Data Engineer (AI/CYBERCOM)

Location: Fort Meade, Maryland, United States; fully onsite at a SCIF.

Salary: $120,000–$150,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global develops and integrates advanced technologies for national security and critical civilian missions.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and operationally deploy scalable AI-enabled data solutions for the Department of Defense’s CDAO ADA IR program.
• Build data pipelines, preprocessing workflows, feature engineering strategies, and machine learning services.
• Deploy solutions in secure, containerized environments supporting Combatant Commands.
• Collaborate with product managers, full-stack developers, platform engineers, and mission stakeholders to turn raw data into insights and decision-support tools.
• Apply reproducibility, testing, and continuous delivery practices in an agile environment.

Requirements

• Must hold an active Top Secret clearance and be able to work onsite at a SCIF.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant work experience; a master’s degree is preferred.
• At least 3 years of data engineering or software engineering experience, including designing and managing complex data pipelines; each year of relevant work experience may substitute for a year of required education.
• Experience with data visualization and storytelling using tools such as Palantir’s MSS Workshop and Slate applications.

Nice to have

• 4+ years of experience in applied data science, Palantir Foundry development, or data pipeline development.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, and distributed data frameworks such as Spark, Databricks, or PySpark.
• Experience developing machine learning models from training through deployment using scikit-learn, TensorFlow, or XGBoost.
• Familiarity with MLOps, API development, and secure cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or Palantir Foundry.
• Understanding of data validation, model testing, and performance evaluation techniques.
• Strong technical communication skills and the ability to explain complex concepts to non-technical audiences.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular, full-time employment with onsite work requirements.
• Health, life, disability, retirement, paid time off, and holiday pay benefits, depending on position.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Culture centered on collaboration, integrity, humility, continuous improvement, and mission-driven work.