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Launch Your Career with Cook Systems
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2 Submittals - Both Phone and In Person Interviews. Competitive hourly pay rate.
Resource will need to be in Richmond, VA quarterly. Position is expected to be needed through 12.31.2025
Agentic Data Engineer to design, develop, and deploy data pipelines that leverage agentic AI that solve real-world problems
The Virginia Department of Transportation's Information Technology Division is seeking a highly skilled Agentic Data Engineer to design, develop, and deploy data pipelines that leverage agentic AI that solve real-world problems. The ideal candidate will have experience in designing data process to support agentic systems, ensure data quality and facilitating interaction between agents and data.
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Responsibilities:?
Designing and developing data pipelines for agentic systems, develop Robust data flows to handle complex interactions between AI agents and Data sources.
Ability to train and fine tune large language models
Design and build the data architecture, including databases, data lakes to support various data engineering tasks.
Develop and manage Extract, Load, transform (ELT) processes to ensure data is accurately and efficiently moved from source systems to analytical platforms used in data science.
Implement data pipelines that facilitate feedback loops, allowing human input to improve system performance in human-in-the-loop systems.
Work with vector databases to store and retrieve embeddings efficiently.
Collaborate with data scientists and engineers to preprocess data, train models, and integrate AI into applications.
Optimize data storage and retrieval with high performance
Statistical analysis, trends, patterns to create data formats from multiple sources.
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Qualifications: ?????????
Strong Data engineering fundamentals
Utilize Big data frameworks like Spark/Databricks
Training LLMs with structed and unstructured data sets.
Understanding of Graph DB
Experience with Azure Blob Storage, Azure Data Lakes, Azure Databricks
Experience implementing Azure Machine Learning, Azure Computer Vision, Azure Video Indexer, Azure OpenAI models, Azure Media Services, Azure AI Search?
Determine effective data partitioning criteria
Utilize data storage system spark to implement partition schemes
Understanding core machine learning concepts and algorithms
Familiarity with Cloud computing skills
Strong programming skills in Python and experience with AI/ML frameworks.
Proficiency in vector databases and embedding models for retrieval tasks.
Expertise in integrating with AI agent frameworks.
Experience with cloud AI services (Azure AI).
Experience with GIS spatial data to create markers on maps ( lat long nearest topology of road, geo-locate between datasets, correlation etc.).
Experience with Department of Transportation Data Domains developing an AI Composite Agentic Solution designed to identify and analyze?data models, connect & correlate?information to validate?hypotheses, forecast, predict and recommend?potential strategies and conduct What-if analysis.
Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, AI, Data Science, or a related field.
Understanding the Big data Technologies
Required
1
Years
Experience developing ETL and ELT pipelines
Required
1
Years
Experience with Spark, GraphDB, Azure Databricks
Required
1
Years
Expertise in Data Partitioning
Required
1
Years
Experience with Data conflation
Required
3
Years
Experience developing Python Scripts
Required
3
Years
Experience training LLMs with structured and unstructured data sets
Required
2
Years
Experience with GIS spatial data
Required
3
Years
Why Work with Us
Benefits
At Cook Systems, we don't just offer jobs we build futures. Our team is the heart of everything we do, and we're committed to supporting you with benefits that go beyond the basics. We want you to feel secure, valued, and empowered from the very beginning of your journey with us. When you join Cook Systems, here's what you can look forward to:
Your Health, Your Way: Choose from two comprehensive medical plans through Blue Cross Blue Shield, complete with dental and vision coverage. With access to one of the nation's largest networks, you'll get the care you need for yourself and your family wherever life takes you.
Peace of Mind, Every Step of the Way: Protect what matters most with life, critical illness, and accident insurance through Unum. Because your loved ones deserve security no matter what the future holds.
Flexibility for Life's Needs: Save money and plan ahead with a Flexible Spending Account and Daycare FSA through Navia, helping you manage healthcare and dependent care expenses on your terms.
Bridging the Gaps: Unexpected costs? No problem. Our Health Gap Insurance through Sunlife helps ensure you're covered when it counts.
Your Future Starts Now: Dream big with our 401(k) retirement plan through The Standard. After just six months, you will be eligible to participate, because your future deserves a strong foundation.
At Cook Systems, you're not just another employee you're family. Here, your ideas matter, your contributions shine, and your career will thrive. Together, we innovate, grow, and celebrate success every step of the way. Are you ready to be part of something bigger? Let's build the future together at Cook Systems.