build; an ML engineer makes it run reliably in production.
US government figures for computer and information research scientists
- Median yearly pay, May 2025
- $140,300
- Expected change, 2025 to 2035
- 21.8% more jobsagainst 3.5% for all jobs
The government has no code for ML engineers, so these figures are for the closest group, computer and information research scientists.
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025) and Employment Projections (2025 to 2035). Occupation code 15-1221.
Job description
At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.
Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company within global Accenture. Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, we offer a collaborative and caring community where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more.
Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!
The work:
Key Responsibilities:
- Partner with stakeholders to identify and refine AI/ML use cases; translate business needs into technical solutions.
- Design, build, fine‑tune, and evaluate ML and GenAI models (LLMs, RAG, embeddings, deep learning) using Vertex AI, Gemini, and open‑source tools.
- Develop end‑to‑end ML pipelines, including data ingestion, feature engineering, orchestration, and CI/CD for models and prompts.
- Deploy scalable models and agents; manage monitoring, drift detection, and production troubleshooting.
- Collaborate with data engineering teams to ensure high‑quality data architecture using BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, and Feature Store.
- Implement Responsible AI, security, governance, and compliance best practices (IAM, encryption, auditing).
- Work cross‑functionally with product owners, platform teams, DevOps/SRE, and junior engineers to deliver reliable AI solutions.
- Perform hands‑on experimentation, prototyping, EDA, hyperparameter tuning, and documentation of pipelines and workflows.
Here is what you need:
- US Citizen (Public Trust Eligible)
- 3–6+ years in machine learning engineering, data science, or AI development.
- 3+ years of experience in leading technical teams to achieve objectives and outcomes. Experience includes
- Developing and implementing technical standards, systems and processes for cloud and on-prem environments.
- Recommending technology strategies and decisions with a high-level of expertise and knowledge.
- Providing technical direction and support to ensure compliance with standards and guidelines
- Google Storage: Access control, versioning, encryption, lifecycle management, storing logs, handling backups, managing static files, working with ML workflows, Storage Transfer Service, Cloud Storage, Cloud Storage for Firebase, Filestore, Google Workspace Essentials, Local SSD, Persistent Disk
- Languages: Python, SQL
- ML & GenAI: TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, Transformers, LLM fine tuning, RAG architectures
- Cloud: Vertex AI, Gemini APIs, BigQuery, Cloud Storage, KMS, IAM
- Data Pipelines: Vertex AI Pipelines, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Feature Store
- Experience with Vertex AI Search, Agents, RAG solutions, or vector databases (e.g., Vertex Vector Search, Pinecone, Milvus).
- Experience deploying AI workloads on Kubernetes or microservices architectures
- Google Cloud Professional certification (ML Engineer, Data Engineer, or Architect)
- Hands-on experience with Vertex AI, Gemini APIs, or other cloud-based AI/ML platforms.
- Strong Python development skills and familiarity with ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn).
- Strong understanding of LLMs, embeddings, vector search, and generative AI techniques.
Preferred Experience:
- Master’s degree; prior federal or regulated industry experience (FedRAMP, HIPAA, NIST)
- Knowledge of Responsible AI, bias mitigation, and model interpretability
- Familiarity with GCP operational tools (IAM, KMS, Logging/Monitoring, VPC, Cloud Storage)
- Exposure to AWS/Azure equivalents or third-party tools (security, observability, DevOps)
As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.
The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia is:
$103,200—$196,400 USD
What We Believe
As a company wholly dedicated to serving the US federal government, we bring together the best talent to help reinvent how federal agencies operate and deliver greater value for their mission and the American people. We have an unwavering commitment to creating a culture in which all our people are respected, feel a sense of belonging, and have equal opportunity. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture Federal Services has the responsibility to create and sustain a culture where everyone feels welcomed and included. This is grounded in our core values and our experience that hiring and developing great people who reflect different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds is key to driving innovation and delivering the results that our clients and the country count on.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities. For details, view a copy of the Accenture Federal Services Equal Opportunity Policy Statement.
Accenture Federal Services is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Additionally, as an Affirmative Action Employer for Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, Accenture Federal Services is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.
Requesting An Accommodation
Accenture Federal Services is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Accenture Federal Services and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired.
If you are being considered for employment opportunities with Accenture Federal Services and need an accommodation for a disability or religious observance during the interview process or for the job you are interviewing for, please speak with your recruiter.
Other Employment Statements
Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.
Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture Federal Services or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.
Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.
The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Additionally, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company's legal duty to furnish information.
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The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia is: $103,200—$196,400 USD What We Believe
- Location & working pattern
Arlington, VA
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- Work authorization
Here is what you need: - US Citizen (Public Trust Eligible) - 3–6+ years in machine learning engineering, data science, or AI development.
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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities. For details, view a copy of the Accenture Federal Services Equal Opportunity Policy Statement. Accenture Federal Services is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Additionally, as an Affirmative Action Employer for Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, Accenture Federal Services is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.
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