2 days ago

Forward-Deployed AI Engineer, Government and National Security

Maincode

Canberra

2 days ago

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Maincode is hiring a Forward-Deployed AI Engineer to embed with government and National Intelligence Community customers in Canberra, designing and deploying the Matilda AI stack in secure environments. The role requires an active TSPV clearance, deep ML engineering experience, and strong Python skills.

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Forward-Deployed AI Engineer, Government and National Security

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Core AIHybridFull-timeSeniorPython

Salary

Not specified

Work Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, AU

Work Model

Hybrid: Regular work from customer facilities and secure sites, with some work from Maincode offices.

Employment Type

Full-time, permanent

Experience Level

Senior technical presence

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

PythonPyTorchJAXHugging FaceMachine LearningMLOpsData PipelinesFine-tuningRetrieval-Augmented GenerationEvaluationISMPSPFEssential EightOn-premisesAir-gapped

Soft Skills

JudgementDiscretionAutonomyCommunicationWriting

Preferred Qualifications

Technical (Nice-to-have)

Large Language ModelsEntity ResolutionGeospatial AnalysisOSINTGraph AnalyticsSolutions ArchitectureTechnical Pre-sales

Key Responsibilities

•Embed with government and NIC customers to identify mission outcomes and turn requirements into technical plans.
•Design, fine-tune, evaluate and deploy systems on the Matilda stack against customer data, including in on-premises, air-gapped and classified environments.
•Own delivery end to end, from data pipelines and fine-tuning through RAG, evaluation, MLOps and hardening to Australian Government security standards.
•Brief confidently at every level, from engineers to SES, and write architecture papers and evaluation reports.
•Bring field learnings back to the model training team to shape the next version of the stack.

AIGovernmentNational SecurityMachine LearningPythonTSPVCanberraHybridFull-time

Key Responsibilities

•Embed with government and NIC customers to identify mission outcomes and turn requirements into technical plans.

•Design, fine-tune, evaluate and deploy systems on the Matilda stack against customer data, including in on-premises, air-gapped and classified environments.

•Own delivery end to end, from data pipelines and fine-tuning through RAG, evaluation, MLOps and hardening to Australian Government security standards.

•Brief confidently at every level, from engineers to SES, and write architecture papers and evaluation reports.

•Bring field learnings back to the model training team to shape the next version of the stack.