Sr. AI DevOps Engineer

Location: Rockville, MD Travel: Possibly across US Required Clearance: Ability to obtain Public Trust Job Type: Full Time Required Education: Bachelor’s Degree in IT, Computer Science, or a related field is preferred Required Experience: 10 years of relevant experience Degrees may be substituted for years of experience: 8 years of experience

Description

PingWind is seeking a Senior AI DevOps Engineer with a strong emphasis on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to join the PingWind team supporting Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning strategy in Rockville, MD. As a Senior AI DevOps Engineer, you will play a critical role in ensuring the quality and reliability of AHRQ applications and products. Your responsibilities will include providing application and feature development leadership, coordinating with developers, developing reusable code to enable rapid development, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software and infrastructure to our stakeholders and users.

Responsibilities

Create and support effective continuous integration pipelines

Implement, install, upgrade, troubleshoot, and manage the configuration and maintenance of servers and networks within the client's environment

Collaborate with various groups to manage all aspects of the systems, including but not limited to troubleshooting, configuration, DNS, hostnames, networking, Web service client configuration, VM installation / patches / upgrades, deployment, dynamic and static analysis tools, and Incident Management

Collaborate with stakeholders and users in requirement development activities

Provide application and feature development and infrastructure, working with the Software Architect to plan projects for the team

Coordinate with Developers and DBAs during development, enhancement, and ongoing maintenance of applications

Participate in Agile scrum ceremonies to facilitate development and hold team accountable to product roadmap

Develop reusable code to automate processes and enable rapid development

Write clean, efficient, and scalable code following best practices

Monitor infrastructure and application performance

Debug, troubleshoot, and optimize application performance

Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and adherence to standards

Implement security and data protection measures

Document technical specifications and development processes

Stay up to date with emerging technologies and industry trends

Provide cross training and mentorship for the team on industry standards and best practices

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in IT, Computer Science, or a related field

10 years of relevant experience

Artificial intelligence and machine learning engineering

Generative AI and large language models

AI solution architecture and systems engineering

AI/ML prototyping, testing, evaluation, performance assessment, and monitoring

Integration and deployment of AI/ML capabilities within approved cloud, application, and infrastructure environments

Responsible AI, information security, privacy, documentation, and technical risk management

10 or more years building software from source, managing third party dynamic libraries, identifying build-time issues and incompatibilities

10 or more years of experience with Databases

10 or more years of experience with Web & Internet Technologies: HTML, XML, JSON, HTTP, CSS, SMTP, DNS, HTTP Cache Expires headers, REST services, OAuth 2, SSL Certificates

10 or more years of experience with installing, configuring, and maintaining local services (daemons)

10 or more years of experience with Operating Systems: Windows Server, Linux, command-line shell; installation of software; packages; editors; configuration; revision control of configuration

10 or more years of experience with Scripting Languages: RUBY, SHELL, PERL, BASH, Powershell, Python

10 or more years of experience with Version Control Tools such as Git, TFS, CVS, SVN

10 or more years of experience configuring, managing, and supporting Application/Web Servers such as Apache HTTPD, NGINX, Java containers

10 or more years of experience with Cloud Build and Release Engineering / DevOps, (AWS, Azure)

10 or more years of experience with AWS Services: EC2, S3, CloudFront, Cloud Watch, SQS, ELB, , VPC, RDS, IAM, , Cloud Formation, , Cloud trail,

10 or more years of experience with Linux/Unix system-level tools such as LogRotate, Cron, user/group permissions model, services

10 or more years of experience in Support role, working with other application and Ops teams in resolving issues/incidents

Preferred Qualifications

Experience applying Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Knowledge of database systems and cloud platforms

Familiarity with Agile and Scrum methodologies

Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detailExcellent teamwork and communication skills

Ability to work independently, manage multiple tasks, and meet project deadlines

Attention to detail and a strong commitment to delivering high-quality software

About Pingwind

PingWind is focused on delivering outstanding services to the federal government. We have extensive experience in the fields of cybersecurity, development, IT infrastructure, supply chain management and other professional services such as system design and continuous improvement. PingWind is a VA CVE certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and SBA HUBZone Certified with offices in Washington DC and Northern Virginia. www.PingWind.com

Benefits

Our benefits include:

Eleven Federal Holidays

Paid Time Off accrued each pay period

Parental Leave

Three medical plan choices with generous employer contribution

Dental and Vision Insurance

Company paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Company paid Life and AD&D Insurance

401k with competitive matching and vesting schedule

Continuing education assistance

Short Term / Long Term Disability & Life Insurance

Medical, Dependent Care and Commuter Flexible Spending Accounts

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness benefits include Calm Health app and WellHub gym subsidy (formerly GymPass)

529 College Savings Plan

Legal Insurance

Pet Insurance

Salary Range

$129k-$180K

The pay range for this job is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) job responsibilities, education, certifications, experience, as well as internal equity mapping and alignment with market data, or other applicable laws.

Veterans are encouraged to apply

PingWind, Inc. does not discriminate in employment opportunities, terms, and conditions of employment, or practices on the basis of race, age, gender, religious or political beliefs, national origin or heritage, disability, sexual orientation, or any characteristic protected by law.

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