AI / ML Engineer

Accenture Federal Services • Chantilly, VA

3h

About The Position

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 and part of global Accenture, to do work that matters in 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!
Job Description
This role is to support the hands-on development and support for integrating an Agentic AI system with existing data platforms. The role will focus on data integrations, the query execution layer, as well as implementation of the agentic workflows and orchestration logic.

Requirements

• 4 years of experience with data & AI
• Experience with Python, APIs/microservices, cloud services
• Understanding of DevOps tools and principals
• Active TS/SCI with polygraph clearance

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Model Context Protocol
• Experience with agent frameworks, data engineering, vector databases, SQL engines, distributed systems, RAG
• Bachelors degree

Responsibilities

• Develop retrieval pipelines (metadata indexing, embeddings, hybrid search).
• Package the system into deployable services.
• Develops agent tools for structured queries, semantic search, and workflow actions.
• Build ingestion and indexing pipelines into the data lake and vector store.
• Implement APIs, microservices, and backend logic.
• Optimize query routing, caching, and grounding strategies.
• Integrate authentication, authorization, and auditing.
• Support prototyping, demos, and pilot deployments.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level