EEO Statement: We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engineer Job Summary: The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engineer is responsible for integrating cloud-based AI technologies into the Institute for Humane Studies’ (IHS) strategic plans. Reporting to the Managing Director of IT, the Engineer is charged with designing, creating, and maintaining secure, optimized, and cost-effective cloud-based AI/ML systems for analytics and operations. Additionally, this individual will help develop best practices for using cloud technology in AI/ML. Supervisory Responsibilities: None. Duties/Responsibilities: Maintain and optimize existing AI/ML cloud architecture in AWS. Maintain and optimize existing data infrastructure, including RDS PostGres database, PGVector database, and planning for future graph databases. Stay up to date on AI developments and how new AI technologies can be used to create custom solutions that advance the mission of IHS. Provide relevant training, such as prompt engineering, to better AI/ML integration and utilization amongst IHS staff. Serve as subject matter expert (SME) to triage concerns, issues, and/or difficulty during staff execution of provided tools. Monitor cloud expenses to ensure cost-effectiveness and make recommendations for cost-saving strategies across the entire organization’s cloud infrastructure. Assist in the development of strategies to foster technical innovation in creating opportunities with partners to own well-placed technical AI/ML tools. Required Skills/Qualifications: 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering, preferably in AWS. Proven experience and success in a customer-facing role. Strong knowledge of databases, including the database engines and hosting option in AWS. RDS PostGres database and PGVector database highly preferred. Experience with AI and machine learning technologies, matched by experience with integrating these technologies into cloud systems. Excellent interpersonal, collaborative, relationship building, and communication skills, both verbally and in writing. Demonstrable ability to discuss, teach, and inform non-technical individuals of relevant and applicable topics and functions related to the cloud, AI, and other forms of technology. Knowledge of and appreciation for the classical liberal tradition. To apply, qualified candidates must submit the following materials (through additional documents): Resume Cover letter detailing: Your interest in this position. Why the IHS mission resonates with you. Disclaimer: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time. Remote positions at the Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) require quarterly in-person meetings at our office location in Arlington, VA. IHS employees are required to visit the office for a minimum of two weeks per year. About the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University: The Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) supports and partners with university professors working within the classical liberal intellectual tradition. Our vision is that higher education becomes a place where the open exchange of ideas flourishes, and where ideas within the classical liberal tradition are regularly taught, discussed, challenged, and developed so that they inform scholarly and public discourse on the key challenges facing a free society. Each year, IHS provides thousands of aspiring and established professors graduate student fellowships, career development support, research funding, and support for on-campus student programs. Most importantly, through its scholarly convenings IHS connects these scholars to one another to form a diverse and growing community of thought leaders advancing ideas essential to the good society-a pluralistic and tolerant society in which individuals and communities flourish in a context of openness, dignity, equality, and freedom. Benefits: We have a flexible, professional, open office environment that encourages innovation and entrepreneurship and provides substantial opportunity for professional growth. Salary is competitive and will be commensurate with experience. IHS provides exceptional benefits to all employees, including health and dental insurance coverage (which includes paying 100% of the health and dental insurance premium for individuals), health savings accounts, long-term disability and life insurance, a 403(b) retirement savings program, a parking permit and 12 free tuition credit hours annually at George Mason University. Other details Pay Type Salary Apply Now
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