Senior AI Architect: Secure, Human-in-the-Loop Analytics

Analytica; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Analytica seeks a Principal AI Architect to define the technical direction for safe, traceable, human-in-the-loop AI and analytics in a Federal data modernization initiative. You will lead design decisions for secure, scalable platforms, integrating structured and unstructured data with traceable AI-assisted analytics.

The role requires deep expertise in agentic AI, LLM, retrieval patterns, and on-prem deployments, with strong collaboration across government collaborators and engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Deep experience designing agentic AI, LLM, NLP, semantic-search, or advanced analytics solutions.
• Demonstrated experience defining AI architecture, model strategy, retrieval patterns, evaluation methods, guardrails, and governance.
• Experience leading Federal delivery of secure AI capabilities using Government-controlled data and infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of RAG, grounded generation, source traceability, human-in-the-loop design, and on-premises model deployment.

Responsibilities

• Set the technical direction for safe, traceable, human-in-the-loop AI and analytics.
• Collaborate with pilot agencies and multidisciplinary teams through iterative development and user testing.
• Produce clear documentation supporting Government operation, maintenance, transition, and future expansion.
• Follow Federal security, privacy, accessibility, records-management, and Government data-ownership requirements.

Skills

Agentic AI design

LLM/NLP

Governance & guardrails

Federal delivery experience

RAG & grounded generation

Human-in-the-loop design

Cross-functional collaboration

Security clearance readiness

Tools

Linux

PostgreSQL

Microsoft SQL Server

Java

.NET

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

Kubernetes/Rancher

Open-source AI models

Job description

Analytica seeks a Principal AI Architect to define the technical direction for safe, traceable, human-in-the-loop AI and analytics in a Federal data modernization initiative. You will lead design decisions for secure, scalable platforms, integrating structured and unstructured data with traceable AI-assisted analytics.

The role requires deep expertise in agentic AI, LLM, retrieval patterns, and on-prem deployments, with strong collaboration across government collaborators and engineering teams.