Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning Specialist

Unissant, Inc. delivers innovative capabilities to the agencies that keep our nation healthy and safe. We apply our domain expertise, data acumen, and technology know-how to achieve breakthrough results for our clients. Working collaboratively, we advance missions and careers through a focus on honesty, integrity, and dependability. We continuously look for talent, excited to join that effort. To learn more about our exciting organization, please visit us at www.unissant.com.

We are seeking an Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Specialist to join our team supporting a federal health agency. The client is a dedicated organization to achieving administrative efficiencies through applied information technology. We have been actively developing new resources to automate workflows, provide advanced business intelligence and reporting, and to create a central intranet resource to singularly house all policy, guidance, forms, workflows, reports, dashboards, and links to applications used by client/customer staff. This role involves collaborating with engineering teams and working with cutting-edge technologies in a client-supporting environment.

This is a 100% remote position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Drive a big data approach to execute government requirements to manage and enrich data to gather new insights. As the AI/ML developer, an ideal candidate will be part of a team to provide consultative, architectural, program, and engineering support for a federal customer.

• Develop, train, and deploy advanced AI/ML models, including generative AI techniques like large language models (LLMs).
• Design and implement innovative AI solutions to address complex business challenges, such as natural language processing.
• Optimize model performance, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.
• Develop and maintain user-friendly AI applications and interfaces, including chatbots, virtual assistants, and generative content tools.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AI solutions into existing systems and workflows.
• Stay up to date with the latest advancements in AI/ML and emerging technologies, such as generative AI and reinforcement learning.
• Conduct research and experiments to explore new AI techniques and applications, including prompt engineering, Advanced RAGs and fine-tuning LLMs.
• Ensure compliance with data privacy and security regulations, especially when dealing with sensitive data and generative AI outputs.
• This role will be responsible for briefing the benefits and constraints of technology solutions to technology partners, stakeholders, team members, and senior levels of management

Work Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in the Information Technology field focusing on AI/ML engineering projects, DevSecOps and technical architecture specifically.
• Experience in architecture & design, with a preference for 3 years of experience deploying production enterprise applications on-prem or on cloud.
• Experience in large-scale, high-performance enterprise big data application deployment and solution architecture on complex heterogeneous environment.
• Experience with machine learning and generative AI frameworks.
• Experience with natural language processing techniques (e.g., text classification, language generation).
• Solid understanding of any of the cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and deployment strategies.

Job Skills:

• Knowledge of database systems (e.g., SQL, NoSQL) and data warehousing concepts.
• Proficiency in developing, deploying, and fine-tuning generative AI models, including large language models (LLMs).
• Strong proficiency in programming languages such as Python, R, or Java.
• Proficiency in any front-end development technologies (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js, HTML, CSS, JavaScript).
• Excellent organizational skills, strong attention to detail and ability to effectively manage concurrent projects.
• Elicitation and comprehension skills, with the ability to understand the bigger picture.
• Critical thinking, Analytical and Investigation skills.
• Comprehensive problem-solving and excellent presentation skills.
• Ability to learn, evolve, think and act strategically, creatively and proactively.
• Able to work under pressure (at times) and to be extremely flexible with changing priorities.
• Ability to work independently and in a team setting, take ownership of and complete relatively complex tasks, effectively using available resources, as needed, with minimal guidance.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology Management or Engineering is preferred. Alternative work-related experience, Military Duty, and/or specialized or higher education may be substituted.

Certificates, Licenses and Registrations:

• AWS/Azure/GCP AI/ML certifications is preferred.

Communication Skills:

• Excellent verbal and written skills, ability to present proposals and performance data, comfortable interfacing all levels of organization.
• Enthusiastic, proactive, positive attitude with great listening skills, high integrity, and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Ability to write clear and concise creative content in a highly confidential manner
• Solid ability to interface, inspire and motivate at various levels of the organization
• Ability to convey technical information to non-technical individuals
• Demonstrated experience communicating effectively across internal and external organizations.
• Solid ability to interface, inspire and motivate at various levels of the organization.
• Ability to convey technical information to non-technical individuals.
• Demonstrated experience communicating effectively across internal and external organizations.

Travel:

• Willing to travel occasionally as needed (up to 10%)

Environmental Requirements:

• Mainly sedentary; in an office environment
• May be required to lift up to ten (10) pounds
• Flexible in working extended hours

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Unissant management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary. In addition, where applicable and available, reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of this position.

Please note: Candidate(s) will be required to go through pre-employment screening.

Unissant, Inc. is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer! (EOE; M/F/Disability/Vets)