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AI Lead

US - VA, McLean💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-24 → 2026-09-26

Core

Define AI strategy and lead end-to-end delivery of secure, scalable AI/ML and generative AI solutions in federal and highly regulated environments.

Role type

Senior IC AI Lead (Strategy & Architecture)

Builds

Production-ready AI/ML solutions, secure cloud architectures, and enterprise AI capabilities

Domain

Federal government / Regulated industries / Cloud & AI

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

AI/ML strategy, generative AI, LLMs, RAG, agentic workflows, MLOps/LLMOps, cloud architecture, distributed systems, responsible AI governance, team leadership

Preferred skills

Graph RAG, AI agent design, AWS Bedrock, LangGraph, Haystack, MLflow, vector databases

Technologies

AWS (Bedrock, SageMaker, Lambda, ECS, S3, API Gateway), PostgreSQL, pgvector, LangGraph, Haystack, MLflow, Kubeflow

Responsibilities

Define AI strategy and technical roadmap; Architect secure, scalable cloud and hybrid solutions; Establish MLOps and LLMOps practices; Lead and mentor cross-functional teams; Evaluate models, tools, and vendors; Implement responsible AI and model risk management; Partner with executives and stakeholders on AI initiatives

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership

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