Mission Impact
At MTSI, you’ll architect and deliver AI/ML‑enabled, cloud‑native mission software that operates across platforms, weapons, and terrestrial systems. Your work will modernize enterprise and event‑driven architectures, enabling rapid, secure capability delivery to the warfighter in highly contested environments.
What You’ll Do (Day‑to‑Day)
- Design and implement AI/ML features and pipelines, including data preparation, experimentation, model training, and deploying models into production environments.
- Build and enhance event‑driven and microservice‑based components that integrate with platforms such as Apache Kafka for real‑time data processing.
- Develop and maintain cloud‑native applications on AWS, Azure, or GCP using containerization, Kubernetes, and infrastructure‑as‑code patterns.
- Contribute to DevSecOps practices by building CI/CD pipelines, implementing automated tests, and supporting infrastructure automation.
- Apply open/reference architectures and interface standards to ensure interoperability and technical alignment across mission systems.
- Collaborate within Agile teams (Scrum/Kanban), contributing to planning, design reviews, technical assessments, and cross‑team coordination.
- Produce clear technical documentation and contribute to briefings for stakeholders and senior engineering staff.
You’ll Be a Great Fit If You…
- Are eager to grow your AI/ML engineering skills and enjoy turning algorithms or prototypes into reliable, maintainable code.
- Are curious about event‑driven architectures, resilient systems, and real‑time data streaming.
- Thrive in collaborative, fast‑paced Agile environments and enjoy learning from peers and senior engineers.
- Are comfortable working across the stack—from data pipelines to model deployment to cloud infrastructure.
Responsibilities (Expanded)
- Design, build, and maintain data pipelines (batch and streaming) that support feature engineering, model training, and operational telemetry.
- Deploy and manage workloads on Kubernetes, including configuration, scaling strategies, observability, and troubleshooting.
- Configure and optimize Kafka topics, schemas, and consumer groups; contribute to stream‑processing solutions and performance tuning.
- Build and manage automated ML workflows (Airflow, Prefect, etc.) for model training, evaluation, versioning, deployment, and rollback.
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines, ensuring automated builds, tests, security scanning, and artifact management.
- Contribute to compliance documentation for Government Reference Architectures and integration standards.
- Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and continuous improvement activities; contribute solutions and mentor junior engineers as appropriate.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field.
- Professional software experience
- Experience building cloud‑native solutions on AWS/Azure/GCP; understanding of IaaS/PaaS, networking, security, and cost management.
- Hands‑on Kubernetes experience: container orchestration, Helm, ingress, service mesh, scaling, and troubleshooting.
- Practical AI/ML delivery experience: model lifecycle (data prep, training, validation, deployment, monitoring) and MLOps practices.
- Proven Agile experience (Scrum/Kanban) and toolchains (e.g., Jira/Confluence) for planning, tracking, and documentation.
- Strong software engineering fundamentals (design patterns, testing, code reviews) and proficiency with at least one of: Python, Java, C++.
Preferred/Bonus
- Kubernetes certification (CKA, CKAD, or CKS).
- Experience with stream processing frameworks (Kafka Streams, Flink, Spark Streaming).
- MLOps platforms (SageMaker, Vertex AI, MLflow) and feature stores.
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), container security, and SBOM/zero‑trust practices.
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Perks and Benefits
- Vacation:
New Hires Accrue 20 days of PTO and 10 Holidays per Year
- Health Insurance:
Zero Deductible Health Plans
- Flexible Schedules:
Flex Schedules
- Professional Development:
Up to $10,000 Annual Education/Training Reimbursement
- ESOP:
Funded Stock Ownership Plan
- 401k Match+:
6% 401k Match + Immediate Vesting
- Bonus Program:
Semi-Annual Bonus Opportunity
- Mentorship:
Career Mentorship Programs
Why is MTSI a great place to work
- Interesting Work:
Our co-workers support some of the most important and critical programs to our national defense and security.
- Values:
Our first core value is that employees come first. We challenge our co-workers to provide the highest level of support and service, and reward them with some of the best benefits in the industry.
- 100% Employee Owned:
We have a stake in each other's success, and the success of our customers. It's also nice to know what's going on across the company; we have company wide town-hall meetings three times a year.
- Great Benefits - Most Full-Time Staff Are Eligible for:
- + Starting PTO accrual of 20 days PTO/year + 10 holidays/year
- Flexible schedules
- 6% 401k match with immediate vesting up to $9k annually
- Semi-annual bonus eligibility (July and Decemeber)
- Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - a separate qualified retirement account
- Up to $10,000 in annual educational reimbursement
- Other company funded benefits, like life and disability insurance
- Optional zero deductible Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance plan
- Track Record of Success:
We have grown every year since our founding in 1993.
Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is a 100% employee-owned engineering services and solutions company that provides high-demand technical expertise in Digital Transformation, Modeling and Simulation, Rapid Capability Development, Test and Evaluation, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Cybersecurity and Mission Assurance
MTSI delivers capabilities to solve problems of global importance. Founded in 1993, MTSI today has employees at over 20 offices and field sites worldwide.
For more information about MTSI, please visitwww.mtsi-va.com
EEO Statement
MTSI embraces nine core values including our first core value of Employees come first. Consistent with our Core Values, we are committed to Equal Opportunity, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, military/veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. MTSI is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with physical and/or mental disabilities.
Why is MTSI a great place to work
- Interesting Work: Our co-workers support some of the most important and critical programs to our national defense and security.
- Values: Our first core value is that employees come first. We challenge our co-workers to provide the highest level of support and service, and reward them with some of the best benefits in the industry.
- 100% Employee Owned: We have a stake in each other's success, and the success of our customers. It's also nice to know what's going on across the company; we have company wide town-hall meetings three times a year.
- Great Benefits - Most Full-Time Staff Are Eligible for:
- + Starting PTO accrual of 20 days PTO/year + 10 holidays/year
- Flexible schedules
- 6% 401k match with immediate vesting up to $9k annually
- Semi-annual bonus eligibility (July and Decemeber)
- Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - a separate qualified retirement account
- Up to $10,000 in annual educational reimbursement
- Other company funded benefits, like life and disability insurance
- Optional zero deductible Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance plan
- Track Record of Success: We have grown every year since our founding in 1993.
Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is a 100% employee-owned engineering services and solutions company that provides high-demand technical expertise in Digital Transformation, Modeling and Simulation, Rapid Capability Development, Test and Evaluation, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Cybersecurity and Mission Assurance
MTSI delivers capabilities to solve problems of global importance. Founded in 1993, MTSI today has employees at over 20 offices and field sites worldwide.
For more information about MTSI, please visit www.mtsi-va.com