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Lead AI Engineer (Rockville)

ConsultNet Technology Services and Solutions
3 hours ago
Full-time
On-site
Rockville, Maryland, United States
Title : Lead AI Engineer Location

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Rockville, MD or McLean, VA Target Start Date

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ASAP Type : contract Pay

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DOE We are seeking a Lead AI Engineer to design and build an AI-powered compliance screening platform that evaluates communications for adherence to regulatory standards and industry guidelines. This is a high-impact role at the intersection of artificial intelligence, regulatory compliance, and risk management. The ideal candidate will lead the development of systems that analyze content across multiple formats, including PDFs, emails, social media, and video, and generate auditable, explainable compliance decisions. Key Responsibilities AI System Architecture Design and implement end-to-end AI pipelines for document ingestion across PDFs, HTML, images, video, and audio Build multimodal extraction workflows using OCR, layout parsing, and vision-language models Develop LLM-driven compliance reasoning systems Build scalable retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems grounded in regulatory content Compliance Intelligence Translate regulatory frameworks into machine-interpretable logic Develop rule-based and AI-driven classifiers for areas such as performance claims and disclosures Build risk scoring models and violation detection workflows LLM and Model Strategy Evaluate and select large language models appropriate for specific compliance use cases Implement prompt engineering, tool use, and fine-tuning strategies where appropriate Design guardrails and hallucination mitigation techniques Integrate multimodal models to assess charts, images, and disclosures Explainability and Auditability Build systems that generate clear, regulator-ready explanations for decisions Ensure outputs are evidence-backed, with text spans linked to applicable rules Maintain full audit trails for all AI-generated decisions Apply strong understanding of LLM evaluation frameworks, with DeepEval preferred Evaluation and Risk Management Define and track model performance metrics such as precision, recall, and false negatives Implement human-in-the-loop review workflows Conduct adversarial and edge-case testing Continuously improve model quality, reliability, and safety Technical Leadership Establish best practices for architecture, coding, MLOps, and deployment Partner cross-functionally with compliance, legal, and product teams Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership on AI and machine learning best practices Qualifications Education Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related field PhD preferred but not required Experience 8

years of experience in software engineering, machine learning, or applied AI Proven track record of building and deploying production-grade AI/ML systems Experience in regulated industries such as finance, legal, or healthcare strongly preferred Technical Skills Strong expertise in natural language processing and large language models Hands-on experience with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) Experience with model evaluation, benchmarking, and performance testing Familiarity with multimodal AI, including text, image, and layout understanding Tools and Frameworks Strong Python development experience Experience with LLM orchestration or agent frameworks such as LangChain or AWS Strands Experience with vector databases such as PGVector or Pinecone Familiarity with document processing pipelines, including OCR and PDF parsing tools Systems and Infrastructure Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure Knowledge of MLOps, CI/CD pipelines, model monitoring, and deployment best practices Strong background in scalable system design and distributed architectures Highly Desired Experience with explainable AI and model transparency Understanding of auditability, governance, and compliance requirements Exposure to regulatory frameworks and compliance controls Preferred Qualifications Experience building legal, risk, or compliance-focused AI systems Familiarity with marketing or advertising review workflows Experience analyzing both structured and unstructured documents, including charts and disclosures Background in hybrid AI systems that combine rules-based logic with machine learning Why Join This is an opportunity to build a mission-critical AI platform in a highly visible role. You will help shape how AI can be used responsibly in regulated environments, creating systems that are scalable, explainable, and trusted by business and compliance stakeholders.

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