Hiring: Technology Architect - AI Company: IQT Location: Washington DC-Baltimore Area Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 14:38:16 Employment Type: Contract / Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : AI, JavaScript, LLM, MLOps, Machine Learning, NLP, Python, RAG, Reinforcement Learning, Rust, TestNG, Transformers, TypeScript, containerd About the job Experience: •5 years professional experience with some portion of that time overseeing a technology development effort in a business and/or intelligence environment. •Minimum 5 years professional experience with some portion of that time overseeing a technology development effort in a business and/or intelligence environment. Required Skills: •Identifies new AI/ML technology areas for investment and provides technical diligence on multiple complementary investments in that technology area. •Develop and negotiation of Statements of Work contracts between IQT and start-up companies. •Provides thought leadership in one or more areas of AI/ML subject matter expertise. •Leverages technical/market experience and understanding of government partner use cases to identify new topics for, and oversee development of, technical engagement strategies across short- and long-term development horizons. •Provide technical oversight on work programs; perform assessments of work program deliverables. Identifies and communicates paths for resolution of issues on work programs to key stakeholders and IQT Leadership. •Oversee development of technology architectures and solutions to address AI-related problems faced by IQT’s government partners. •Coordinates with customers on AI technology adoption strategy in development of multiple work programs in a government partner mission area. Qualifications: •Due to contractual reasons, U.S. Citizenship is required. •Candidates with active top-secret clearance preferred; at a minimum, candidate must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. •Advanced degree in a science or engineering discipline (or equivalent experience) preferred. •Demonstrated expertise in artificial intelligence or machine learning. •Previous experience negotiating milestone-based Statements of Work contracts. •Demonstrated e xpertise in applied AI/ML, generative and multimodal AI, enterprise search, agentic systems, workflow automation, NLP, or production AI engineering : •Knowledge of AI-enabled threat intelligence and cyber defense, including detection, vulnerability prioritization, incident investigation, and response. •Understanding of AI security across data, models, prompts, retrieval, memory, tools, APIs, infrastructure, and third-party components. •Operational familiarity with AI threats such as prompt injection, jailbreaks, unsafe tool use, data or model poisoning, evasion, model extraction, and sensitive-data leakage. •Knowledge of agent security, including identity, authorization, least privilege, sandboxing, containment, MCP security, and supply-chain integrity. Compensation: •$138,369 - $180,034 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!