AI Architect in Government

Xenon7 is an inferno where skill, dedication, and passion run together.

Are you curious-minded and passionate about pushing the boundaries of technology? Do you dream of using AI to address the world's most pressing challenges, from healthcare to education, energy, or food security? Whether you're a professor, technologist, scientist, or someone brimming with creative potential, we invite you to explore career opportunities at the forefront of AI innovation.

Job Summary

Senior Fellows are the secret sauce of our success recipe. They use in-depth knowledge of the industry and AI applications within the industry to design and craft masterpiece solutions for our clients and navigate each project to the finish line with absolute excellence and professionalism. Senior Fellows have a broad view of the IT and AI landscape, which combined with a visionary mindset creates extraordinary solutions of high value and impact which inspires clients to trust Xenon7 with their most challenging problems.

Artificial Intelligence has become increasingly involved in Governmental operations, enhancing efficiency, improving decision-making, and optimizing security. Utilization of AI technologies within government operations has the potential to revolutionize processes, sharpen resource allocation, and improve citizen services. This symbiotic relationship is multifaceted, encompassing areas such as data analysis, predictive modeling, cybersecurity, and policy formulation.

Senior Fellow in this industry, possess knowledge and experience in applying AI methodologies such as Machine Learning, NLP, Computer Vision, Robotics Process Automation, and Explainable AI to build solutions with applications in:

• Strategic planning: using data analysis and predictive modeling to extract valuable insights, trends, and patterns that inform decision-making, identify risks, and optimize processes
• Cybersecurity: detecting anomalies and vulnerabilities, predicting and preventing attacks, responding swiftly to security breaches and safeguarding sensitive information
• Policy Formulation: leveraging AI to assess the impact of policies, simulate various scenarios, and evaluate potential outcomes with greater accuracy and efficiency

Responsibilities:

As a Senior Fellow, your responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Work with business leaders to identify problems that can be resolved using artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies
• Actively participate in pre-sales activities to demonstrate our capabilities and relevant use cases and understand client’s needs and problems
• Participate in the Discovery phase of a project to uncover real needs and possibilities, specify in detail the scope of the project, and use domain expertise to propose architecture for solutions
• Provide accurate time and resource estimates for a project and define the major milestones
• Identify potential risks and challenges on a project and how to overcome them
• Act as a subject matter expert on projects to navigate them across the finish line while ensuring high-quality execution and deliverables
• Propose and participate in the selection of the team for a project
• Communicate and present to the client the progress of projects
• Ensure AI ethics and other SecOps principles are properly implemented on projects
• Contribute to the improvement of Xenon’s assessment and delivery process
• Contribute to developing Xenon’s domain capabilities, content, and competitiveness

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in AI roles or other relevant fields (AI, ML, Data Science)
• Deep experience in the Government industry and practical applications of AI/ML technologies in a number of its subfields 
• Very strong technical skills in technologies relevant to the field, and a deep understanding of underlying concepts and mechanisms (math, algorithms, models, statistics) needed for producing optimal and performant solutions
• Proved experience in scoping, designing, and architecting complex and large-scale solutions, estimating milestones, timeframes, and resources accurately
• Proved experience in leading projects and teams to a successful outcome
• Strong business acumen and ability to influence key stakeholders to make informed decisions
• Strong communication and presentation skills to be able to distill complex information and concepts into clear messages that resonate with clients of various technical backgrounds
• Curious, creative, outgoing personality with wide horizons committed to success and inspired by excellence

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in Artificial Intelligence domain (highly preferable)
• Background in Research activities and published papers 
• Skills in writing domain-specific content e.g. whitepapers, blogs, etc.

Benefits

• Work From Home
• Performance Bonus
• Training & Development
• Meet and collaborate with other extremely smart AI-domain Maestros
• Meet and work with CIOs, CTOs, and other important people from big companies
• Work on exciting cutting-edge projects
• Diversity: work on dozens on different AI projects and applications each year