Senior Applied AI Engineer

Senior AI Engineer

TS/SCI and Poly Required 

Annapolis Junction, MD 



Responsibilities:

- Architect and implement production-grade AI systems for cyber operations, handling

scale and reliability.

- Lead technical exploration into novel AI applications, charting paths through unproven

territory.

- Design and build sophisticated agent orchestration systems that coordinate multiple AI

models and tools.

- Create robust MCP server implementations that become foundational infrastructure for

the team.

- Develop advanced prompt engineering strategies and reusable patterns for complex

cyber scenarios.

- Build fault-tolerant API integration layers that gracefully handle model failures and

edge cases.

- Mentor junior engineers while maintaining high personal code output.

- Make architectural decisions that balance innovation with operational reliability.

- Drive technical discussions about AI capabilities, limitations, and strategic applications.

-Create proof-of-concepts that demonstrate previously impossible capabilities.

- Establish best practices for AI development within the unique constraints of cyber

operations.



Skills Requirements:

- 12+ years of software engineering experience with deep Python expertise.

- Extensive hands-on experience building and deploying AI-powered applications in

production.

- Expert-level understanding of modern AI architectures (agents, RAG, chains, function

calling).

- Proven track record of integrating multiple AI services and handling their failure modes.

- Strong experience with MCP servers or similar model serving infrastructure.

- Advanced prompt engineering skills with demonstrable results.

- Experience building resilient distributed systems and handling async workflows.

- Deep understanding of AI model capabilities and limitations across providers.

- Ability to rapidly prototype while maintaining production-quality standards.

- Track record of solving novel technical problems without existing solutions.

- Excellent debugging skills for non-deterministic AI behaviors.

Nice to Haves:

- Direct experience applying AI to cybersecurity or intelligence use cases.

- Contributions to major AI frameworks or tools.

- Experience fine-tuning models for specialized domains.

- Background in building developer tools or platforms.

- Knowledge of adversarial AI and security considerations for AI systems.

- Published research or talks on applied AI topics.

- Experience leading technical initiatives in ambiguous problem spaces.