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Job Title: Senior GenAI Architect/Developer
Location: Charlotte, NC / Richmond, VA - Onsite required
Duration: Contract - 12 months
Pay Range: $70.23/hr (W2)
Job ID: 408519
About BCforward
BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.
Job Description
We are seeking a Senior Architect to join our dynamic team on the ENACT Modernization project. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Python, Azure ML, Generative AI, and data science and a proven ability to design, develop, and deploy GenAI solutions end to end.
Responsibilities:
- Architect and develop GenAI solutions leveraging open-source and proprietary LLMs.
- Design and implement fine-tuning and prompt engineering strategies for LLMs.
- Build Retrieval Augmented Generation pipelines and scalable NLP services.
- Develop APIs and deploy ML models to cloud and application platforms.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Proven hands-on experience implementing GenAI projects using open-source LLMs (Llama, GPT OSS, Gemma, Mistral) and proprietary APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic).
- Experience fine-tuning models such as LLaMA2 and GPT-4 with custom datasets for varied tasks.
- Expertise in prompt engineering for GPT-4, GPT-3, LLaMA2, and Gemini Pro.
- Strong Python development skills, including Pandas and NumPy for data analysis and feature engineering.
- Strong background in Retrieval Augmented Generation implementations and vector search.
- Expertise in machine learning models such as SVM, Logistic Regression, Random Forest, Naive Bayes, and Neural Networks.
- Extensive NLP experience: embeddings (Word2Vec, GloVe, FastText, Universal Sentence Encoder, contextual embeddings), topic modeling (LSA), and search (FAISS, Elasticsearch).
- Deep learning for NLP with libraries such as PyTorch and Hugging Face.
- Proficiency with Scikit-learn, Pandas, NumPy, NetworkX, and NLTK.
- Experience deploying ML models to Streamlit, Hugging Face Spaces, or Heroku.
- Experience building and integrating APIs using REST, FastAPI, or Flask to serve models.
- Knowledge of agentic AI frameworks and orchestration patterns.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, with preference for Azure ML.
- Experience working in Agile environments with strong problem-solving and communication skills.
Preferred Skills:
- Fine-tuning and optimization of open-source LLMs or small language models.
- Experience with discourse semantics, anaphora resolution, DRT/DRS, and tools such as Boxer, Neural DRS, or JAMR.
- Experience with SQL and related data tools.
- Familiarity with Horizon toolset and change management practices.
Why BCforward?
At BCforward, we believe in advancing lives and careers. When you join our team, you gain access to:
- Competitive compensation and benefits.
- Opportunities for growth with global clients.
- A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people.
- Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects.
About Our Commitment
BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.
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