George Mason University Seeks Lead AI Developer to Enhance AI Platform and Mentor Students
George Mason University is actively seeking a Lead AI Developer to spearhead the development and deployment of its artificial intelligence initiatives. This role is critical for building and maintaining secure data pipelines that connect legacy university databases to a modern AI platform. The Lead AI Developer will also be responsible for engineering the backend of the Digital Forms Backbone, ensuring adherence to governance, security, and architectural protocols. A key aspect of the position involves architecting and deploying an autonomous AI Help Desk agent, which will utilize a secure Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipeline linked to the enterprise ITS Knowledge Base to provide 'Zero-Hallucination' IT troubleshooting for the campus community. The role also includes significant mentorship responsibilities, transforming student interns into highly recruited enterprise AI engineers through rigorous code review and architectural guidance.