AI/Machine Learning Engineer

Metas Solutions; Decatur (GA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off (PTO)

401K with company match

Growth and promotion opportunities

Job summary

Metas Solutions in Atlanta, GA seeks an AI-ML Engineer technical lead to modernize federal health platforms by designing and deploying advanced AI capabilities, including AI agents, RAG, and LLMs, for dynamic data interaction and real-time insights.

You will architect systems, manage memory/state, build RAG pipelines, optimize retrieval, and ensure trustworthy outputs while complying with privacy and ethical standards in mission-critical environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in technology, engineering, or computer science.
• 8+ years designing, developing, and deploying ML models.
• 8+ years Generative AI, LLMs, or RAG applications.
• 8+ years Python for ML and data engineering.
• Experience with Azure.
• SQL for data manipulation and feature engineering.
• Knowledge of MLflow (MLOps).
• Ability to work on-site in Atlanta, GA.
• Ability to obtain Public Trust or Suitability determination.

Responsibilities

• Integrate AI technologies to enhance platform functionality and real-time insights.
• Develop AI evaluation strategies for reliability and performance.
• Design foundational architecture: data modeling, memory/state management, RAG pipelines.
• Optimize retrieval workflows while upholding data quality and documentation standards.
• Ensure privacy, anonymization, and ethical guidelines for health data.

Skills

Python for ML and data engineering

Generative AI / LLMs

RAG development

Azure

SQL

MLflow / MLOps

AI agents

Public Trust eligibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in technology, Engineering, or Computer Science

Tools

Azure DevOps

JIRA

Job description

About Us

About Us

Metas Solutions excels in providing strategic consulting, program management, and data-driven analytics to federal public health agencies. Our expertise enhances health systems and delivers measurable outcomes, helping agencies achieve their mission. We collaborate with federal partners to implement agile solutions for national public health initiatives, driving impactful changes through cutting‑edge programs that strengthen communities and promote well‑being. See www.metassolutions.com for further details about us and careers with Metas.

Job Description

Metas Solutions has an "immediate opening" for a strategic AI-ML Engineer technical lead supporting the modernization of public health platforms through the design, development, and deployment of advanced AI capabilities. This position integrates cutting‑edge technologies-including AI agents, retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG), and large language models (LLMs)-to enable dynamic interaction with structured and unstructured public health data, drive real‑time insights, and strengthen decision‑making across mission‑critical environments.

This position is responsible for architecting and optimizing AI systems, including data modeling for AI agents, memory and state management, RAG pipeline construction, and performance tuning of retrieval processes tailored to public health use cases. The role develops and implements rigorous AI evaluation strategies to ensure high‑quality, trustworthy outputs and scalable performance across deployed solutions. This position is located in Atlanta, GA and will require on‑site support.

Responsibilities

• Integrate cutting‑edge AI technologies-including AI agents‑to enhance platform functionality, enable dynamic data interaction, and support real‑time insights and decision‑making.
• Develop and implement rigorous AI evaluation strategies to ensure reliability, performance, and continuous improvement across deployed AI solutions.
• Lead the design of foundational system architecture, including data modeling for AI agents, memory and state management, and construction and optimization of RAG pipelines.
• Drive performance optimization of retrieval workflows for public health use cases while defining and upholding strict data quality, curation, and documentation standards in collaboration with cross‑functional AI teams.
• Maintain adherence to privacy requirements, anonymization protocols, and ethical guidelines essential to responsible public health data management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in technology, Engineering, or Computer Science.
• 8+ years of experience designing, developing, and deploying machine learning models
• 8+ years of experience with Generative AI, LLMs, or RAG applications
• 8+ years of hands‑on experience with Python for ML and data engineering
• Experience with Azure
• Experience in SQL for data manipulation and feature engineering
• Knowledge of MLOps tools (MLflow)
• Ability to support on‑site work in Atlanta, GA
• Ability to obtain and maintain Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in data‑centric AI or ML projects within healthcare, biomedical, or public health sectors
• Experience with full‑stack development or deploying end‑to‑end ML applications
• Experience with deploying ML solutions using Mols pipelines
• Knowledge of government public health data architecture and systems
• Knowledge of chatbot development or conversational AI
• Knowledge of Agile workflows and tools like Azure DevOps or JIRA
• Possession of excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to collaborate in a matrixed environment

Security, Salary, And Benefits

• Must be US Citizen or with the ability to obtain a US Government security clearance (Public Trust 5) within a reasonable period.
• Market competitive salary, commensurate with experience and education.
• Comprehensive benefits package available, Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), 401K with company match, growth, and promotion opportunities.

Notice on Candidate AI Usage

Metas Solutions is committed to maintaining a fair and competitive interview process for all candidates, based on their experience, skills, and education. To preserve the integrity and fairness of our interview process, candidates are expected to respond to all interview questions based on their own knowledge, skills, and experience. The use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools or other third‑party resources to generate, assist with, or provide interview responses during phone, virtual, or in‑person interviews is not permitted. Any use of AI‑assisted responses during the interview process may result in disqualification from further consideration for employment.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled