AI Engineer

Salary: $120,000 - 130,000 per year Requirements:

• Bachelors degree, equivalent certifications, or relevant military work experience
• 1–3 years of experience managing multiple deliverables in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with the Microsoft Office suite
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to engage with senior-level customer and corporate management
• Ability to interpret system security policies, rules, and regulations
• Preferred: relevant IT certifications
• Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screening and background check
• Where required by contract, ability to obtain and maintain the appropriate clearance and access to military installations

• Lead the design, development, deployment, and operation of production AI and agentic systems for complex federal human resources and administrative workflows
• Architect reliable agentic systems with workflow orchestration, model and tool integration, state management, authorization controls, human review, exception handling, and auditability
• Build reusable AI infrastructure, components, and engineering patterns for use across workflows
• Develop prototypes and experiments, assess emerging AI approaches, and bring successful solutions into secure, reliable production
• Design testing, evaluation, monitoring, and failure-analysis methods to measure accuracy, reliability, performance, and operational effectiveness
• Integrate AI systems with applications, data sources, APIs, and enterprise infrastructure while meeting security, privacy, and operational requirements
• Work with government stakeholders, subject-matter experts, and engineering teams to turn operational processes, requirements, and constraints into deployable technical systems

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We are Bering Straits Professional Services (BSPS), providing global logistics, training, and procurement services to U.S. Government agencies. We are an SBA-certified 8(a) contractor and an ISO 9001-certified company. This full-time, in-office AI Engineer role is based in Washington, DC, with a stated salary range of $120,000–$130,000. The position has no supervisory responsibilities. The role may involve extended periods of sitting, with opportunities to move about, and may require bending, stooping, walking, or standing. We provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Bering Straits Native Corporation gives hiring, promotion, training, and retention preference to qualifying shareholders, descendants, and spouses. We are an equal opportunity employer.

last updated 41 week of 2026