Artificial Intelligence Technical Lead

Title: Artificial Intelligence Technical Lead

Location: Hybrid in Columbia, MD -   2x a week - Must be in DMV area

Company Background

A P Ventures, LLC (APV) is an innovative Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) providing services to Government customers at the federal and state levels in three key focus areas: High-End IT Consulting, Emerging Technology and Training Solutions, and Human Capital Services. Established in 2007, APV has completed 70+ prime contracts and currently oversees 25+ task orders, consistently achieving high client satisfaction, CPARS, and customer accolades. Our success is fueled by our skilled and motivated workforce, reflected in our impressive employee retention rate exceeding 90%. APV has a wide portfolio of contracts and Best-in-Class contract vehicles, including GSA MAS, OASIS Small Business, and 8(A) Pool 1, CIO-SP3 SB & 8(a) across all functional areas, HCaTS, and several other industry-specific BPA and IDIQs.

APV is a mature company dedicated to quality and exceptional delivery to meet its clients missions. We understand personnel are an essential part of this. We hire the best and take care of the people who come to work for us. We continue to maintain employee satisfaction and have a high retention rate, well above the industry average for our small business peers. We do this through our corporate practice that emphasizes on employee satisfaction through the three C s Culture, Compensation, and Career Development.

Role:

We are seeking a senior hands-on Artificial Intelligence Technical Lead to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will be collaborative, innovative, and capable of providing effective AI solutions for various internal and federal projects.

This role requires a deep understanding of legacy applications, emerging technologies, AI technologies, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to work closely with cross-functional teams.

Duties:

• Develop and implement AI models and algorithms to enhance PaaS and SaaS products.
• Collaborate with software developers and project managers to integrate AI solutions into federal projects.
• Analyze large datasets to extract actionable insights and drive data-informed decisions.
• Build predictive models to improve user experience, engagement, and retention.
• Design and build prototypes to validate the impact of AI features to improve productivity for users.
• Continuously monitor and optimize AI models in production to ensure high performance and accuracy.
• Stay updated with the latest advancements in AI and machine learning to bring innovative solutions.
• Communicate findings and recommendations to stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.
• Build solutions using JavaScript and Python based frameworks to develop mobile and web applications
• Optimize and fine-tune AI models for performance and scalability.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members.
• Ensure compliance with federal regulations and standards in all AI solutions.

Education:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning or equivalent.

Required Skills:

• 7+ years of experience in data science, machine learning, or AI roles.
• 5+ years of leading technical teams and providing hands-on technical solutions
• Proficiency in LLM/NLP- a must
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, R, or Scala.
• Working experience with React, Flutter and Angular
• Working experience with NodeJS and building APIs
• Working experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Experience with machine learning frameworks and libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, etc.
• Strong analytical skills and experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Knowledge of relational and noSQL databases
• Understanding of Machine LanguageOps practices and tools for model deployment and monitoring.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
  

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with federal projects or knowledge of federal regulations
• Knowledge of data integration tools like Palantir Foundry, DataWalk, or Orchestra.
• Knowledge of big data technologies like Hadoop or Spark.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.

About A P Ventures

A P Ventures is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, or marital status. Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disability candidates are encouraged to apply. Qualified military veterans are encouraged to apply.