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Artificial Intelligence Solutions Architect
Job Location:
Job Location:
Tysons Corner, VA - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 135000 - 170000
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
21 August 2026 (Yesterday)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
18 November 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
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Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
AET Federal Inc. is seeking a highly experienced AI Solutions Architect to lead the design and implementation of secure scalable production-ready AI solutions for government and enterprise customers.
The AI Solutions Architect will serve as a senior technical authority translating customer and mission requirements into practical AI architectures leveraging Generative AI large language models (LLMs) Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) agentic systems cloud technologies data engineering and MLOps.
This is a hands-on role requiring strong technical expertise customer engagement and the ability to work across engineering cybersecurity data operations and business development teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and architect end-to-end AI/ML and Generative AI solutions including RAG LLM and multi-agent architectures.
- Lead technical discovery with customers and translate business and mission requirements into scalable technical solutions.
- Design secure AI solutions that integrate with cloud on-premises enterprise and government systems.
- Guide data ingestion processing model deployment monitoring and lifecycle management through modern MLOps and CI/CD practices.
- Support cybersecurity data governance compliance and DevSecOps requirements within AI architectures.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers developers and data professionals.
- Support business development proposals RFPs RFIs POCs demonstrations and technical presentations.
- Evaluate emerging AI technologies and develop technical standards architecture patterns and best practices for AET Federal.
- Serve as a trusted technical advisor to customer leadership and internal stakeholders.
Required Qualifications
- 7 years of experience in IT software engineering systems architecture AI/ML or a related field.
- 5 years of hands-on experience designing or implementing AI/ML solutions.
- Proven experience with Generative AI LLMs RAG AI agents and production AI applications.
- Strong programming skills in Python.
- Experience with AI/ML frameworks and technologies such as PyTorch TensorFlow Hugging Face LangChain LlamaIndex or similar.
- Experience with at least one major cloud platform: AWS Azure or GCP.
- Strong understanding of APIs databases data pipelines software architecture and enterprise systems integration.
- Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to work with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with MLOps MLflow Kubeflow SageMaker Azure ML or similar platforms.
- Experience with vector databases such as Pinecone Weaviate Milvus or pgvector.
- Experience with large-scale data technologies such as Spark Kafka or Databricks.
- Experience with DevSecOps and federal cybersecurity frameworks including NIST FISMA FedRAMP RMF or Zero Trust.
- Prior experience supporting U.S. Federal Government customers.
- Active security clearance or ability to obtain one.
- Relevant AWS Azure GCP AI or cybersecurity certifications.
Education
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering Data Science Artificial Intelligence or a related field preferred. Equivalent education and experience may be considered.
What We Offer
- Competitive compensation
- Comprehensive benefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and federal holidays
- Remote-friendly work environment based on position and customer requirements
- Professional development and certification opportunities
- Opportunity to work with emerging AI automation cloud and cybersecurity technologies
- Collaborative environment supporting federal government missions
About AET Federal
AET Federal Inc. provides technology and professional services supporting IT modernization cybersecurity cloud data analytics systems integration project management and AI-driven solutions. We combine innovative technologies with mission-focused expertise to help our customers solve complex challenges and modernize their technology environments.
Flexible work from home options available.
Compensation: $135000.00 - $170000.00 per year
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
WE ARE
AET Federal Inc. (AET) is certified as an 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Firm by US Small Business Administration and also certified by the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity as Small Minority Owned Business (SWaM). AET prides itself on efficient management and low overhead thereby offering its clients high quality services at highly competitive prices. The fundamental distinction of our company is its business knowledge in both the public and private sectors. We serve the transportation defense intelligence financial healthcare and technology & telecommunications industries. AET is successful because we listen to our clients we learn from our clients and we understand our clients an industry that is constantly changing AET is the face of stability.
ARE YOU READY FOR WHATS NEXT IN YOUR CAREER
At AET our success is defined by the knowledge commitment diversity and satisfaction of our employees. Impactful Work. Smart Solutions. Meaningful Careers. AET fosters a creative and efficient work environment that revolves around a project team concept. We offer competitive salaries and an exceptional benefits package and we are always seeking new candidates to join our team.
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About Company
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