Lead AI/ML Engineer – Federal Reg Tech, AWS SageMaker

HarmonyTech; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 170,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan with Company M​

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Referral Bonus

Paid Federal Holidays

Accrued Paid Time Off

Job summary

HarmonyTech is seeking a Principal AI/ML Engineer to lead an agile team in designing and implementing AI/ML and business intelligence solutions for a Federal Regulatory agency in Northern VA. Requires US citizenship and ability to obtain public trust clearance.

The role emphasizes architecture, data transformation, model governance, and strong collaboration with stakeholders. You will guide developers, drive evaluation, and ensure timely delivery with a focus on quality and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience designing, implementing and maintaining AI/ML models, including at least 2 years with AWS SageMaker.
• Experience with data analysis, data cleansing techniques, feature engineering, model design, and model validation.
• Experience with model types such as Linear and Logistic Regression, Time Series analysis and forecasting.
• At least 5 years as a hands-on lead developer, managing projects using the required tech stack.

Responsibilities

• Lead an agile technical team developing AI/ML and BI solutions.
• Business Analysis & Project Support – requirements elicitation, process mapping, gap analysis, user story development, risk/issue/dependency tracking.
• Business Transformation – use-case documentation, data sensitivity/compliance assessments, stakeholder interviews, change management.
• Systems & Technology Analysis – architecture/dependency mapping, integration analysis, configuration management, workflow diagnostics.
• AI/ML Testing, Validation & Documentation – test plan execution, model inventories, model cards, explainability artifacts, drift/anomaly monitoring, AI governance documentation.
• Solution Design & Development – translating requirements into technical specs, workflow automation builds, data transformation design.

Skills

AI/ML leadership

AWS SageMaker

Python

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field

Tools

Amazon SageMaker Studio

Power BI

JIRA

GitHub

ServiceNow

DBeaver

Job description

HarmonyTech is seeking a Principal AI/ML Engineer to lead an agile team in designing and implementing AI/ML and business intelligence solutions for a Federal Regulatory agency in Northern VA. Requires US citizenship and ability to obtain public trust clearance.

The role emphasizes architecture, data transformation, model governance, and strong collaboration with stakeholders. You will guide developers, drive evaluation, and ensure timely delivery with a focus on quality and compliance.