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Principal Data Scientist – Generative AI

Collabera
Mc Lean, VA Contractor
POSTED ON 4/14/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/10/2026

We are seeking a Principal Data Scientist with deep expertise in Generative AI (GenAI) to design and develop advanced AI-driven solutions. This is a hands-on role focused on building AI agents, RAG systems, and GenAI applications to solve complex enterprise problems.


Key Responsibilities

  • Design and develop AI Agents and Agentic Workflows
  • Build and implement RAG and Graph RAG architectures
  • Develop and optimize LLM-based solutions (prompt engineering, fine-tuning)
  • Implement semantic search and embedding-based retrieval systems
  • Work with vector databases and knowledge bases
  • Build solutions using Python (Jupyter, SageMaker, ML frameworks)
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to transition solutions into production
  • Establish evaluation frameworks, guardrails, and responsible AI practices
  • Develop data ingestion pipelines (chunking, enrichment, anonymization)


Required Qualifications

  • PhD in AI, Data Science, Computer Science, or related field (MANDATORY)
  • 10 years of AI/ML experience, including 3 years in GenAI/LLMs
  • Strong hands-on experience with:
  • RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)
  • Large Language Models (LLMs)
  • Prompt Engineering & Embeddings
  • Strong programming skills in Python
  • Experience with Jupyter Notebooks / ML environments
  • Understanding of SDLC and production deployment lifecycle
  • Experience with vector databases and semantic search


Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with Graph RAG
  • Experience building AI Agents / Agentic Systems
  • Familiarity with:
  • MCP (Model Context Protocol)
  • A2A (Agent-to-Agent communication)
  • Experience deploying GenAI solutions to production
  • Exposure to AWS (SageMaker, Bedrock, MLFlow, Kubernetes/EKS)


Pay Range: $80.00 - $85.00/Hr


Benefits:

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, (paid time , paid sick and safe time , hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, paid holidays annually - AS Applicable)


About Us:

Collabera is a leading Digital Solutions company providing software engineering solutions to the world’s most tech-forward organizations. With more than 25 years of experience, we have hired over 17000 employees across 60 offices globally and currently place 10000 professionals annually to support critical IT engagements at more than 500 client sites, 80% being the Fortune 500.

With Collabera, you

• Will get to work on numerous challenging and exciting projects, including UI/UX transformation, Blockchain, AI/Data Science, Cloud migrations, Cyber-Security and Engineering.

• At Collabera you have 80% chances of project extension or redeployment to other clients

• Will have endless opportunities to learn new technologies through our inhouse Training arm – Cognixia.

Salary : $80 - $85

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