AI/ML Engineer I

Quzara LLC; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Quzara LLC is seeking an AI/ML Engineer I to support the development, deployment, and operation of AI-enabled applications for federal and defense-adjacent customers. The role blends applied AI engineering with data science responsibilities to ensure reliable, secure AI systems in production environments.

You will work with customers and internal teams to troubleshoot issues, optimize model behavior, and improve data quality across AI-driven workflows, focusing on implementation, support, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field.
• 1–3 years of professional experience in AI/ML engineering, data science, or software development.
• Strong proficiency in Python.
• Experience with OpenAI or similar LLM APIs.
• Familiarity with foundational models and smaller language models (SLMs).
• Experience in integrating AI services into cloud environments (Azure preferred).
• Understanding of LLMOps concepts including monitoring and deployment workflows.

Responsibilities

• Develop, integrate, and maintain AI/ML components within production-grade applications.
• Troubleshoot system behavior and resolve defects with customers and internal teams.
• Perform bug fixes, root cause analysis, and performance optimization for AI services.
• Support data preprocessing, transformation, validation, and feature engineering pipelines.
• Implement and optimize LLM integrations and RAG pipelines.
• Contribute to observability, telemetry, and secure logging for compliance.

Skills

Python

AI/ML engineering

LLM APIs

RAG architecture

Data preprocessing

Troubleshooting

Cloud deployment

Model evaluation

U.S. Public Trust clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Engineering / Data Science

Tools

Azure

Hugging Face Transformers

OpenAI API

Docker

FAISS

Pinecone

CI/CD

Job description

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CYBERSECURITY FULL TIME Professional Remote, US

30+ days ago Requisition ID: 1074

Salary Range: $120,000.00 To $150,000.00 Annually

Pay Type: SALARIED EXEMPT

Location:Remote (Must Work East Coast Hours)

Summary of Position Role/Responsibilities

Quzara is seeking an AI/ML Engineer I to support the development, deployment, and operational support of AI-enabled applications serving federal and defense-adjacent customers. This role combines applied AI engineering with practical data science responsibilities to ensure reliable, secure, and high-performing AI systems in production environments. AI/ML Engineer will collaborate with internal development teams and government customers to troubleshoot issues, resolve defects, optimize model behavior, and improve data quality across AI-driven workflows. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on implementation, support, and continuous improvement not research or supervisory leadership.

Essential Functions of the Job

• Develop, integrate, and maintain AI/ML components within secure, production-grade applications
• Work directly with customers and internal engineering teams to troubleshoot system behavior and resolve defects
• Perform bug fixes, root cause analysis, and performance optimization across AI-enabled services
• Diagnosing and remediate data quality issues affecting model performance and system outputs
• Support data preprocessing, transformation, validation, and feature engineering pipelines
• Implement and optimize Large Language Model (LLM) integrations in secure cloud environments
• Assist in prompt engineering, response evaluation, and model tuning
• Support retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines and embedding workflows
• Participate in LLMOps practices including monitoring, logging, versioning, and performance tracking of deployed models
• Evaluate model outputs for consistency, hallucination risk, bias, and reliability
• Integrate AI services via REST APIs within backend systems
• Contribute to observability, telemetry, and audit logging aligned with compliance requirements
• Document technical implementations in accordance with secure development standards

Marginal Functions of the Job

• Other duties as assigned

Normal Work Schedule

This full-time role runs Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM-5:30 PM and requires flexibility to work remotely or on-site (if applicable per client RTO policies). On occasion additional hours may be necessary.

Education, Training, and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related technical field
• 1-3 years of professional experience in AI/ML engineering, data science, or software development
• Strong proficiency in Python
• Experience troubleshooting structured and unstructured data issues
• Familiarity with data preprocessing, feature engineering, and model validation techniques
• Hands-on experience working with OpenAI or similar LLM APIs
• Familiarity with foundational models and smaller language models (SLMs)
• Experience with transformer-based architecture (e.g., Hugging Face Transformers)
• Understanding of embeddings, tokenization, fine-tuning concepts, and inference workflows
• Experience in integrating AI services into cloud environments (Azure preferred)
• Understanding of LLMOps concepts including model monitoring, logging, prompt iteration, and deployment workflows
• Ability to debug model outputs and trace issues across data, prompts, and system integrations
• Eligible for U.S. Public Trust clearance.

Strongly Preferred Experience

• Experience implementing RAG architecture and vector-based search systems
• Familiarity with vector databases (e.g., FAISS, Pinecone, Azure AI Search)
• Exposure to containerization (Docker) and CI/CD practices
• Experience supporting AI systems in regulated or government environments
• Understanding of model evaluation metrics and performance benchmarking

EEO Statement

The Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran's status, or any other basis protected by applicable discrimination laws.