Data Science Specialist

Work sponsorship is not available for this position. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Title: Data Scientist/ Generative AI Specialist

Location: Mclean, VA -onsite 5 days

Interview: Onsite Interview

Must Have Qualifications: Must have hands on experience with machine learning transitioned into GenAI. Rag, Python - Jupyter, other Software knowledge, using agents in workflows, strong understanding of data.

Preferred: Built AI agent, MCP, A2A, Graph Rag, deployed Gen AI applications to production.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and implement scalable AI Agents, Agentic Workflows and GenAI applications to address diverse and complex business use cases.
• Develop, fine-tune, and optimize lightweight LLMs; lead the evaluation and adaptation of models such as Claude (Anthropic), Azure OpenAI, and open-source alternatives.
• Design and deploy Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and Graph RAG systems using vector databases and knowledge bases.
• Curate enterprise data using connectors integrated with AWS Bedrock's Knowledge Base/Elastic.
• Implement solutions leveraging MCP (Model Context Protocol) and A2A (Agent-to-Agent) communication.
• Build and maintain Jupyter-based notebooks using platforms like SageMaker and MLFlow/Kubeflow on Kubernetes (EKS).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams of UI and microservice engineers, designers, and data engineers to build full-stack Gen AI experiences.
• Integrate GenAI solutions with enterprise platforms via API-based methods and GenAI standardized patterns.
• Establish and enforce validation procedures with Evaluation Frameworks, bias mitigation, safety protocols, and guardrails for production-ready deployment.
• Design & build robust ingestion pipelines that extract, chunk, enrich, and anonymize data from PDFs, video, and audio sources for use in LLM-powered workflows—leveraging best practices like semantic chunking and privacy controls.
• Orchestrate multimodal pipelines using scalable frameworks (e.g., Apache Spark, PySpark) for automated ETL/ELT workflows appropriate for unstructured media.
• Implement embeddings drives—map media content to vector representations using embedding models, and integrate with vector stores (AWS Bedrock Knowledge Base/Elastic/Mongo Atlas) to support RAG architectures.

Required Qualifications

• PhD in AI/Data Science.
• 10+ years of experience in AI/ML, with 3+ years in applied GenAI or LLM-based solutions.
• Deep expertise in prompt engineering, fine-tuning, RAG, GraphRAG, vector databases (e.g., AWS Bedrock Knowledge Base / Elastic), and multi-modal models.
• Proven experience with cloud-native AI development (AWS SageMaker, Bedrock, MLFlow on EKS).
• Strong programming skills in Python and ML libraries (Transformers, LangChain, etc.).
• Deep understanding of Gen AI system patterns and architectural best practices, Evaluation Frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to work in cross-functional agile teams

Benefits: We offer a benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).

Compensation: $115.00 – $120.00 per hour. This is the targeted compensation range for this role per year. Please note that this range is provided as a guideline and the final offer will be based on several factors, including but not limited to, skillset and competencies, level of experience, education, certifications, and location.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.