[Hiring] Senior Data Scientist / AI Engineer @Navarro Inc.

Role Description

Navarro Research and Engineering is recruiting a Senior Data Scientist / AI Engineer (3878). This is a remote position. Citizenship is required.

We are seeking a Senior Data Scientist / AI Engineer to design, develop, deploy, and maintain machine learning and generative AI solutions within a government environment. This role will support both locally hosted AI systems and cloud-based AI services within Microsoft Azure Government, including Azure AI Foundry and related Azure AI services.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience building production AI systems, deploying and operating open-source large language models (LLMs), implementing secure MLOps practices, and developing AI applications that meet government security and compliance requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field.
• Master's degree preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in data science, machine learning, AI engineering, or related fields.
• 2+ years of experience deploying and operating production AI/ML systems.
• Experience supporting secure government, defense, or regulated environments preferred.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of supervised and unsupervised learning techniques.
• Experience with model development, evaluation, and optimization.
• Statistical analysis and experimental design experience.
• Proficiency in Python and common ML frameworks.
• Experience deploying and operating open-source LLMs.
• Experience with Azure AI Foundry, Azure Machine Learning, Azure OpenAI, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Storage and Data Services, and Azure Identity and Access Management.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, GPU-based inference systems, and Linux administration.
• Understanding of model quantization and performance optimization techniques.
• Experience with SQL and relational databases, data warehousing concepts, ETL/ELT pipeline development, and vector databases.
• Git-based development workflows, REST APIs and microservices, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure-as-Code concepts.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation & Public Holidays)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability

Success Criteria

Within the first 12 months, the selected candidate will:

• Deploy and support production AI solutions in Azure Government.
• Establish repeatable MLOps processes for AI model deployment and maintenance.
• Deploy and manage secure local/open-source LLM environments.
• Develop mission-focused AI applications leveraging RAG and agentic workflows.
• Improve operational efficiency through automation and advanced analytics.

Due to the nature of the government contract requirements and/or clearances requirements, US citizenship is required.

Navarro is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, color, national origin, age, disability, veteran’s status, or any classification protected by applicable state or local law.

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