Senior Data Scientist (AI)

Location: Remote, with hybrid opportunities in Falls Church, Virginia; periodic travel as required. Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance.

Company

hirify.global is a public-sector consulting and information technology solutions provider supporting health, civilian, and national security missions.

What you will do

• Develop and deploy analytics, machine learning, NLP, and AI solutions for mission and client objectives.
• Build generative AI and RAG solutions using large language models, embeddings, vector databases, retrieval strategies, prompt engineering, and cloud-based AI services.
• Perform data acquisition, ETL, exploratory analysis, preparation, validation, predictive modeling, and time-series analysis.
• Develop, test, evaluate, and monitor AI/ML solutions for accuracy, reliability, scalability, security, and production performance.
• Develop and troubleshoot APIs, data services, and AI-enabled applications integrated with enterprise systems and cloud platforms.
• Partner with clients and stakeholders to gather requirements, communicate findings, prepare technical documentation, and support knowledge transfer.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related technical field; a master’s degree is preferred.
• Five or more years of experience developing data science, analytics, machine learning, or AI solutions, including leading technical tasks on complex projects.
• Strong proficiency in Python and SQL for data preparation, analytics, model development, testing, and deployment.
• Experience designing, validating, monitoring, and optimizing machine learning models, including feature engineering and model evaluation.
• Knowledge of large language models, embeddings, vector databases, prompt engineering, retrieval approaches, and output evaluation.
• U.S. Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance are required.

Nice to have

• Experience with Databricks and scalable analytics, machine learning, and AI workflows.
• Experience with AWS cloud services, Amazon Bedrock, and related AI capabilities.
• Experience with RAG, generative AI applications, recommendation systems, automated testing, monitoring, and quality assurance.
• Experience supporting Department of Defense, federal healthcare, or other public-sector clients.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative work across multidisciplinary teams and client-facing consulting environments.
• Competitive compensation and bonus opportunities.
• Employer-paid healthcare.
• Professional development funding.
• 401(k) match.