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# AI Developer/ Applied ML Practitioner

- **Company:** Sikich LLP
- **Location:** Washington, DC, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $155,000.0 - $170,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Business Analytics Applications, Microsoft Azure, Data Governance, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Software Engineering, Cloud Platform System, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Large Language Models, Cloud Migration
- **Published:** August 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=6daaf7496128a0d6

## About the Role

* Master's degree or equivalent in data science, IT, mathematics, statistics, or related field.
 * Minimum 6 years of software development experience, especially AI applications in cloud environments.
 * Strong skills in AI/ML software engineering, Python, LLMs, RAG, vector databases, LangChain, AWS Bedrock, SageMaker, Azure OpenAI, and Palantir Foundry

## Description

We are seeking an AI Developer/ Applied ML Practitioner to assist our client in sustaining and modernizing FAA enterprise data and analytics platforms. They will support Palantir Foundry, AI/ML, EDP, data governance, cloud modernization, and business intelligence.

*** This position is anticipated to be worked remotely but candidates must live in a close enough radius to report onsite in Washington, DC "as needed". ***

What will you do in this role?

 * Develop analytical products, dashboards, predictive models, machine learning solutions, and decision-support capabilities.
 * Implement prototype AI solutions, LLM workflows, and analytics accelerators.
 * Code and configure AI applications within Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, SageMaker, and Palantir Foundry.
 * Implement autonomous agentic workflows, tool/function calling, retrieval-augmented generation, and LLM alignment techniques.
 * Integrate AI models into existing systems and support troubleshooting, optimization, and knowledge transfer., * Servant Leader - You are hyper focused on engaging employees, fostering their development, and building a positive culture.
 * Solutions Focused - You see opportunities in every business problem and can develop, articulate, and implement solutions.
 * Collaboration - You are a relationship builder across all levels of the organization and across all business units.
 * Instills Trust - You do what you say, and you follow through on commitments, you act with integrity, you are consistent and are perceived as credible.
 * Impact & Influence Thinking - You gain support for ideas, proposals, and solutions, and get others to act, with or without formal authority, to advance initiatives/objectives.


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