AI Engineer

Guidehouse; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking an experienced AI Engineer to lead the implementation of AI strategies across client organizations from Huntsville, AL. You will coordinate on-prem AI server setup and integrate AI capabilities into applications, working closely with data scientists, platform engineers and product teams to scale promising use cases into production.

The role emphasizes responsible AI practices, security/compliance, and driving digital transformation initiatives to improve mission outcomes

Qualifications

• ACTIVE and MAINTAINED SECRET clearance required.
• 8+ years of professional experience in software, data, ML engineering or related fields.
• 3+ years in software, data, RAG architecture or ML engineering, building cloud-native AI services.
• 2+ years focused on Generative AI/LLM technologies.
• 1+ year optimizing token efficiency and cost in production LLM apps.

Responsibilities

• Implement AI strategy to increase AI adoption across client organizations.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to establish on-prem AI servers.
• Integrate AI capabilities into applications and services (prompt orchestration, tool calling, embeddings, fine-tuning).
• Collaborate with data scientists and product teams to iterate use cases and deliver POCs/MVPs.
• Follow responsible AI practices and security/compliance requirements across environments.
• Lead digital transformation initiatives leveraging AI to improve mission and efficiency.

Skills

AI strategy

Generative AI/LLM

On-prem + cloud

Python

R, MATLAB

Data science

Security/compliance

Documentation

Project management

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree (Nice to have)

Tools

OpenAI

Anthropic

Google Gemini

AWS Bedrock

Python

R

MATLAB

Job description

## AI EngineerApply: Home Office: Huntsville, AL: Full time: Posted Today: 45605**Job Family:**Data Science Consulting**Travel Required:**None**Clearance Required:**Active Secret**What You Will Do:*** Implement AI strategy to increase adoption of AI technologies across client organization.* Coordinate with related stakeholders to establish on-premises AI server.* Integrate AI capabilities (prompt orchestration, tool/function calling, embeddings, fine-tuning) into applications and services.* Collaborate with data scientists, platform engineers, and product teams to iterate on use cases, deliver POCs/MVPs, and harden them for scale.* Follow responsible AI practices and security/compliance requirements across commercial and public sector environments.* Conduct digital transformation initiatives leveraging AI technologies to improve organization’s mission accomplishment and increase operating efficiencies.**What You Will Need:*** An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED \"SECRET\" Federal or DoD security clearance* Bachelor’s degree* EIGHT (8) or more years of professional experience including the following: + THREE (3) years of experience in software, data, RAG architecture/vector databases or ML engineering, including building and operating cloud-native services including but not limited to OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, or AWS Bedrock + TWO (2) years focused specifically on Generative AI/LLM technologies. + ONE (1) year optimizing for token efficiency and cost management in production LLM applications (e.g., prompt compression, caching, context window management, model routing). **What Would Be Nice To Have:*** Ability to write clear documentation and collaborate in cross-functional teams.* Experience contributing to client-facing engineering in consulting or product environments.* Master’s degree in relevant technical or engineering program.* Demonstrated experience deploying and managing on-premises, self-hosted model infrastructure (not solely cloud-based/SaaS AI tools).* Experience architecting scalable, hybrid (on-prem + cloud) AI/ML solutions end-to-end, from data pipeline to deployment.* Working knowledge of AI security concepts, including adversarial robustness, model access controls, and data protection in restricted environments.* Demonstrates expert experience in leading development efforts with clear examples of value added to the client.* Demonstrates experience interacting with end-users to understand and document business and functional requirements for complex projects, as well as collaborating with technical teams across the full software development life cycle.* Demonstrates considerable proven knowledge of organizational planning and project management specific to lifecycle development processes.* Experience with common data science tools, such as R, Python, MATLAB; with a heavy emphasis on Python.**What We Offer:**Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.Benefits include:* Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance* Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays* Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus* Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance* 401(k) Retirement Plan* Basic Life & Supplemental Life* Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts* Short-Term & Long-Term Disability* Student Loan PayDown* Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities* Skills Development & Certifications* Employee Referral Program* Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach* Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program* Mobility Stipend