AI/ML Engineer

(Remote Position, Short-Term Contract)

Company Information NexGen Technologies, Inc. is a leading IT services firm specializing in delivering innovative, high-quality solutions to our federal government clients. Our core competencies include IT professional support services, software development, cloud services, IT Operations, Agile project management, and GIS services. Job Summary NexGen Technologies is seeking an Artificial Intelligence (AI)/ML (Machine Learning) Engineer to support a federal modernization initiative incorporating large language models (LLMs) and AI driven agents as core system capabilities. This position performs advanced, nonmanual, computer related work involving the design, development, integration, and modification of AI enabled software components that support mission critical federal systems.

The AI Engineer applies specialized knowledge of computer science, artificial intelligence, and software engineering to implement LLM based solutions and agent workflows integrating with backend services, APIs, and data systems. The role requires consistent exercise of creativity and independent judgment in determining technical approaches, integration patterns, and implementation details. Supervisory Responsibilities* There are no supervisory responsibilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (as assigned)

* Design, develop, and integrate LLM-based solutions and AI agents into backend systems. * Implement prompt engineering, orchestration logic, and agent workflows to support document centric and knowledge driven use cases. * Integrate AI services with RESTful APIs, backend services, and data sources. * Apply secure development practices and align implementations with federal security and compliance requirements. * Support testing, validation, and performance tuning of AI solutions. * Collaborate with backend developers, AI/ML platform leads, and security personnel to ensure consistent and compliant implementations....