AI/ML Tech Lead / Architect - UHG (Only ex-Virtusa or ex-UHG/Optum Candidates) - Hartford, CT (onsite from Day 1); secondary options: Richardson, TX / Minneapolis, MN; least preferred: NY/NJ/Boston with travel as needed - Contract / C2H.

Overview

Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - 8 Month(s)

Skills

Artificial Intelligence
Customer Facing
Evaluation
Google Cloud
Google Cloud Platform
IDS
Machine Learning (ML)
Machine Learning Operations (ML Ops)
Python
Stakeholder Management
Vertex

Job Details

We have a high-visibility opportunity that requires someone we can trust and rely on. For this role, we are strictly considering ex-Virtusa or ex-UHG/Optum professionals only. Please share profiles along with two reference contacts (name, email ID, phone number) for validation.

Position Details

Client: UHG
Role: AI/ML Tech Lead / Architect
Type: Contract / C2H
Salary: As per market standards


Location Preference:

1 - Hartford, CT (Highly Preferred) Entire team works onsite; relocation from Day 1 required.
2 - Open to candidates willing to relocate to Hartford, CT.
3 - Candidates from Richardson, TX or Minneapolis, MN (will work onsite from UHG offices).
4 - NY / NJ / Boston candidates who can travel to Hartford as needed (least preferred).

Job Responsibilities:

  • Partner with cross-functional teams to convert business requirements into scalable AI solutions.
  • Must have 2 3 years of Architecture experience.
  • Strong hands-on AI/ML development experience.
  • Experience with Google CCAI / CES platform and related components.
  • Expertise in LLMs, ML model design, model evaluation, and MLOps.
  • Deep experience with Google Vertex AI and Python for Conversational AI.
  • Build, optimize, and deploy models on Google Cloud Platform.
  • Strong knowledge of Agentic Architecture, RAG, test/eval frameworks, eval metrics.
  • Experience with PEFT (Parameter Efficient Fine-Tuning) is a plus.
  • Ability to collaborate with product teams (e.g., Google) and drive solutions.
  • Strong customer-facing maturity and stakeholder management skills.

Skill Matrix (Share in this format)

Skill / Experience Area

Candidate Input

Total Experience

AI/ML Development (Years)

Architecture Experience (Min 2 3 Years Mandatory)

Google CCAI / CES

Google Vertex AI

LLM Experience / Model Design

Model Evaluation / MLOps

Agentic Architecture

RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation)

PEFT (Parameter Efficient Fine Tuning)

Python

Google Cloud Platform

Conversational AI Projects

Current Location

Willing to Relocate to Hartford, CT (Yes/No)

Ex-Virtusa or Ex-UHG/Optum (Specify)

Two References (Names + Email IDs + Contact Numbers)

Availability

Visa Status

Expected Rate (USD/hr)

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