Job Details

Artificial Intelligence Engineer (Remote)

Metropolitan Building, 3434 Washington Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201, USA

Job Description

Posted Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 4:00 AM

Disclaimer:

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time. Remote positions at the Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) require travel to our Arlington, VA office for two in-person team gatherings each year.

Job Summary:

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engineer is responsible for integrating cloud-based AI technologies into the Institute for Humane Studies' (IHS) strategic plans. Reporting to the Managing Director of IT, the Engineer is charged with designing, creating, and maintaining secure, optimized, and cost-effective cloud-based AI/ML systems for analytics and operations. Additionally, this individual will help develop best practices for using cloud technology in AI/ML.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Maintain and optimize existing AI/ML cloud architecture in AWS.
• Maintain and optimize existing data infrastructure, including RDS PostGres database, PGVector database, and planning for future graph databases.
• Stay up to date on AI developments and how new AI technologies can be used to create custom solutions that advance the mission of IHS.
• Provide relevant training, such as prompt engineering, to better AI/ML integration and utilization amongst IHS staff.
  • Serve as subject matter expert (SME) to triage concerns, issues, and/or difficulty during staff execution of provided tools.
• Monitor cloud expenses to ensure cost-effectiveness and make recommendations for cost-saving strategies across the entire organizations cloud infrastructure.
• Assist in the development of strategies to foster technical innovation in creating opportunities with partners to own well-placed technical AI/ML tools.

Required Skills/Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering, preferably in AWS.
• Proven experience and success in a customer-facing role.
• Strong knowledge of databases, including the database engines and hosting option in AWS.
  • RDS PostGres database and PGVector database highly preferred.
• Experience with AI and machine learning technologies, matched by experience with integrating these technologies into cloud systems.
• Excellent interpersonal, collaborative, relationship building, and communication skills, both verbally and in writing.
  • Demonstrable ability to discuss, teach, and inform non-technical individuals of relevant and applicable topics and functions related to the cloud, AI, and other forms of technology.
• Knowledge of and appreciation for the classical liberal tradition.

To apply, qualified candidates must submit the following materials:

• Resume
• Cover letter detailing your interest in this position and why the IHS mission resonates with you.

EEO Statement:

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

About IHS:

The Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) is a think network advancing the principles and practices of freedom in the academy, public policy, and civil society.

Founded in 1961, IHS believes that the liberal tradition has yielded unprecedented freedom and human flourishing. And in this moment, when the forces of illiberalism on both the left and right are gaining ground at an alarming pace, our vision is to spark a new spirit of liberal freedom.

Our Work:

• Cultivating a pool of intellectual talent for partners in policy, civil society, philanthropy, and the academy through $1.5 million in fellowship and career development programs.
• Catalyzing scholarship and academic networks to strengthen the fields of foundational and applied research that matter most to a free society.
• Equipping freedom-focused research centers, think tanks, foundations, and civil society organizations with the research and experts they need to maximize their impact in policy and in communities across the country.

We have a flexible, professional, open office environment that encourages innovation and entrepreneurship and provides substantial opportunity for professional growth. Salary is competitive and will be commensurate with experience. IHS provides exceptional benefits to all employees, including health and dental insurance coverage (which includes paying 100% of the health and dental insurance premium for individuals), health savings accounts, long-term disability and life insurance, a 403(b) retirement savings program, a parking permit and 12 free tuition credit hours annually at George Mason University.

Metropolitan Building, 3434 Washington Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201, USA