Backend Infrastructure & Agentic AI Platforms Engineer

Backend Infrastructure & Agentic AI Platforms Engineer
Remote
Public Trust Eligible

Blu Omega is seeking a Backend Infrastructure & Agentic AI Platforms Engineer to support a federal program focused on next-generation autonomous AI capabilities. This role operates within a remote environment and is responsible for building and maintaining backend infrastructure and agentic AI systems supporting ARPA-H's mission. The position requires experience supporting backend infrastructure, AI platform engineering, and distributed systems within a mission-driven environment.

Program Overview:

• Program: ARPA-H / NIH
• Mission overview: Building autonomous AI systems to accelerate research, decision-making, and product delivery

Key Details:

• Location: Remote
• Clearance: Public Trust Eligible
• Work Authorization: US Citizen or Green Card Holder
• Schedule: Standard business hours

Responsibilities:

• Own the end-to-end backend infrastructure for GRACE on Microsoft Azure, including Azure Functions, API Management, Container Apps, and Azure OpenAI Service
• Manage data storage, retrieval pipelines, vector databases, and document indexing for internal knowledge search
• Implement and maintain infrastructure as code for all environments
• Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and release processes
• Ensure monitoring, alerting, logging, distributed tracing, and incident response are in place for all systems
• Manage secrets, API keys, and credential rotation
• Track and optimize cost and token economics across LLM providers
• Develop and maintain backend implementation of MCP, including server hosting, tool registration, and versioning
• Design and evolve communication patterns for agent interoperability and external integrations
• Build and operate RAG pipelines for document ingestion, embedding, and semantic search
• Implement fallback, retry, and degradation patterns for AI service dependencies
• Manage tool-calling infrastructure, including registration, execution, and observability
• Build and maintain observability for agent workflows, including latency, throughput, and error rates
• Implement evaluation pipelines for safety, regression, and grounding assessment
• Define and enforce system-level SLOs and alerting procedures
• Establish and improve coding standards, design reviews, and testing practices
• Mentor team members and communicate technical decisions clearly
• Ensure privacy, security, and compliance in all systems and data handling Required

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience building and operating production systems
• Proven experience in high-velocity environments with end-to-end product ownership
• Strong proficiency in Python and at least one other backend language
• Experience with distributed systems, APIs, data pipelines, and software design patterns
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure: Azure Functions, API Management, Container Apps, and Azure OpenAI Service
• Experience with containerization, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code
• Knowledge of authentication and identity systems (OAuth2, OIDC, Azure Entra ID)
• Demonstrated ability to own production systems, including on-call support and incident debugging

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with AI/LLM platform engineering and orchestration
• Familiarity w:ith vector search, RAG pipelines, and semantic search infrastructure
• Strong understanding of security, privacy, and compliance standards

Compensation

• Salary Range: $100,000 - $180,000

Final compensation is based on technical skills, experience, and education.

Blu Omega Benefits & Perks:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage through national providers
• 401(k) with company match (eligible after 6 months; vesting applies)
• Company-paid Life and AD&D insurance with additional voluntary options
• Short-term and long-term disability options
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with 24/7 confidential support and mental health resources
• Telehealth and virtual care options
• Pet insurance, legal services, and identity theft protection options
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and 11 paid federal holidays
• Access to wellness programs, discounts, and lifestyle benefits

Company Overview:
Blu Omega is a Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) delivering technology and cybersecurity solutions to federal agencies and enterprise clients nationwide. Headquartered in Ashburn, VA, we support mission-critical programs across civilian and defense sectors, including health, national security, and regulatory environments. We partner with government agencies and large integrators to provide expertise in cybersecurity operations, cloud and infrastructure modernization, data and analytics, and enterprise IT support. Our teams are experienced operating within federal contracting environments, supporting task orders, recompetes, and programs requiring cleared personnel and compliant delivery.

Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability.

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