Job Title: AI/ML Solutions Architect
Location: McLean, VA
Type: Contract To Hire
Work Model: Remote
Hours: 40.0
Clearance: Must be able to obtain a Federal or DoD Public Trust clearance
RESPONSIBILITIES
ยทย ย ย ย ย ย Design and implement agentic AI systems that enable autonomous decision-making, workflow orchestration, and mission process optimizationโwith appropriate guardrails and human oversight.
ยทย ย ย ย ย ย Develop Generative AI applications for summarization, extraction, predictive insights, and conversational interfaces.
ยทย ย ย ย ย ย Build and maintain scalable data pipelines integrating structured and unstructured data to support analytics and AI workloads.
ยทย ย ย ย ย ย Apply advanced statistical and machine learning techniques to decision support and policy/program evaluation.
ยทย ย ย ย ย ย Lead AI initiatives spanning Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and evaluation, Re-ranking strategies, and retrieval quality optimization.
ยทย ย ย ย ย ย Perform prompt engineering, safety patterns, and defensive design.
ยทย ย ย ย ย ย Integrate knowledge graphs and develop graph-enhanced retrieval solutions.
ยทย ย ย ย ย ย Create and fine-tune embeddings and LLMs to enhance domain performance, accuracy, and robustness.
ยทย ย ย ย ย ย Develop entity graphs using entity resolution techniques to enable graph analytics and improved retrieval.
ยทย ย ย ย ย ย Collaborate across engineering, security, and stakeholder teams to prototype rapidly, iterate responsibly, and deliver mission-ready outcomes.
ยทย ย ย ย ย ย Lead deployment in AWS cloud environments utilizing Infrastructure-as-Code, DevOps/DevSecOps, and operational excellence practices.
ยทย ย ย ย ย ย Own and drive the technical foundation and delivery process for mission AI solutions, including system architecture, tooling, engineering and delivery standards, and hands-on technical leadership.
REQUIREMENTS
ยทย ย ย ย ย ย Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.
ยทย ย ย ย ย ย Bachelorโs degree in Engineering, IT, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience).
ยทย ย ย ย ย ย Minimum EIGHT (8) years in solutions architecture, software engineering, data engineering, and/or applied ML with a track record of delivering production systems.
ยทย ย ย ย ย ย Strong Python proficiency and strong SQL skills (data modeling, query optimization).
ยทย ย ย ย ย ย Experience designing and delivering cloud-based AI/ML solutions end-to-end (ingestion, modeling, deployment, monitoring) in secure environments.
ยทย ย ย ย ย ย Hands-on experience with AI application frameworks such as LangChain, Haystack, crewAI, or similar.
ยทย ย ย ย ย ย Strong knowledge of core Python ML/data libraries: NumPy, Pandas, Scikit-learn, NLTK, OpenCV.
ยทย ย ย ย ย ย Familiarity with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
ยทย ย ย ย ย ย Experience with search technologies such as Elasticsearch or OpenSearch.
ยทย ย ย ย ย ย Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle) and in-memory analytics engines (DuckDB).
ยทย ย ย ย ย ย Experience using cloud SDKs (e.g., Boto3) and building reliable integrations with cloud services.
ยทย ย ย ย ย ย Familiarity with agentic AI frameworks such as AWS Strands Agents, PydanticAI, and related orchestration patterns.
ยทย ย ย ย ย ย Advanced prompt engineering skills for complex reasoning workflows beyond code generation.
ยทย ย ย ย ย ย Experience with asynchronous Python development (asyncio, concurrency, reliability).
ยทย ย ย ย ย ย Experience with MCP servers and tool-calling within agentic workflows (tool governance, security considerations).
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