Senior Full Stack Engineer- Remote Security Clearance

Position: Senior Full Stack Engineer- Remote with Security Clearance
Description
* We are open to supporting 100% remote work anywhere within the US
* If you live in the DC Metro area you will be required to go into the customer site in Rockville, MD 1 day a week. ICF is seeking a highly motivated and technically skilled Full-Stack Software Engineer with 4-5 years of experience in full-stack development and AI-driven application design. The ideal candidate will possess strong hands-on experience in developing both Proof of Concepts (POCs) and production-ready applications, with a deep interest in Generative AI (GenAI) and Large Language Models (LLMs).

You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ideate, prototype, and implement innovative AI-based solutions to solve complex, real-world business challenges. Our Digital Modernization Division is an information technology and management consulting department that offers integrated, strategic solutions to its public and private-sector clients. ICF has the expertise, agility, and commitment to design, build, and operate high-performance IT engines to support all aspects of our client's business.

Key Responsibilities
* Design, develop, and deploy end-to-end AI-powered web applications, from rapid prototypes to scalable production systems.
* Collaborate with data scientists, AI researchers, and product managers to translate conceptual ideas into working software.
* Build and integrate LLM and Generative AI solutions, leveraging frameworks like Hugging Face, Lang Chain, or similar open-source toolkits.
* Develop Proof of Concepts (POCs) to validate ideas quickly while maintaining focus on feasibility and user experience.
* Implement cloud-based AI services (AWS, GCP, Azure) for model deployment, scalability, and monitoring.
* Maintain best practices for data handling, including data ingestion, preprocessing, and feature engineering.
* Optimize application performance, security, and reliability across the full stack.
* Communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders and contribute to team knowledge sharing.

Required Qualifications
* Bachelor's Degree
* 4+ years of proficiency in React, Next.js, Node.js, and Express.js for front-end and back-end development.
* 3+ years of strong programming experience in Python, with familiarity in frameworks and libraries such as Tensor Flow, PyTorch, and Keras.
* 3+ years of experience with RDBMS (ideally both Oracle and Postgre

SQL) and PL/SQL
* 3+ years of experience with RESTful API design, microservices architecture, CI/CD tools, methods and processes, including development of multi-environment pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, AWS Code Pipeline), Configuration, and Containerization/Orchestration, including Docker & Kubernetes
* Familiarity with cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure), especially AI/ML platforms such as Sage Maker or Azure ML Studio.
* Green Card Holder or US Citizenship required due to federal contract requirements
* Must be able to obtain Public Trust clearance
* MUST RESIDE IN THE United States (U.S.) and the work MUST BE PERFORMED in the United States (U.S.), as this work is for a federal contract and laws do apply

Preferred Experience
* Master's Degree
* Exposure to fine-tuning or adapting pre-trained AI models for custom use cases.
* Hands-on experience with open-source Generative AI frameworks such as Hugging Face Transformers, Lang Chain, or similar.
* Experience building and deploying LLM applications or working with text-to-image models like Stable Diffusion.
* Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and MLOps practices for scalable AI deployment.
* Familiarity with data versioning, model evaluation, and performance optimization.
* AWS experience, including some of the following:
* EC2, RDS, S3, Cloud Front, Data Dog, EKS, Helm, Jenkins, ECS, Fargate Working at ICF ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider, but we're not your typical consultants. We combine unmatched expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients solve their most complex challenges, navigate change, and shape the future. We can only solve the world's toughest challenges by building a workplace that allows everyone to thrive.

We are an equal opportunity…