AI Requirements Engineer

Everforth ECS is seeking an **AI Requirements Engineer** to work in our ***Arlington, VA*** office. Everforth ECS is seeking an **AI Requirements Engineer** to lead the end-to-end design, development, and operational support of AI-enabled platforms and enterprise applications. This role combines strategic visioning, business process analysis, and leadership of technical teams, ensuring delivery of secure, scalable, and user-centric solutions. This position is ideal for a candidate with experience modernizing complex IT systems, engaging with executive stakeholders, and leading cross-functional teams through full agile lifecycles from concept to production to ongoing O&M cycles. **Key Responsibilities** - Lead the strategic planning, requirements definition, and delivery of AI solutions. - Define program vision and roadmap while balancing priorities of multiple stakeholders. - Serve as primary liaison between technical teams, leadership, and the customer, translating needs into actionable requirements and managing expectations. - Elicit, document, and validate functional and technical requirements, including AI model integration, data flows, and security requirements. - Define and maintain a prioritized product backlog, user stories, and acceptance criteria to ensure timely delivery of features. - Collaborate with vendors and internal teams to integrate commercial off-the-shelf solutions, APIs, and automation tools. - Lead cross-functional teams through sprint planning, execution, testing, and production deployment. - Oversee the design and development of workflows, UI/UX improvements, data integrations, and back-end processes. - Ensure quality through UAT coordination, performance monitoring, and iterative improvement cycles. - Manage ongoing operations, maintenance, and annual release cycles, ensuring high system availability, security compliance, and scalability. - Track and report key performance indicators (KPIs), including user satisfaction, system performance, and adoption rates, leveraging metrics to drive iterative improvements. - Streamline business processes through automation, analytics, and AI capabilities to improve efficiency and reduce administrative overhead. - Develop SOPs for retraining, rollback, and root cause analysis. - Document incident response procedures for model failures and anomalies when detected. - US Citizen with ability to obtain/maintain DHS Entry on Duty (EOD) Public Trust - Bachelor’s Degree + 3 years of relevant experience (or 7 years of experience in lieu of a degree) - Demonstrated success managing stakeholder relationships at multiple levels, including executive leadership. - Expertise in defining and documenting requirements, backlog management, and agile product development. - Experience overseeing development teams across all phases of the SDLC, including testing, deployment, and O&M. - Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or equivalent) and other COTS integrations, and security/compliance frameworks. - Proven ability to deliver measurable improvements in user experience, adoption rates, and process efficiency. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, self-motivated, and proactive. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders. *Salary Range: $120,000 - $145,000* [*General Description of Benefits*](https://ecstech.com/careers/benefits)