AI Technical Lead

Graceworks Lutheran Services; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Major Medical Plan

Dental Plan

Vision Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

ESOP

Comprehensive Leave

Holidays

Job summary

ETAS Inc. is seeking an AI Technical Lead to guide architecture, development, and deployment of secure, enterprise-grade AI/ML solutions from on-prem infrastructure to production.

You will lead AI initiatives, ensuring governance, security, and scalable deployment while collaborating with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate has extensive hands-on AI/ML engineering experience, strong software architecture, and technical leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related technical field and 10+ years of relevant professional experience; OR Master's in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related technical field and 8+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Strong programming skills in Python and hands-on experience with AI/ML frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Architect and oversee scalable AI/ML and generative AI systems with secure engineering practices.
• Lead AI initiatives and develop protected on-premises AI capabilities from infrastructure to models and production deployment.
• Design end-to-end ML pipelines including data ingestion, deployment, monitoring, and improvement.
• Establish guardrails and standards for AI development, including security, privacy, and responsible AI practices.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify high-value AI use cases and translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Oversee integration of AI models into production environments and maintain robust MLOps practices.

Skills

Python

AI/ML frameworks

TensorFlow

PyTorch

scikit-learn

Kubernetes

Docker

MLOps

CI/CD

Cloud platforms

AI/LLM

Communication

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/AI/ML

Master's degree in Computer Science/AI/ML

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

scikit-learn

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS/Azure/GCP

Job description

ETAS Inc. has upcoming opportunity for AI Technical Lead (Direct Hire) positions at our offices in Lexington, KY.

Enterprise Technical Assistance Services, Inc. (ETAS), is a wholly owned subsidiary of Professional Project Services, Inc (Pro2Serve). E-TAS was formed and dedicated to support the Department of Energy (DOE) Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office (PPPO) with technical and management services contributing to the safe and cost effective implementation of the “One PPPO” mission.

The parent company, Pro2Serve, is a nationally recognized environmental, technical, and engineering services firm dedicated to providing critical environmental management services to reduce the Nation’s environmental liabilities and infrastructure engineering services in support of our Nation’s security. We support the energy, defense, and science markets through responsive, cost-effective execution of critical environmental, facilities and infrastructure, and nuclear defense and nonproliferation projects.

Job Description

The AI Technical Lead is responsible for leading architecture, development, and implementation of secure, enterprise grade artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions.

This position will serve as the technical lead for AI initiatives, with a particular focus on developing protected on-premises AI capabilities, from infrastructure and hardware through AI models, large language models (LLMs), applications and production deployment.

The ideal candidate combines vast hands-on AI/ML engineering experience with strong software architecture and technical leadership skills. The candidate should be comfortable defining AI architecture, building and evaluating prototypes from development through production implementation phases.

Job Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related technical field and 10+ years of relevant professional experience; OR Master's in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related technical field and 8+ years of relevant professional experience.

Technical Requirements

• Architect and oversee the development of scalable AI/ML and generative AI systems ensuring best practices in software engineering, security and AI ethics.
• Drive the adoption of AI technologies across the organization, collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify and implement AI-driven solutions.
• Design and implement secure, on-premises protected AI solutions spanning from infrastructure, model hosting, LLMs, APIs and supporting services.
• Design and implement end-to-end machine learning pipelines, including data ingestion, model deployment, monitoring and continuous improvement.
• Establish and enforce best practices for AI development, including version control, testing, and documentation.
• Demonstrated experience evaluating, prototyping, deploying, and operationalizing AI-enabled solutions, including generative AI, copilots, AI agents, intelligent automation, embedded application intelligence, or AI-enabled business workflows.
• Establish technical guardrails and standards for AI solutions, including documentation, testing, model validation, security, privacy and responsible AI practices.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, business teams, cybersecurity, and operations to identify high value AI use cases and translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Oversee the integration of AI models into production environments, ensuring seamless deployment and optimal performance.
• Implement and maintain robust MLOps practices to streamline the AI development lifecycle.
• Stay abreast of the latest advancements in AI/ML technologies and evaluate their potential application for our clients.
• Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations and ethical AI guidelines throughout the development process.
• Experience with vendor assessments, solution comparisons, build/buy/configure decisions, enterprise platform rationalization, business cases, value hypotheses, pilot charters, governance documentation, or post-implementation reviews.
  

Additional Requirements

• Strong programming skills in Python, with hands on experience in AI/ML frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn or comparable technologies.
• Extensive knowledge of machine learning algorithms, deep learning architectures, and natural language processing techniques.
• Proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and experience with deploying AI solutions at scale.
• Experience designing and deploying AI solutions in on-premises, private, disconnected, hybrid or other protected environments.
• Gen AI tool fluency (e.g., proven usage of GenAI such as ChatGPT, Claude) and validation of response.
• Solid understanding of DevSecOps principles and experience implementing CI/CD pipelines for AI projects.
• Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker) and orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes).
• Experience with AI/LLM technologies and architecture, such as RAG, vector databases, GPU infrastructure, private LLM deployment, model serving and inference optimization identity and access management.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design patterns.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to balance technical leadership with hands‑on development when needed.
• Experience with agile methodologies and project management tools.

Duration:
Direct Hire

This position may require the ability to obtain a government clearance. This position may require reviews and test for absence of any illegal drugs along with a background investigation by the Federal government in order to obtain an access authorization prior to employment, and may require subsequent reinvestigations may be required.

EEO Employer:

Affirmative Action Employer—M/F/Vet/Disab/LGBT

ETAS benefits package has carefully designed to meet the needs of our employees and their families.

These benefits include:

• Major Medical Plan with Prescription Card, Dental Plan, Vision, and Disability Insurance
• Retirement Plan 401(k)
• Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)
• Comprehensive Leave
• Holidays

Pay Rate:
Please submit salary or hourly rate requirements along with resume or in a cover letter.

Job location:

Lexington, KY area