Applied Research Associates, Inc

Senior AI Systems Engineer

Albuquerque, NM, USPosted 8 days ago

Job Description

Essential Functions

  • Lead the deployment, integration, and operational support of AI platforms, tools, and services, ensuring compatibility with existing systems and enterprise processes.
  • Design, implement, monitor, and optimize AI infrastructure, working with server, cloud, and platform engineering teams.
  • Operationalize machine learning workflows and support AI-enabled applications from development through production deployment and sustainment.
  • Build and maintain CI/CD and MLOps pipelines for model packaging, testing, deployment, rollback, and lifecycle management.
  • Implement infrastructure automation using scripting, Infrastructure as Code, and configuration management practices.
  • Provide ongoing technical support, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and documentation for AI platforms and user-facing AI services.
  • Maintain observability across AI systems through logging, metrics, performance monitoring, alerting, and incident response practices.
  • Ensure security, compliance, and governance requirements are met, including participation in audits, vulnerability management, and secure architecture reviews.
  • Assess and implement system enhancements to improve performance, scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency.
  • Collaborate across divisions to support diverse AI initiatives and align technical implementations with mission and business objectives.
  • Evaluate emerging AI tools, frameworks, and infrastructure approaches for operational fit, supportability, and long-term value.
  • Develop and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, architecture diagrams, and operational procedures.

Experience and Skills Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related STEM field with 8-10 years of engineering experience.
  • 2+ years of experience supporting AI/ML platforms, MLOps workflows, model deployment, or AI-enabled infrastructure.
  • Strong coding and automation skills in Python, Bash, or...

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