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# Senior AI/ML Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer

- **Company:** Digital Links Inc
- **Location:** Washington, DC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Information Engineering, Python (Programming Language), Large Language Models, Machine Learning Operations, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** September 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us7a76de01debed087b2f069a2cd39318b

## About the Role

Eligibility: US Citizen / Green Card only. Client will sponsor clearance. Must be atleast 3 years in USA.

 * 7+ years AI/ML, software, cloud, data engineering or architecture experience.
 * 2+ years production experience with GenAI, LLM, RAG, AI Agents or AI operations.
 * Build secure AI solutions for Federal/DOL agencies from discovery through production.
 * Strong Python, APIs, data pipelines, cloud, MLOps/LLMOps.
 * Experience with LLM integration, RAG, NLP, document intelligence, agents/MCP.
 * AI evaluation, security/adversarial testing, Responsible AI and compliance.
 * Federal/regulated environment experience strongly preferred.
 * Relevant AI/ML certification required.

## Description

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