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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.\nResponsibilities\nCreate and support effective continuous integration pipelines\nImplement, install, upgrade, troubleshoot, and manage the configuration and maintenance of servers and networks within the client's environment\nCollaborate 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\nCollaborate with stakeholders and users in requirement development activities\nProvide application and feature development and infrastructure, working with the Software Architect to plan projects for the team\nCoordinate with Developers and DBAs during development, enhancement, and ongoing maintenance of applications\nParticipate in Agile scrum ceremonies to facilitate development and hold team accountable to product roadmap\nDevelop reusable code to automate processes and enable rapid development\nWrite clean, efficient, and scalable code following best practices\nMonitor infrastructure and application performance\nDebug, troubleshoot, and optimize application performance\nParticipate in code reviews to ensure code quality and adherence to standards\nImplement security and data protection measures\nDocument technical specifications and development processes\nStay up to date with emerging technologies and industry trends\nProvide cross training and mentorship for the team on industry standards and best practices\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor’s Degree in IT, Computer Science, or a related field\n10 years of relevant experience\nArtificial intelligence and machine learning engineering\nGenerative AI and large language models\nAI solution architecture and systems engineering\nAI/ML prototyping, testing, evaluation, performance assessment, and monitoring\nIntegration and deployment of AI/ML capabilities within approved cloud, application, and infrastructure environments\nResponsible AI, information security, privacy, documentation, and technical risk management\n10 or more years building software from source, managing third party dynamic libraries, identifying build-time issues and incompatibilities\n10 or more years of experience with Databases\n10 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\n10 or more years of experience with installing, configuring, and maintaining local services (daemons)\n10 or more years of experience with Operating Systems: Windows Server, Linux, command-line shell; installation of software; packages; editors; configuration; revision control of configuration\n10 or more years of experience with Scripting Languages: RUBY, SHELL, PERL, BASH, Powershell, Python\n10 or more years of experience with Version Control Tools such as Git, TFS, CVS, SVN\n10 or more years of experience configuring, managing, and supporting Application/Web Servers such as Apache HTTPD, NGINX, Java containers\n10 or more years of experience with Cloud Build and Release Engineering / DevOps, (AWS, Azure)\n10 or more years of experience with AWS Services: EC2, S3, CloudFront, Cloud Watch, SQS, ELB, , VPC, RDS, IAM, , Cloud Formation, , Cloud trail,\n10 or more years of experience with Linux/Unix system-level tools such as LogRotate, Cron, user/group permissions model, services\n10 or more years of experience in Support role, working with other application and Ops teams in resolving issues/incidents\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience applying Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning\nKnowledge of database systems and cloud platforms\nFamiliarity with Agile and Scrum methodologies\nStrong problem-solving skills and attention to detail\nExcellent teamwork and communication skills\nAbility to work independently, manage multiple tasks, and meet project deadlines\nAttention to detail and a strong commitment to delivering high-quality software\nAbout Pingwind\nPingWind 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\nOur benefits include:\n· Eleven Federal Holidays\n· Paid Time Off accrued each pay period\n· Parental Leave\n· Three medical plan choices with generous employer contribution\n· Dental and Vision Insurance\n· Company paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability\n· Company paid Life and AD&D Insurance\n· 401k with competitive matching and vesting schedule\n· Continuing education assistance\n· Short Term / Long Term Disability & Life Insurance\n· Medical, Dependent Care and Commuter Flexible Spending Accounts\n· Employee Assistance Program\n· Wellness benefits include Calm Health app and WellHub gym subsidy (formerly GymPass)\n· 529 College Savings Plan\n· Legal Insurance\n· Pet Insurance\nSalary Range\n$129k-$180K\nThe pay range for this job is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. 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