AI Engineer, Architect

The AI/ML Architect will serve as the team's senior technical authority for the architecture, design, and integration of AI/ML capabilities supporting DAG mission threads. The Architect will establish a scalable, reusable AI architecture encompassing models, agents, retrieval systems, orchestration, data interfaces, evaluation, guardrails, observability, and human-in-the-loop workflows.

The Architect will determine where NGA enterprise capabilities should be leveraged and identify architectural gaps where additional capabilities are required. The role will establish reusable AI patterns and technical standards that enable the team to continuously deliver new mission-thread capabilities without creating unnecessary point solutions or proprietary dependencies.

Technical Skills:

AI/ML architecture

Generative AI architecture

Large Language Models

Agentic AI and multi-agent architectures

RAG architectures

Vector databases and semantic search

Model serving and inference

AI/ML lifecycle architecture

LLM evaluation and benchmarking

AI guardrails and safety

Human-in-the-loop architectures

MLOps/LLMOps

Python

REST APIs and microservices

Docker/Kubernetes

Cloud and hybrid architectures

Event-driven architectures

AI observability

COTS/FOSS technology evaluation

Secure AI architecture

Enterprise system integration

Salary Range: $190,400 - $323,700