Senior AI Developer - Hybrid (DC/VA/MD) | Azure AI

iCatalyst, Inc.

McLean (VA)

Hybrid

USD 120,000 - 140,000

Full time

1 hour ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K with company match

Paid time off

Transportation support

Training & education assistance

Wellness benefits

Job summary

iCatalyst, Inc. is seeking a Sr. AI Developer to join our federal program in the Washington DC/McLean, VA area. This hybrid role requires onsite availability and citizenship for Public Trust clearance.

You will lead AI initiatives using Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Studio, and related services, building scalable AI-powered applications, data pipelines, and REST APIs while integrating with enterprise systems.

Qualifications

8–10 years of software development experience with AI/ML solutions.
Experience building and deploying AI/ML or LLM-based applications.
Experience integrating AI capabilities into enterprise applications.
Experience with .NET/C# environments is a plus for integration work.
Familiarity with NIST/FedRAMP awareness is preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead design, development, testing, and deployment of AI-powered applications using Azure AI services.
Lead across the development lifecycle for AI solutions from prototyping to production integration.
Design and integrate AI capabilities with low-code/no-code platforms to enable scalable automation.
Develop backend services and APIs to support AI functionality using Python.
Build data pipelines and manage data ingestion with Azure Storage/Data Lake.
Apply prompt engineering and model evaluation to improve AI performance.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deploy AI features in production.
Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows using Azure DevOps.
Maintain lightweight architecture and API documentation for knowledge sharing.