AI Engineer

Bering Straits Native Corporation; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Bering Straits Native Corporation in Washington, DC is seeking an AI Engineer to lead the design, development, deployment, and operation of production AI and agentic systems for federal workflows. You will architect reliable systems with workflow orchestration, model integration, safeguards, and auditability, building reusable AI infrastructure across several use cases.

Collaborating with government stakeholders and engineering teams, you will translate operational requirements into secure,

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent certifications or military experience.
• Minimum 1–3 years delivering in fast-paced environments.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, deployment, and operation of production AI and agentic systems.
• Architect reliable agentic systems with workflow orchestration and security controls.
• Build reusable AI infrastructure and engineering patterns for multiple workflows.
• Develop prototypes, evaluate new AI approaches, and convert to production.
• Design testing, monitoring, and failure-analysis methods for accuracy and reliability.
• Integrate AI systems with existing apps, data sources, and APIs while security/privacy are met.
• Collaborate with government stakeholders and engineering teams to translate requirements.

Skills

Oral and written communication

Stakeholder management

Security policies interpretation

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Requisition Number: AIENG006236

• Posted : September 9, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

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Washington, DC
Washington DC, DC, USA

• Pay or shift range: $120,000 USD to $130,000 USD
  The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.

Description

About Bering Straits Professional Services

Bering Straits Professional Services (BSPS) is committed to world-class management of global logistics, training and procurement services for U.S. Government agencies. BSPSis certified by theU.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as an 8(a) contractor . In February 2022, BSPS became an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 certified company. BSPS received the ISO 9001 quality standard certification through the Performance Review Institute (PRI).

About this position: AI Engineer Location – Washington, DC

The Essential Duties and Responsibilities are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed for this position and are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job. Other duties may be assigned. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Wage/Salary Range: $120k - $130k

Applicants will be notified via phone or email within ten (10) business days of submittal.

• Lead the design, development, deployment, and operation of production AI and agentic systems that automate complex federal human resources and administrative workflows.
• Architect reliable agentic systems incorporating workflow orchestration, model and tool integration, state management, authorization controls, human review, exception handling, and auditability.
• Build reusable AI infrastructure, components, and engineering patterns that enable agentic capabilities to be deployed across multiple workflows and use cases.
• Develop prototypes and technical experiments, evaluate emerging AI approaches, and transition successful solutions into secure, reliable production systems.
• Design testing, evaluation, monitoring, and failure-analysis methods to measure system accuracy, reliability, performance, and operational effectiveness in rules-governed environments.
• Integrate AI systems with existing applications, data sources, APIs, and enterprise infrastructure while meeting applicable security, privacy, and operational requirements.
• Collaborate with government stakeholders, subject-matter experts, and engineering teams to translate operational processes, requirements, and constraints into deployable technical systems.

Required (Minimum Necessary) Qualifications

• Education Requirements: Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent certifications or military work-related experience.
• Level of Experience Requirements: Minimum of 1-3 years of experience with managing a variety of deliverables in a fast-paced environment

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics

• Excelled oral and written communication skills
• Ability to interact with senior level management both at the customer and corporate levels.
• Ability to interpret system security policies, rules and regulations

Preferred

• IT Certifications

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position will not have supervisory responsibilities.

DOT Covered/Safety-Sensitive Role Requirements

• This position is not subject to federal requirements regarding Department of Transportation safety-sensitive functions.

Necessary Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this role. Employees must always maintain a constant state of mental alertness. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for bending, stooping, sitting, walking or standing for prolonged periods of time; most of time is spent sitting in a comfortable position with frequent opportunity to move about.

The work environmental characteristics described here are representative of those that must be borne by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the role. Employees must always maintain a constant state of situational awareness. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Setting: Washington DC

Schedule and Flexibility: Full Time in Office

Additional Qualifying Factors

As a condition of employment, you will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screening and have acceptable background check results. If applicable to the contract, you must also obtain and maintain the appropriate clearance levels required and must also be able to obtain access to military installations.

Shareholder Preference

BSNC gives hiring, promotion, training, and retention preference to BSNC shareholders, shareholder descendants and shareholder spouses who meet the minimum qualifications for the job.

Bering Straits Native Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any status protected by state or federal law, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
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