AI-ML Data Engineer

Job Title: AI/ML Data Engineer - Developer
Clearance Required: Public Trust - Federal Client requires US Citizenship
Work Location: Remote

Alpha Omega is seeking an AI/ML Software Development Engineer for a Remote position on our Federal program in Washington, DC.

Key Responsibilities:

• Stay up to date on the most current developments in the generative AI space.
• Deploy machine learning models and services on cloud platforms including AWS, Google, or Azure.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, researchers, and other engineers, to integrate LLMs and RAG into broader projects.
• Manage large datasets, including data cleaning, preprocessing, and transformation.
• Develop and maintain data pipelines to ensure seamless data flow for model training and evaluation.
• Communicate technical concepts and project progress to non-technical stakeholders and team.
• Conduct experiments to fine-tune parameters and optimize model performance.
• Implement techniques to improve the efficiency and scalability of LLM and RAG systems.
• Stay up to date with the latest advancements in NLP, machine learning, and deep learning fields to inform project strategies.
• Monitor and maintain deployed models, ensuring reliability and performance benchmarks.
• Ensure code quality by following best practices in software development, including version control, testing, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD).
• Document code and maintain comprehensive technical documentation to support team knowledge sharing and project handovers.

Required Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree - Master's degree preferred.

Experience/Skills:

• Federal Client requires US Citizenship.
• 10+ years of experience delivering production ready , industrial strength code, and implementing CI/CD pipelines - Not looking for someone that only has theoretical or white/board design experience.
• Proficiency in Python and familiarity with libraries such as TensorFlow and PyTorch.
• Extensive experience with neural network architectures, particularly transformers, and NLP techniques.
• RAG and Data Engineering: - Understanding of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and hands-on experience with implementing RAG solutions.
• Proficiency in handling and preprocessing large datasets, as well as experience with data pipelining and ETL processes.
• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure for deploying ML models.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals, including version control, testing, and CI/CD.
• Ability to design efficient algorithms for data retrieval and model training, optimizing models through Hands-on experience with the following - Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, pandas, Scikit-learn, teras and other AI/Ml libraries - JavaScript - Other object-oriented programming languages - React.js - Cloud Architecture Frameworks such as AWS.
• Experience with Large Language Models (LLM) and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architecture.
• Hands-on senior software developer with real-life experience designing, developing, and deploying large language models (LLMs) and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions to production environments.

Salary and Benefit Information:

The likely salary range for this position is $115,179- $200,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position and could fall outside of this range.

Application Deadline: 6/15/2025

Joining the Alpha Omega team entitles you to participate in all retirement benefits, plans of deferred compensation, health and insurance benefits, and other such benefits as set forth in the company's policy and benefits manuals. See below, to name a few:

• PTO including paid parental, military, and bereavement leave
• Eleven (11) paid Federal holidays, five of which are floating holidays (as designated by the company's holiday schedule each year)
• Health and Dental Insurance (including 100% employer paid premiums for employee coverage under the HDHP health plan)
• Life Insurance, STD/LTD term disability coverage, with employer paid premiums
• 401 (k) plan with a match that is 100% vested after you complete two years of service
• FSA/DFSA/HSA flexible benefit plans
• Annual Tuition & Professional Development Reimbursement benefit

We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Culture and Values:

Guided by our core values-Harmony, Engagement, Accountability, Resourcefulness, and Tenacity (HEART)- we foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning and are committed to delivering high-impact solutions. We recognize and reward hard work.

Through our H.E.A.R.T. Awards Program, colleagues and managers can recognize each other for actions that exemplify these values. Recognized employees receive a detailed nomination highlighting their contributions, which is shared with their manager. Each quarter, select nominees have the opportunity to receive a monetary bonus as an extra thank-you for their impact.

Our Company:

Alpha Omega is an award-winning Federal IT solutions provider dedicated to delivering mission-enabling technology and strategic solutions across the National Security, Federal Financial, Healthcare, and Space & Science domains. Since our founding in 2016, we have grown to over 800 employees nationwide with $230m in revenue. With the January 2025 acquisitions of SeKON and Macro Solutions, we have expanded our capabilities to further support our customers in digital modernization, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.

We are committed to supporting our agency partners as they transform their operations, delivering on our purpose to ensure the safety, security, and well-being of future generations:

• National Security - Supporting agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of State.
• Federal Financial - We bring deep expertise in enterprise financial systems, supporting agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
• Healthcare - Our Health IT capabilities, enhance health outcomes for the warfighter via the Defense Health Agency (DHA) and support public health initiatives at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
• Space & Science - We leverage technology to advance agricultural sustainability, secure our nation's food supply, and prepare for natural disasters, working with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Through strategic partnerships, intellectual property, and relentless drive for innovation, Alpha Omega is shaping the future of government technology. We are proud to be a Virginia Best Places to Work 8 times, an Inc. 5000 honoree 7 times, and a Washington Post Top Workplaces 4 times. Join us in driving transformation that secures the nation's future.

Alpha Omega Integration, LLC (Alpha Omega) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.