AI Data Pipeline Engineer

Elite Technical
Reston, VA

AI Data Pipeline Engineer


Elite Technical is seeking AI Data Pipeline Engineer will design and optimize data pipelines that efficiently move data from sources to AI processing services, ensuring seamless integration with human evaluation workflows. This role requires a deep understanding of AI workflows and the ability to translate complex data requirements into scalable, secure pipelines.


Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Develop and maintain data pipelines using AWS services (Glue, Lambda, Kinesis) or open-source tools (Apache Kafka, NiFi, Airflow) for structured/unstructured data ingestion through embedding and loading into vector databases
- Integrate data with AI models (LLMs, RAG) via RESTful APIs, ensuring low-latency processing and scalability.
- Validate data quality, implement caching (Redis), and optimize pipelines for performance (50-2000 tokens/sec).
- Collaborate with systems administrators to ensure compliance with security and classification requirements.
- Document pipeline workflows and provide support for human evaluation of AI outputs.


This position is a full-time employment opportunity with our client, who recently was awarded the opportunity to build an AI prototype for their government client. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the charge for a cutting-edge government AI related project.

Required Skills

Required Qualifications:
- Clearance Required: Must be a U.S. Citizen and possess a current and active TS/SCI clearance granted by the Department of Defense or an Intelligence Community agency. Must be able to pass a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph (current CI Polygraph a plus).
- 3+ years in data engineering or AI infrastructure.
- Expertise in data pipeline tools (AWS Glue, Kafka, NiFi) and AI integration.
- Strong problem-solving skills for optimizing data flow and latency.
- Experience with JSON, Python, and API-driven architectures.

Education Qualifications: Bachelor-s degree or higher or equivalent experience


Years of Experience:
- 7+ years w/ High School Diploma
- 3+ years w/ Bachelor's Degree, Master-s Degree, or PhD

Desired Qualifications:
- Knowledge of LlamaIndex, Qdrant, and classification-aware data processing.

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Posted 2025-09-23

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