DRT Strategies, Inc.

AI Implementation Specialist

Silver Spring, MD - Full Time

Overview
DRT Strategies delivers expert management consulting and information technology (IT) solutions to large federal agencies, state and local government and commercial clients in health care, technology, and financial services industries.

The three letters of our name, DRT, stand for Driving Resolution Together, which is the core philosophy on which the company was founded. That is, we collaborate with our clients to solve their most pressing challenges - together.

We are problem solvers dedicated to your success, combining Fortune 500 experience with small business responsiveness. We have established a reputation with our clients as a forward-thinking consulting firm with demonstrated success in implementing solutions that lead to meaningful results. Our world-class consultants unite people to work collaboratively to achieve project goals and make vision a reality.

Project Description:
The mission of HFP is to ensure the safety and wholesomeness of the nation’s dairy products, plant foods, beverages, seafood, dietary supplements, cosmetic products, infant formula, medical foods, food and color additives, and all ingredients that come into contact with foods. The objective of this Task Order is to provide administrative support services that ensure the continuity and effectiveness of HFP’s essential business functions and operational requirements.

Job Summary:
The AI Implementation Specialist performs and integrates moderately complex professional Artificial Intelligence (AI) services in several operational, functional, or organizational areas. Designs and conducts studies, analyses,

research; provides expert professional and consulting services; and prepares presentations and recommendations.

Responsibilities:

The AI Implementation Specialist will perform the following:
  • Design and implement structured compliance and enforcement knowledge repositories that integrate with Elsa's capabilities.
  • Establish appropriate taxonomy and metadata standards for searchable, etrievable information.
  • Assist with the development of quality assurance protocols to ensure accuracy and relevance of stored information.
  • Assist OCE leadership in assessing office needs and developing a plan for AI Agent and prompt development.
  • Develop standardized prompt templates for common office use cases.
  • Create a prompt library with examples categorized by function and complexity.
  • Test and refine prompts to maximize output quality and consistency.
  • Develop user guides, quick reference materials, and video tutorials.
  • Provide ongoing consultation to office users implementing Elsa in their workflows.
  • Gather user feedback and identify common pain points or knowledge gaps and make recommendations for improvements.
  • Assist with training staff to incorporate Elsa into their workflows.
Required Experience:
  • Must have 3+ years of software development experience, with at least 1 year focused on AI/ML or LLM-based application development
  • Strong proficiency in Python, with experience building and deploying AI-powered applications
  • Hands-on experience with LLM APIs (e.g., Anthropic Claude, OpenAI GPT, Google Gemini) and agentic frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LangGraph)
  • Experience with prompt engineering techniques, including chain-of-thought, RAG
  • Familiarity with vector databases, embeddings, and semantic search (e.g., Pinecone, Weaviate, ChromaDB, pgvector)
  • Understanding of responsible AI principles including transparency, and human oversight in agentic systems
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex AI concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Preferred Experience:
  • Have working experience with FDA
Education & Training:
  • Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or relevant field (Preferred)
  • Relevant certifications in AI/ML, cloud, or data engineering (e.g., AWS ML Specialty, Google Professional ML Engineer) (Preferred)
Work Authorization, Clearance Requirement, & Additional Information:
  • This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Public Trust clearance. Due to contract requirements, candidates must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents (green card holders) to be eligible.
  • No agencies, third parties, or Corp-to-Corp submissions.
Salary Range:
  • $60,000-80,000
  • Salary commensurate with experience.

DRT Strategies, Inc. (DRT) follows the guidelines outlined by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to provide all employees and qualified applicants employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related conditions, transgender status, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law.

Reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities will be provided. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Human Resources by emailing HR@drtstrategies.com, or by dialing 571-482-2517.

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