IT - Engineer V

Job Description

The organization is seeking a Lead AI/ML Engineer to lead the architecture, design, and development of advanced AI-assisted solutions supporting large-scale modernization efforts. The role involves leading the extraction of business rules from legacy systems, enhancing AI platforms, ensuring rule traceability, and collaborating with various teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of AI-assisted solutions to extract and document business rules from legacy COBOL/ALC systems.
• Architect and enhance an AI platform to support automated rule extraction, code comprehension, and traceability pipelines.
• Ensure 100% rule traceability from extraction through translation into a vendor-neutral business rules repository.
• Develop, train, and deploy machine learning models and AI agents capable of processing large codebases and legacy logic structures.
• Maintain and optimize AI/ML platforms, workflows, and environments, including cloud-based ML pipelines and MLOps frameworks.
• Create scalable, secure, and reliable AI/ML services using technologies such as Python, SQL, and AWS Bedrock.
• Lead code reviews, architecture reviews, and quality assurance activities to ensure model accuracy and reproducibility.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering, data, and business rule teams.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior AI/ML engineers and data scientists.
• Document models, workflows, datasets, and architectural decisions.
• Support Agile ceremonies and contribute to sprint planning and backlog refinement.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years of experience with a BS/BA, 6 years with an MS/MA, or 3 years with a PhD.
• Demonstrated experience developing and deploying AI/ML models for code analysis, natural language processing, or rule extraction.
• Hands-on experience maintaining ML platforms, MLOps pipelines, or AI agent frameworks in production environments.
• Proven ability to architect complex systems and lead end-to-end technical efforts.
• Experience integrating AI/ML solutions with legacy or mainframe-based environments (COBOL, ALC, JCL).
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• U.S. Citizenship required.

Technical Skills

• Proficiency in Python and SQL.
• Experience designing or operating AI/ML workloads in AWS environments, including AWS Bedrock, S3, or Lambda.
• Experience with federal healthcare IT environments.
• Familiarity with business rules management systems (BRMS) or enterprise rules repositories.
• Experience with automated code analysis platforms or static analysis tools.
• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Certifications in AI/ML or cloud architecture (AWS).
• Experience supporting projects requiring strict traceability or auditability standards.

Benefits

Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans. The company also provides an ESPP (employee stock purchase program), a 401K program with a company match, and a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan). Additionally, Everforth Apex offers a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program, and other discounts. Professional development includes an on-demand training program, certification prep, and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars. The company also offers certification discounts and perks for associations like CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for benefits and resources, and a certified Career Coach is available.