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Node.Digital Senior AI/ML Researcher (Cyber Defense Focus) in Washington, District Of Columbia
Senior AI/ML Researcher (Cyber Defense Focus)
Location: Remote Work
Must have an active Secret Security Clearance
Role Summary:
Contribute to the development of transformer-based threat detection systems and adversarial ML defenses for Army networks. A Key architect of hierarchical reinforcement learning agents implementing Option-Critic frameworks for autonomous cyber operations. Responsible for maintaining <50ms inference times on tactical edge devices while ensuring PBFT consensus across distributed nodes.
Requirements
Need to Have:
5+ years deploying transformer architectures in resource-constrained environments
Proven experience with Byzantine fault-tolerant RL agents (PyTorch/TensorFlow)
Active publication record in IEEE S&P/USENIX-level security conferences
Demonstrated edge deployment of ML models with <50ms inference times
Nice to Have:
Army C5ISR program participation
Experience with MIL-STD-882E compliance
Certifications: AWS Machine Learning Specialty
Familiarity with AFSIM threat modeling
Operational Impact:
Will architect AI systems detecting 6th-gen cyber threats in Army CPCE networks
Company Overview:
Node. Digital is an independent Digital Automation & Cognitive Engineering company that integrates best-of-breed technologies to accelerate business impact.
Our Core Values help us in our mission. They include:
OUR CORE VALUES
Identifying theRIGHT PEOPLEand developing them to their full capabilities
Our customer’s “Mission” is our “Mission”. OurMISSION FIRSTapproach is designed to keep our customers fully engaged while becoming their trusted partner
We believe inSIMPLIFYINGcomplex problems with a relentless focus on agile delivery excellence
Our mantra is “SimpleSecureSpeed” in the delivery of innovative services and solutions
Benefits
We are proud to offer competitive compensation and benefits packages to include:
Medical
Dental
Vision
Basic Life
Long-Term Disability
Health Saving Account
401K
Three weeks of PTO
10 Paid Holidays
Pre-Approved Online Training