AI / ML Engineer

About Accenture Federal Services

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About the Role

This role supports 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.

Responsibilities

• Develop retrieval pipelines (metadata indexing, embeddings, hybrid search).
• Package the system into deployable services.
• Develop 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.

Requirements

Must have:

• 4 years of experience with data & AI
• Experience with Python, APIs/microservices, cloud services
• Understanding of DevOps tools and principles

Nice to have:

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

Security Clearance

• Active TS/SCI with polygraph clearance

Compensation and Benefits

Pay Range: $120,500–$221,800 USD

This range applies to the following locations: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia.

Compensation varies depending on office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis with no fixed deadline to apply.

Employment Information

Work Authorization: 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.

Client Conflicts: Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture Federal Services or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

Disclosure of Records: Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

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Reasonable Accommodations

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