DataStaff, Inc is in need of an Agentic AI Data Engineer for a long-term contract opportunity with one of our direct clients located in Richmond, VA. • This position is hybrid; the selected candidate will need to come to Richmond quarterly. Responsibilities: • Design, develop, train and deploy data models that leverage agentic AI that solve real-world problems. • Gather business needs and translate them to analytics. • Produce code that is clearly documented and maintain a version-control system. • Develop machine learning models that will address business needs. • Effectively communicate analytics results to a range of stakeholders. Qualifications: • Demonstrated ability to perform research and communicate analyses to a wide range of audiences. • Co-author or principal investigator for 5 or more peer-reviewed publications using advanced computational or statistical analyses and/or advanced ML methods. • 10+ years of leading data science projects or teams. • Gathers business requirements needed for analytics. • Experience mentoring or guiding junior team members. • Experience with supervised and unsupervised learning, model selection, feature engineering, and evaluation metrics. • Experience with Big Data frameworks like Spark/Databricks. • Experience with code version-control systems such as Git. • Degree in Computer Science, AI, Data Science, or a related field. Required Skills: • 10 Years - Advanced proficiency in Python and/or R • 10 Years - Knowledge of SQL Databases • 5 Years - Experience with Spark, GraphDB, Azure Databricks • 4 Years - Experience training LLMs with structured and unstructured data sets • 4 Years - Experience with Machine Learning • 2 Years - Experience with GIS spatial data Desired Skills: • Ph.D. in a STEM field (Natural sciences, Computer Science, Statistics) This opportunity is available on a corp-to-corp basis or as a W2 position with a competitive benefits package. DataStaff, Inc. offers medical, dental, and vision coverage options as well as paid vacation, sick, and holiday leave. As many of our opportunities are long-term, we also have a 401k program available for employees after 6 months.