Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning (AI/ML) Tech Lead

Barbaricum is a rapidly growing government contractor providing leading-edge support to federal customers, with a particular focus on Defense and National Security mission sets. We leverage more than 17 years of support to stakeholders across the federal government, with established and growing capabilities across Intelligence, Analytics, Engineering, Mission Support, and Communications disciplines. Founded in 2008, our mission is to transform the way our customers approach constantly changing and complex problem sets by bringing to bear the latest in technology and the highest caliber of talent.

Headquartered in Washington, DC's historic Dupont Circle neighborhood, Barbaricum also has a corporate presence in Tampa, FL, Bedford, IN, and Dayton, OH, with team members across the United States and around the world. As a leader in our space, we partner with firms in the private sector, academic institutions, and industry associations with a goal of continually building our expertise and capabilities for the benefit of our employees and the customers we support. Through all of this, we have built a vibrant corporate culture diverse in expertise and perspectives with a focus on collaboration and innovation. Our teams are at the frontier of the Nation's most complex and rewarding challenges. Join our team.

Barbaricum is seeking an Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning (AI/ML) Tech Lead to support the Department of Defense’s Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAO) in accelerating AI/ML adoption across the enterprise. This role oversees AI/ML algorithms, pilot project support, and Generative AI (GenAI) R&D, ensuring strategic alignment and innovation. The Tech Lead will provide technical consultancy, prototype development, risk management, and business value demonstrations to key stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Deploy and maintain AI/ML cloud infrastructure (AWS, and potentially Azure, MilCloud 2.0).
• Configure and optimize AI model training, inference, and large-scale data processing.
• Identify and remediate cybersecurity risks, ensuring compliance with security best practices.
• Automate cloud deployment, monitoring, and scaling using Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI/CD.
• Ensure high availability and fault tolerance for AI/ML workloads in cloud environments.

Qualifications:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen and reside within the United States.
• AWS certifications highly preferred; AIML and SEC experience is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree plus 7-10 years of experience, or Master’s degree plus 3-5 years of experience in Cloud Engineering, AI/ML, or Data Engineering.
• Experience with AWS Bedrock, Apache Spark, Databricks, and cloud-native AIML tools.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, risk remediation, and AI workload optimization.
• Proficiency in Python, Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI/CD automation.

EEO Commitment

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.