AL/ML Data Scientist - AI, Vector Search & Agentic AI Platforms
Red Arch Solutions20 hours ago
Reston, VA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$220k - $250k/yr
Responsibilities
- Architect, build, and maintain enterprise-scale data platforms supporting vector databases, semantic search, RAG, agentic AI systems, and LLM applications.
- Establish controls for data quality, lineage, source attribution, prompt and context traceability, explainability, and evaluation of AI outputs.
- Translate AI requirements into production-grade capabilities with data scientists, machine learning engineers, architects, cybersecurity teams, and software engineers.
- Communicate AI, machine learning, and data architecture concepts, risks, opportunities, and tradeoffs to senior leadership.
- Coordinate stakeholders across organizations to align AI initiatives, reuse enterprise capabilities, and eliminate duplicated effort.
- Implement monitoring, observability, and alerting to support reliable and performant AI data platforms.
- Evaluate emerging AI technologies, vector database platforms, retrieval frameworks, and engineering approaches.
Requirements
- Active, current Top Secret/SCI clearance with polygraph is mandatory.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, data science, or a related quantitative discipline, or equivalent experience.
- 12+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, data engineering, distributed systems, cloud architecture, or AI/ML platform development.
- Experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale AI, machine learning, generative AI, or agentic AI solutions.
- Experience architecting production cloud-native data systems for advanced analytics and AI workloads.
- Experience designing data pipelines supporting machine learning models, vector databases, semantic search, and generative AI applications.
- Expert proficiency in Python and SQL and strong knowledge of modern software engineering practices.
- Deep experience with Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud data and AI platforms.
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, MLOps, and AI platform engineering.
- Experience with embedding pipelines, retrieval systems, RAG architectures, CI/CD pipelines, orchestration platforms, infrastructure automation, and observability tooling.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and the ability to influence decisions and drive consensus among diverse stakeholders.
- Preferred experience with enterprise-scale vector search, RAG, knowledge management, LLM-based platforms, large-scale distributed data processing frameworks, AI adoption in government or regulated organizations, AI governance, model evaluation, explainability, and responsible AI practices.
Benefits
- 100% company-paid employee healthcare premiums and CareFirst Advantage benefits.
- HaloScripts concierge prescription medication service.
- Generous paid time off and 11 paid federal holidays.
- 401(k) contribution of 10%, including a 6% match vested day one and up to 4% profit sharing.
- Annualized bonus compensation, spot bonuses, and generous referral bonuses.
- Tuition reimbursement, a 529 college savings plan, and a college loan repayment program.
- Annual training allocation and individualized professional growth support.
- The posted salary range is $220-250K; the employer notes that final compensation depends on multiple factors.
Categories
Data EngineeringML Engineering
About Red Arch Solutions
Red Arch Solutions is an IT and engineering services firm that builds software, cloud, cyber, data, and systems solutions for U.S. intelligence and national security customers. It operates as a government contractor, delivering mission systems integration, zero-trust architectures, and AI/ML-enabled analytics. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, the company is privately held and focuses on programs within the federal intelligence community.