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AI Developer Category: Software Development/ Engineering
Main location: United States, Virginia, Arlington
Position ID:J1126-0624
Employment Type: Full Time
Position Description: CGI Federal is seeking an AI Developer to build modern, production grade AI applications for federal clients. This role combines software engineering and data engineering fundamentals with hands on applied AI development (including traditional ML, NLP, and generative AI). You will design, implement, and operationalize AI capabilities in secure, governed environments-often leveraging Palantir Foundry to accelerate data ingestion, transformation, governance, and delivery of AI ready data products and workflows.
This position is located in Arlington, VA.
Your future duties and responsibilities: Develop and maintain AI enabled applications, including data processing pipelines, ML models, and generative AI workflows.
Build end to end solutions across ingestion, transformation, feature engineering, training/evaluation, and inference.
Implement AI techniques such as supervised/unsupervised learning, NLP pipelines, embeddings/vector search, RAG workflows, and model evaluation.
Use Palantir Foundry to build and support pipelines/transforms, data products, and workflows that enable analytics and ML readiness.
Integrate AI components with cloud services and external systems via APIs/connectors (REST) and downstream applications.
Develop reusable components (Python packages, notebooks, APIs, automation) following best practices (Git, CI/CD, testing, code review).
Troubleshoot and optimize data quality, model performance, and inference reliability; perform root cause analysis.
Document models, data flows, assumptions, and operational procedures; communicate technical tradeoffs to stakeholders.
Required qualifications to be successful in this role: Bachelor's degree in a related field (or equivalent experience).
2-4 years of experience in software development, data engineering, and/or applied AI/ML development.
Proficiency in Python; strong SQL and data transformation fundamentals.
Experience with ML/AI libraries/frameworks (e.g., scikit learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Transformers, spaCy).
Experience implementing end to end workflows: preprocessing ? training ? evaluation ? inference.
Familiarity with Git and CI/CD fundamentals; strong problem solving and communication skills.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
Desired qualifications/non essential skills required:
Hands on experience with Palantir Foundry (pipelines/transforms, data products; familiarity with ontology concepts and Foundry applications/workflows).
Experience integrating Foundry or data platforms with external systems via REST APIs and connectors.
Familiarity with governance/security concepts in regulated environments.
Experience with RAG, vector databases, embeddings, prompt engineering, and LLM evaluation.
Cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP) for data + AI workloads.
Familiarity with MLOps (model versioning, monitoring, CI/CD for ML).
Experience with Spark/Databricks or other distributed compute.
CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $103,300.00 $223,700.00.
CGI Federal's benefits are offered to eligible professionals on their first day of employment to include:
. Competitive compensation
. Comprehensive insurance options
. Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan
. Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time
. Paid parental leave
. Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
. Wellness and Well being programs
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