Senior Data Scientist (AI)

TL;DR

Senior Data Scientist (AI): Designing and deploying agentic AI systems and RAG pipelines for the Game Warden platform with an accent on reliability, traceability, and output quality. Focus on building multi-LLM ensemble systems, developing quantitative evaluation frameworks, and driving AI-native product transformation in the cybersecurity domain.

Location: Must be a U.S. citizen and reside in approved hiring hubs: DC/Maryland/Virginia, Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill (NC), Denver/Colorado Springs (CO), or Dallas/Fort Worth (TX).

Salary: $137,000 – $180,000

Company

A public-benefit software company powering secure software delivery and adoption for the U.S. government and national security agencies.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and improve agentic AI systems using LangGraph and LangChain, focusing on reliability and measurable quality.
• Develop and mature evaluation frameworks to assess AI outputs for groundedness, faithfulness, and relevance.
• Improve multi-LLM ensemble systems including consensus scoring methods and model weighting.
• Develop AI/ML components for RAG systems, including embedding strategies and retrieval optimization.
• Partner with Product and Engineering teams to integrate AI into onboarding, deployment, and remediation workflows.
• Define standards for responsible AI integration, including explainability and model governance.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required due to government contract requirements.
• Must reside in one of the approved hiring hubs in the USA.
• 5+ years of experience in applied machine learning, data science, or AI engineering.
• 2+ years of experience working with large language models (LLMs) in production.
• Strong proficiency in Python and the modern ML/AI ecosystem.
• Hands-on experience with RAG, vector databases, and foundation model APIs (AWS Bedrock, OpenAI, Anthropic, Cohere).

Nice to have

• Experience with cybersecurity data, vulnerability management, or threat intelligence.
• Active security clearance or eligibility to obtain one.
• Experience with model fine-tuning, RLHF, or PEFT methods.
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as NIST 800-53 or FedRAMP.

Culture & Benefits

• 100% healthcare, vision, and dental coverage.
• 401(k) with 3% company contribution.
• Equity incentive plan and annual professional development stipend.
• Flexible paid time off and federal holidays.
• Tech and office supplies stipend.