Overview Position Title: AI Director

Work Arrangement: Remote

Location: Bethesda, MD

Duration: 12 months

Employment Type: Contract role on W-2 through Above and Beyond Talent Acquisition, Inc. (A&B Talent)

Payrate: $80.00 - $85.00

Client Info / Who they are:

Above and Beyond Talent Acquisition proudly represents a global hospitality leader with 7,600+ properties in 133 countries, committed to exceptional experiences and inclusive growth. Join a team where diversity is celebrated and opportunities in service, culinary, tech, and more are endless.

Responsibilities / Performance Objectives

Architect, build, and deploy AI models and pipelines that support cybersecurity use cases such as threat detection, behavioral analytics, and incident response.

Apply AI to automate and enhance security operations, reduce response times, and improve threat intelligence.

Ensure AI models are robust, explainable, and resilient to adversarial threats through rigorous testing and continuous monitoring.

Design secure and scalable data pipelines to support model training and inference using structured and unstructured security data.

Serve as a subject matter expert on AI, advising stakeholders and contributing to Marriott’s AI strategy.

Maintain clear documentation of models, methodologies, and outcomes to support transparency, reproducibility, and compliance.

Qualifications / Requirements

Master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, a related STEM field, or commensurate experience in role.

10+ years of experience in software engineering, data science, or AI/ML development; 5+ years applying AI to cybersecurity, information security, rare event detection, complex path trajectories, graph learning, or related domains.

Proven experience delivering production-grade AI systems in enterprise environments.

Technical Skills

Deep understanding and experience building AI systems and Generative AI technologies, models, and platforms.

Experience in Security Tools and AI/ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, Task and Pipeline Systems, and Agent Frameworks.

Experience in developing software and models in Python, C++, Go, Java, or Rust.

Proficiency in security protocols, encryption methods, and vulnerability assessment tools.

Benefits

Health, dental and vision benefits offerings

401K plan

Above and Beyond Talent Acquisition, Inc., is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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