Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Sikich is a professional services provider serving public and private sector clients through consulting, technology, and compliance services. The AI Developer/Applied ML Practitioner will help sustain and modernize FAA enterprise data and analytics platforms by developing AI/ML solutions, analytics products, LLM workflows, and cloud-based applications. The role also integrates AI models into existing systems and supports troubleshooting, optimization, and knowledge transfer.
Responsibilities
- Develop analytical products, dashboards, predictive models, machine learning solutions, and decision-support capabilities
- Implement prototype AI solutions, LLM workflows, and analytics accelerators
- Code and configure AI applications within Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, SageMaker, and Palantir Foundry
- Implement autonomous agentic workflows, tool/function calling, retrieval-augmented generation, and LLM alignment techniques
- Integrate AI models into existing systems and support troubleshooting, optimization, and knowledge transfer
Skills
- Master's degree or equivalent in data science, IT, mathematics, statistics, or related field
- Ability to obtain and maintain a government issued public trust
- Minimum 6 years of software development experience, especially AI applications in cloud environments
- Strong skills in AI/ML software engineering, Python, LLMs, RAG, vector databases, LangChain, AWS Bedrock, SageMaker, Azure OpenAI, and Palantir Foundry
Benefits
- Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy for every full-time employee, as the role permits, including paid time off for personal time, mental/physical health care, vacation, and sick leave; FTO is activated on the first day with the organization.
- Paid holidays during the year, including eleven (11) paid holidays annually.
- Time off during the last week of the calendar year when client and project work permits.
- Comprehensive wellness program, with activities tracked through the wellness provider to obtain gift cards and other rewards.
- Flexible work arrangements.
- Health, dental, vision, life, and accident/death/disability insurance options.
- HSA employer contribution.
- Robust paid Parental Bonding Leave program covering birth, adoption, and foster children.
- 401(k) with employer contributions.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Generous employee referral bonus program.
- Client referral bonus program.
- Pet insurance.
- FORCE – Sikich community volunteer program enabling each team member to use up to four hours of paid time annually to volunteer in their local communities.
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