AI Engineer – Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Virginia.

📋 Description

• The AI Engineer facilitates system-specific implementations that incorporate AI/ML and agentic automation to enhance metadata identification, extraction, enrichment, and documentation.

• Develop AI-driven metadata harvesting and enrichment strategies.

• Execute agentic/GenAI workflows for metadata documentation.

• Take ownership of the metadata harvesting strategy.

• Serve as a human-in-the-loop steward for validation processes.

• Responsible for determining automation scope.

• Construct and sustain scalable pipelines with a focus on metadata.

• Integrate RAG/knowledge for semantic discovery.

• Establish metadata quality metrics and validation controls.

• Conduct technical testing and verification.

• Mentor team members to enhance engineering standards.

⛳️ Requirements

• Must be capable of OBTAINING and MAINTAINING a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST".

• Preference given to candidates with an ACTIVE SECRET CLEARANCE OR PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY.

• A Bachelor’s degree is required.

• 3-5+ years of experience in AI engineering, applied ML, or data/AI solution development within enterprise settings, aligning with senior-level expectations for the specified agentic AI role.

• Strong expertise in Python; working knowledge of SQL; familiarity with R is advantageous for statistical validation/profiling.

• Practical experience with Generative AI (LLMs and/or similar) and Agentic AI architectures applied to real-world workflows.

• Experience with RAG pipelines, along with familiarity with vector databases and knowledge graphs for semantic retrieval and metadata-driven discovery.

• Proficiency with AI/ML frameworks such as TensorFlow and/or PyTorch (or equivalent).

• Proven ability to convert AI techniques into actionable, auditable engineering results and effectively communicate with both technical experts and non-technical stakeholders.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Basic Life & Supplemental Life

• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

• Student Loan PayDown

• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities

• Skills Development & Certifications

• Employee Referral Program

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program

• Mobility Stipend