INTRODUCTION
We are seeking highly skilled Senior AI Operations Engineer to support mission-critical contracts with our Federal and DoD clients. We are building advanced systems leveraging technologies to solve complex national security challenges. We are also pioneering GenAI application development and test automation, and need innovative engineers ready to deliver secure, scalable solutions in a fast-paced environment.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
The ideal candidate will possess several of the following skills:
- Builds next-generation AI & analytics framework developed on a group of core technologies.
- Operationalize, deploy, manage, troubleshoot, scale, and evolve the GenAI based systems
- Instrument the AI systems with observability and controllability
- Monitor AI systems for performance and security
- Analyze, fine-tune, and optimize the performance of the AI systems
- Manage, measure, and improve the behavior of the AI systems
- Automate AI deployments and operations
- Ensure the security of AI systems by implementing standard methodologies and conducting regular security audits
REQUIREMENTS AND EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS
- Ability to pass a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) (required at time of hiring)
- At least ten years of experience in AI, Data Science, and Software Engineering, including knowledge of Data ecosystem
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field is required or related work experience
- Experience in AWS cloud architecture design and operation
- Experience in Terraform, Dockers Kubernetes, and/or Gitlab
- Proficiency with AI infrastructure components, automation tools, and scripting languages such as Python, Bash
- Familiarity with one or more of the AI frameworks and tools such as AWS Bedrock and Sagemaker, Transformer,TensorFlow, PyTorch, and Langchain/Llamaindex
- Familiarity with open source LLM models, such Llama, Mistral
- Experience in fine-tuning LLM models
- Knowledge of AI design patterns
- Hands-on experience with DevSecOps and CI/CD practices
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Superb communication and documentation skills
- Demonstrated expertise in the areas of accountability, critical thinking and emotional intelligence
- Demonstrated effective change champion and ability to work effectively with others (including remote employees) to deliver complex, critical strategic IT initiatives
- Good interpersonal, negotiation, and influencing skills
- Holder of industry professional certifications in AWS cloud architecture and development is strongly preferred
- Solid understanding of software development methodologies including Agile and Scaled Agile centric execution models
- Familiarity with government cloud deployment regulations/compliance policies such as FedRAMP, FISMA, etc.U.S. Citizenship (due to contract requirements)
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, including working in cross-functional teams
ABOUT US
We are is a mission-first technology company dedicated to serving private industry and federal agencies with cutting-edge software, cybersecurity, and cloud engineering solutions. For over 20 years, we’ve partnered with leading Fortune 500 companies and the U.S. government on programs that matter, from national defense to public safety. We bring together elite technologists, disciplined program managers, seasoned program analysts, and passionate innovators to help secure the nation’s most critical missions.
Join us if you want to work with purpose on problems that matter with a team that values agility, integrity, and impact.