AI Software Architect

Location: Rockville, MD, United States — onsite. Travel may be required across the United States.

Salary: $122,000–$170,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global delivers federal government services in cybersecurity, software development, IT infrastructure, supply chain management, system design, and continuous improvement.

What you will do

• Set direction and standards for AI/ML implementation and derive interface specifications for inputs and outputs.
• Lead application and feature development, design reviews, project planning, and coordination of developers and DBAs.
• Guide AI/ML prototyping, testing, evaluation, performance assessment, monitoring, integration, and deployment.
• Develop reusable, clean, efficient, scalable code and support continuous integration pipelines.
• Debug and optimize application performance, conduct code reviews, and implement security and data protection measures.
• Collaborate with stakeholders on requirements and business process reengineering, participate in Agile ceremonies, document technical work, and mentor developers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, or a related field; degrees may be substituted for years of experience.
• At least 10 years of relevant experience; 8 years may substitute for the degree requirement.
• Experience in artificial intelligence and machine learning engineering, AI solution architecture, systems engineering, and implementing AI solutions.
• Experience with generative AI, large language models, AI/ML prototyping, testing, evaluation, performance assessment, and monitoring.
• Experience integrating and deploying AI/ML capabilities within approved cloud, application, and infrastructure environments.
• Knowledge of responsible AI, information security, privacy, documentation, and technical risk management.
• 10 years of full-lifecycle application development lead experience.
• 10 years of experience with Agile/Lean methodologies, continuous deployment, automated testing, and DevSecOps.
• Experience or knowledge of cloud-native system design.
• Ability to obtain Public Trust clearance.

Nice to have

• Ability to present proposals clearly and compellingly to senior government officials.
• Programming proficiency in Java, Python, JavaScript, C/C++, or other languages.
• Experience applying AI and machine learning, and knowledge of database systems and cloud platforms.
• Familiarity with Agile and Scrum methodologies.
• Strong problem-solving, attention to detail, teamwork, communication, independent work, task management, and deadline management skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment supporting federal government programs; occasional travel may be required across the United States.
• Eleven federal holidays and paid time off accrued each pay period.
• Parental leave, medical, dental, vision, disability, life, AD&D, and flexible spending benefits.
• 401(k) with competitive matching and vesting, continuing education assistance, and wellness benefits.
• Additional benefits include employee assistance, 529 college savings, legal insurance, and pet insurance.