Job Title Technology Lead | Enterprise Content Management | IBM Watson
Work Location & Reporting Address Hartford, CT 6156
Vendor Rate XXX/Hr.
Contract duration 6
Target Start Date 22 Apr 2026
Must Have Skills
Core AI & GenAI Expertise
• Deep experience with Generative AI, LLMs, multi-modal models, RAG systems, and agent-based architectures.
• Strong knowledge of ML algorithms, NLP/NLU techniques, transformers, embeddings, and evaluation frameworks.
Model Tuning & Optimization
• Hands-on expertise with PEFT, LoRA, QLoRA, parameter-efficient fine-tuning, and prompt-tuning strategies.
Frameworks, Tools & Libraries
• Proficiency in:
o LangChain, LangGraph, Pydantic
o FAISS / Chroma / Milvus or other vector DBs
o PyTorch / TensorFlow
o HuggingFace ecosystem
o OpenAI / Azure OpenAI / Claude / Gemini APIs
Full-Stack AI Engineering
• Strong Python engineering skills for building orchestration, pipelines, and backend services.
• Experience deploying AI workloads on Azure/AWS/GCP (or equivalents).
• Understanding of MLOps / AIOps, CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and microservices.
Consultative & Evangelization Skills - Exceptional communication and storytelling abilities.
• Nice to have skills
8-15+ years of experience in AI/ML, with at least 3-5 years in GenAI/LLM-based solutions.
• Master's degree or specialization in Computer Science, AI, ML, Data Science, or related fields.
• Certifications in cloud AI services (Azure AI, AWS ML, GCP Vertex AI) are highly desirable.
Key Responsibilities
1. Strategic AI Leadership & Evangelization - Partner with business and technology leaders to shape the AI roadmap, influence strategy, and embed AI in transformation initiatives.
2. AI Solution Architecture & Full-Stack AI Engineering - Lead design and development of end-to-end AI/GenAI solutions, including data ingestion, model orchestration, inference services, and integration with enterprise systems. Architect multi-model pipelines using platforms and frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, Pydantic, vector databases, LLM frameworks, and cloud-native services.
3. Model Development, Tuning & Optimization - Apply advanced model-tuning techniques such as PEFT, LoRA, QLoRA, SFT, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).
4. GenAI & ML Engineering Excellence - Build prototype agents, copilots, AI automation flows, and domain-context solutions using modern AI frameworks.
5. Client Engagement & Value Realization - Lead client discussions, articulate solution approaches, drive use case discovery, feasibility assessment, and ROI analysis to prioritize AI initiatives.
Minimum years of experience
8-10 years
Certifications Needed :No
Top 3 responsibilities you would expect the Subcon to shoulder and execute
Solution design
Technical delivery
Team handling
Interview Process (Is face to face required?) No