DataRobot

Lead AI Architect – Federal

DataRobot

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Washington • District of Columbia • Washington • United States

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AnsibleFluxKubernetesLinuxOpenShiftPuppetTerraform

About the role

  • Provide technical expertise to support the installation, configuration, upgrading, and integration of DataRobot
  • Work collaboratively with Sales, Product, Engineering, and Marketing
  • Serve as a liaison between Product, Engineering, and the Federal business
  • Apply expertise in Federal infosec requirements, the Risk Management Framework, and FedRAMP and Agency authorization processes
  • Lead the professional services effort to plan and execute installations, upgrades, and security accreditation in DataRobot’s Federal customer base

Requirements

  • 7+ years in Federal engineering
  • 3+ years supporting IL5/IL6+ environments
  • Proven track record navigating the full ATO lifecycle
  • Managing RMF processes
  • Handling Continuous Monitoring (ConMon) for FedRAMP and Agency-specific authorizations
  • Deep production expertise with AKS, EKS, or OpenShift
  • Expert at architecting and maintaining production-grade clusters in air-gapped, egress-constrained, or "high-side" disconnected environments
  • Advanced proficiency with Terraform/OpenTofu for immutable infrastructure provisioning
  • Experience with Ansible/Puppet for automated configuration management and drift detection
  • Hands-on mastery of Linux systems with a focus on STIG/CIS hardening
  • Experience for system administration, integrations, monitoring, capacity planning, user provisioning
  • Demonstrated experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines on K8s using tools like GitLab, Helm, Flux, or Argo.
  • Understanding of infrastructure requirements for AI/ML workloads in a federal context
  • Excellent oral and written skills, with the ability to translate complex technical risks into actionable insights
Benefits
  • Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Flexible Time Off Program
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Global Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and more!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
DataRobotFederal engineeringIL5/IL6+ environmentsATO lifecycleRMF processesContinuous MonitoringAKSEKSOpenShiftTerraform
Soft Skills
collaborationliaisoncommunicationtechnical expertiseplanningexecutionactionable insights