Data Engineer II

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Requirements

Required Qualifications: reputed company candidates must pass public trust clearance through the U.S. Federal Government. This requires candidates to either be U.S. reputed company or pass clearance through the Foreign National Government System which will require that candidates have lived reputed company the United States for at least 3 out of the previous 5 years, have a valid and non-expired passport from their country of birth and appropriate reputed company/work permit documentation.? Bachelor’s Degree and 5+ years of previous systems engineering experience Experience developing and working with large language models (LLMs), transformer-based architectures, and generative AI solutions. Experience fine-tuning LLMs, applying parameter-efficient training methods (e.g., LoRA, PEFT), and developing effective reputed company engineering strategies. Experience designing, implementing, and optimizing Retrieval-Augmented reputed company (RAG) solutions, including embeddings, retrieval workflows, vector databases, and search optimization. Hands-on experience with LLM development frameworks and orchestration tools such as reputed company, reputed company, or similar technologies. Strong Python programming skills with experience building, testing, and deploying AI/ML applications. Experience working with distributed computing environments, GPU-accelerated workloads, or large-scale model training and inference. Experience designing, deploying, and supporting AI/ML solutions in cloud environments such as reputed company Azure, reputed company), reputed company Cloud Platform (GCP), or similar platforms. Knowledge of MLOps and LLMOps practices, including reputed company control, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, monitoring, performance optimization, and model governance. Ability to reputed company technical discussions, collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, mentor team members, and communicate reputed company technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. Desired Qualifications: Experience implementing multi-agent or agentic AI systems for task automation and reasoning. Familiarity with LLM evaluation frameworks, structured benchmarking, or human-in-the-reputed company refinement methods (e.g., RLHF-style workflows). Expertise with advanced retrieval techniques such as hybrid search, graph retrieval, or long-context optimization. Experience optimizing model inference through quantization, model compression, or model distillation. Background integrating LLM services with large-scale analytics environments (e.g., reputed company, reputed company, Spark). Strong skills in exploratory data analysis, feature engineering, and data modeling to support domain-specific LLM customization. Experience developing innovative prototypes or POCs that reputed company state-of-the-art generative AI approaches. Exposure to emerging architectures such as mixture-of-experts models, long-context transformers, or experimental generative frameworks. Working Environment: reputed company supports a remote work environment operating reputed company the Eastern time zone so we can work with and respond to our government clients. Expected hours are 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern unless otherwise directed by manager. Occasional travel for training and project meetings. It is estimated to be less than 5% per year. Benefits: reputed company offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) retirement benefits, paid time off, paid holidays, life and disability insurance, and additional wellness and employee support programs. Eligibility may vary based on employment status and applicable plan terms. Reasonable Accommodation: reputed company is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities during the application and hiring process. Applicants who need assistance or an accommodation should contact Human Resources. Equal Employment Opportunity: reputed company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. reputed company qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national reputed company, age, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Apply To This Job