AI Engineer – Architect

Guidehouse

AI Engineer at Guidehouse embedding AI/ML in metadata processes. Leading design and implementation for automated metadata harvesting and documentation.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeRemote • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonPyTorchSQLTensorflow

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The AI Engineer supports system-specific implementations that embed AI/ML and agentic automation to accelerate metadata identification, extraction, enrichment, and documentation.
Design AI-assisted metadata harvesting & enrichment.
Implement agentic/GenAI workflows for metadata documentation.
Own the metadata harvesting plan.
Human-in-the-loop steward validation.
Responsible automation scoping.
Build and maintain scalable pipelines (metadata-focused).
RAG / knowledge integration for semantic discovery.
Metadata quality metrics & validation controls.
Technical testing & verification.
Mentor and elevate engineering rigor.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST".
Candidates with an ACTIVE SECRET CLEARANCE OR PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.
Bachelor’s degree obtained.
3-5+ years of experience in AI engineering, applied ML, or data/AI solution development in enterprise environments (senior-level expectations aligned to the referenced agentic AI role).
Strong proficiency in Python; working proficiency in SQL; familiarity with R is beneficial for statistical validation/profiling.
Hands-on experience with Generative AI (LLMs and/or similar) and Agentic AI architectures applied to real workflows.
Experience with RAG pipelines, and familiarity with vector databases and knowledge graphs (for semantic retrieval and metadata-driven discovery).
Experience with AI/ML frameworks such as TensorFlow and/or PyTorch (or equivalent).
Demonstrated ability to translate AI techniques into practical, auditable engineering outcomes and communicate clearly with both technical SMEs and non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Basic Life & Supplemental Life
Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Student Loan PayDown
Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
Skills Development & Certifications
Employee Referral Program
Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
Mobility Stipend

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Hard Skills & Tools

AI engineeringmachine learningmetadata harvestingGenerative AIPythonSQLRTensorFlowPyTorchRAG pipelines

Soft Skills

mentoringcommunicationvalidationautomation scopingengineering rigor

Certifications

Federal or DoD Public TrustACTIVE SECRET CLEARANCE