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AI Technical Lead

Mindlance
Washington, DC Contractor
POSTED ON 9/27/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/26/2026

Position Summary: Title: Developer Standard III
Duration: 6 Months - Long Term
Location: Washington, DC 20433 Hybrid Onsite: 4 days per week from Day 1, with a full transition to 100% onsite anticipated soon Required Qualifications:

  • Master s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, or related discipline.
  • Minimum 10 years of professional experience in software engineering and enterprise solution delivery .
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in cloud architecture and modern application development.
  • Demonstrated experience delivering AI/ML and Generative AI solutions in large enterprises.
  • Proven experience leading cross-functional engineering teams. Experience delivering solutions using Agile and Scrum methodologies.

Technical Expertise Artificial Intelligence:

  • Large Language Models (GPT, Claude, Gemini, Azure OpenAI, or equivalent).
  • Agentic AI architectures.
  • Multi-agent systems.
  • Prompt Engineering and Context Engineering.
  • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).
  • Semantic Kernel, LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAI, MCP, or equivalent frameworks.
  • NLP, sentiment analysis, classification, summarization, and knowledge management.


Cloud & Platforms:

  • Microsoft Azure (preferred).
  • AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI.
  • AKS, Containers, Serverless Functions.
  • Azure Storage, Cosmos DB, SQL Database.
  • DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code.

Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.
Software Development

  • .NET/C#, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript.
  • REST APIs and microservices.
  • Enterprise integration patterns.
  • Full SDLC experience.


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience designing Agentic AI solutions for Incident Management, Service Management, Grievance Management, Environmental & Social systems, or enterprise workflow automation.
  • Experience with Responsible AI, AI Governance, and model monitoring.
  • Microsoft Azure AI certifications and Scrum certifications.
  • Experience designing AI-enabled digital platforms for large international organizations, development institutions, or regulated industries.

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