Job Title: Senior Lead AI Developer
Location: Remote (U.S.)
Employment Type: Contract (W2 through ZipStaff)
About the Opportunity:
ZipStaff is seeking a Senior Lead AI Developer to join the Finance Technology AI Enablement team at a major healthcare organization.
This is a hands-on technical leadership role. You will work independently with business leaders and SMEs to understand current Finance processes and design AI-driven solutions that transform how those processes operate. You must be equally comfortable architecting complex distributed AI/ML systems and presenting roadmaps to business and IT leadership.
What You’ll Do:
- Partner directly with business leaders and SMEs to understand current processes, pain points, and objectives.
- Design and propose AI-enabled solutions that transform and automate business processes end-to-end.
- Create automation, AI, and ML architecture and detailed technical designs; lead the build-out of those solutions.
- Design and implement Generative AI, Machine Learning, automation, and complex agentic workflow solutions.
- Build high-performing semantic layers using RAG, Knowledge Graphs, and GraphRAG.
- Enable natural-language querying (NLP) against large-volume databases with complex table relationships.
- Architect and implement financial data processing and analytics solutions enabled by AI/ML.
- Develop analytics AI capabilities including forecasting, fraud detection, and prediction models.
- Drive an AI-first architecture approach across data-processing and business-process automation.
- Design solutions for high-volume processing using event-driven frameworks.
- Present technical concepts, designs, and roadmaps to business leaders and large IT audiences.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship within the AI Enablement team.
Required Qualifications:
- 8+ years of software / AI / ML development experience, including cloud and distributed architecture.
- Hands-on experience with major cloud platforms: Azure, GCP, and AWS.
- Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration.
- Experience with event-driven frameworks/platforms and high-volume data processing.
- Extensive experience designing and implementing GenAI and Machine Learning solutions.
- Experience building complex agentic workflows and automation solutions.
- Experience with financial data processing and analytics enabled by AI/ML.
- Experience building semantic layers using RAG, Knowledge Graphs, and GraphRAG.
- Experience enabling NLP-based querying against large, complex relational databases.
- Experience with analytics AI use cases such as forecasting, fraud detection, and prediction.
- Ability to work independently with minimal oversight and manage multiple stakeholders.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills with business and IT leadership.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior experience in Finance Technology or financial services.
- Track record leading AI transformation initiatives from concept through production.
- Experience mentoring developers and driving technical best practices.
About ZipStaff:
ZipStaff partners with leading organizations to connect skilled technology professionals with high-impact contract opportunities. We focus on quality matches and long-term success.
To apply, please submit your resume highlighting your GenAI/ML architecture experience, RAG / Knowledge Graph work, and any Finance domain AI delivery.