Unissant Inc. delivers innovative capabilities to the agencies that keep our nation healthy and safe. We apply our domain expertise data acumen and technology know-how to achieve breakthrough results for our clients. Working collaboratively we advance missions and careers through a focus on honesty integrity and dependability. We continuously look for talent excited to join that effort. To learn more about our exciting organization please visit us at www.unissant.com. We are seeking an Artificial IntelligenceMachine Learning Developer to join our team and support our federal customer. Qualified applicants may be subject to a security investigation and must meet minimum qualifications for access to classified information. This is a highly technical position individuals will be screened by peers in a technical review of skills and experience. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Drive a big data approach to execute government requirements to manage and enrich data to gather new insights. As the AIML developer an ideal candidate will be part of a team to provide consultative architectural program and engineering support for a federal customer. This is a client-facing position working on-site as per the requirements established by the DHS customer. Develop train and deploy advanced AIML and Gen-AI models. Design and implement innovative AI solutions to address complex business challenges using techniques such as natural language processing and large language models. Optimize model performance ensuring accuracy efficiency and scalability. Develop and maintain user-friendly AI applications and interfaces including chatbots virtual assistants and generative content tools. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AI solutions into existing systems and workflows. Stay up to date with the latest advancements in AIML and emerging technologies such as generative AI and reinforcement learning. Conduct research and experiments to explore new AI techniques and applications including prompt engineering Advanced RAGs and fine-tuning LLMs. Ensure compliance with data privacy and security regulations especially when dealing with sensitive data and generative AI outputs. This role will be responsible for briefing the benefits and constraints of technology solutions to technology partners stakeholders team members and senior levels of management. Work Experience and Job Skills 3 years of experience in the Information Technology field focusing on AIML engineering projects MLOps and DevSecOps and technical architecture specifically. Proficiency in developing deploying and fine-tuning generative AI models including large language models LLMs. Strong proficiency in programming languages such as Python R Java and CC optional Experience with machine learning and generative AI frameworks. Experience with natural language processing techniques e.g. text classification language generation. Solid understanding of any of the cloud platforms e.g. AWS Azure GCP and deployment strategies. Solid understanding of MLOps and DevSecOps practices for deploying AI-ML models and applications Proficiency in any front-end development technologies e.g. React Angular Vue.js HTML CSS JavaScript. Knowledge of database systems e.g. SQL NoSQL Vector Database Graph Databaseand data warehousing concepts. An understanding and competency surrounding data storage accesses and loading. Databases PostgreSQL NoSQL Vector Databases Graph Databases etc. ETLELT Concepts Data warehouse concepts SQL Competency in data exploration analytics and feature engineering. Python Specific Pandas NumPy Polars PySpark Plotly Matplotlib some form of data visualization Data encoding normalizing regularizing etc. Understanding of Deep learning concepts and architectures like CNNs RNNs LSTM and GANs and ability to apply to real world data sets and problems. Proficiency in ML Modeling - Scikit-Learn Tensorflow Keras Pytorch. Proficiency in NLP Tools SpaCy ThinC Gensim. Knowledge of Gen-AI Tools Hugging Face models OpenAI models Grok. General competency in various ML disciplines like Classification Forecasting Transformers Generative Anomaly Detection and Deep Learning. Enthusiastic proactive positive attitude with great listening skills high integrity and the ability to work effectively in a team environment. Adaptability to changing priorities and a willingness to learn and grow are essential. Excellent organizational skills and ability to effectively manage concurrent projects. Comprehensive problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail. Ability to learn evolve think creatively and proactively. Able to work under pressure at times and to be extremely flexible with changing priorities Ability to work independently and in a team setting take ownership of and complete relatively complex tasks effectively using available resources as needed with minimal guidance. Education Bachelors Degree in Computer Science Information Technology Management or Engineering is preferred. Alternative work-related experience Military Duty andor specialized or higher education may be substituted. Certificates Licenses and Registrations This federal program requires the candidates to be a United States Citizen. Must have an active DHS clearance. Any related systems engineering or related technical certifications are desired. AWSAzureGCP AIML certifications are preferred but not required. Communication Skills Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills Ability to convey technical information to non-technical individuals. Demonstrated experience communicating effectively across internal and external organizations. Must work well in a matrixed team environment. Travel On-site in Ashburn VA Environmental Requirements Mainly sedentary in an office environment May be required to lift up to ten 10 pounds Flexible in working extended hours The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties responsibilities and skills required. Unissant management reserves the right to modify add or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary. In addition where applicable and available reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of this position. Please note Candidates will be required to go through pre-employment screening. Unissant Inc. is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer EOE MFDisabilityVets