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Peraton is seeking experienced AI professionals to support the modernization and expansion of enterprise Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities for a large federal customer. This effort will support strategic AI initiatives focused on automation, analytics, generative AI, intelligent agents, software engineering, governance, and enterprise modernization efforts.
The selected candidate(s) will support the design, development, implementation, integration, governance, optimization, and sustainment of AI-enabled solutions across multiple business and technical domains. These efforts will support enterprise modernization objectives while maintaining responsible AI practices, transparency, accountability, operational sustainability, and mission alignment.
Key Responsibilities
- Support enterprise AI modernization initiatives aligned with customer operational and business objectives.
- Design, develop, and implement AI-enabled solutions using machine learning, large language models (LLMs), generative AI, and intelligent automation technologies.
- Develop autonomous and semi-autonomous AI agents capable of reasoning, planning, and executing multi-step workflows.
- Build agentic AI architectures utilizing frameworks such as LangChain, AutoGen, and similar orchestration technologies.
- Develop APIs, integrations, vector database solutions, and scalable AI services to support enterprise AI operations.
- Implement MLOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, containerization technologies, and cloud-based deployment strategies.
- Integrate AI capabilities into enterprise applications using APIs, microservices, and scalable cloud architectures.
- Support AI model training, evaluation, deployment, optimization, troubleshooting, and operational sustainment activities.
- Develop dashboards, reporting solutions, predictive analytics capabilities, and executive-level visualizations.
- Support AI governance, security, compliance, ethical AI, transparency, and risk mitigation initiatives.
- Collaborate with executive leadership, CIO organizations, technical teams, and business stakeholders to support AI adoption and modernization efforts.
- Provide technical documentation, workshops, mentoring, training, and knowledge transfer activities.
- Support ongoing operational monitoring, maintenance, retraining, optimization, and lifecycle management of deployed AI capabilities.
- Identify opportunities for AI-enabled automation, operational efficiencies, productivity improvements, and enterprise modernization initiatives.
- Translate technical AI concepts into business-focused recommendations and operational outcomes.
Target Salary Range: $135,000 - $216,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
Benefits Statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.
Application Statements: The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity.
EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.
