AI Platform Lead

Visionist • Laurel, MD

21h • $205,000 - $280,000

About The Position

Visionist is hiring an AI Platform Lead for a fully funded opportunity on its largest prime contract. The role leads multiple engineering teams developing and deploying an enterprise LLM-powered platform for analysts, engineers, and operators across mission domains. As the platform’s primary technical voice, the lead works with stakeholders and end users to define requirements, guide implementation, and encourage adoption of AI capabilities. The position calls for a technical leader who balances mission needs with innovation and delivers secure, scalable solutions in a rapidly evolving environment.

Visionist describes itself as a software and analysis company serving the Intelligence Community, with small engineering teams that work alongside analysts to address mission capability gaps. The company highlights an open-door leadership culture, internal growth and promotion opportunities, and social activities.

The role requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with polygraph and U.S. citizenship. Applicants selected must obtain or maintain a government security clearance. A bachelor's degree in a technical discipline is required, although an additional four years of experience may substitute for the degree. The position requires at least 12 years of software development experience. The stated salary range is $205,000–$280,000; compensation is determined individually after the interview process based on factors including experience, skills, education or certifications, contract specifications, and market conditions.

Requirements

• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.
• U.S. citizenship is required; green card holders and permanent residents are not eligible.
• Applicants selected must obtain or maintain a government security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline, or an additional four years of experience in lieu of the degree.
• 12 or more years of experience in software development.
• Experience building, leading, and mentoring engineering teams with diverse technical backgrounds.
• Demonstrated experience engaging customers and end users to gather requirements, advocate for change, and drive adoption of technical solutions.
• Hands-on experience building and maintaining production applications serving hundreds to thousands of users.
• Experience designing and implementing agentic workflows, AI-powered applications, or multi-agent orchestration systems.
• Experience using AI coding assistants for code generation, refactoring, debugging, and automation, such as Codex or ClaudeCode.

Responsibilities

• Solicit requirements and architect an enterprise agentic platform for intelligent, autonomous workflows.
• Work with stakeholders, engineers, and cyber analysts to understand operational workflows and identify high-impact automation opportunities.
• Evaluate AI models, deployment architectures, and infrastructure options to balance capability, performance, and cost.
• Advise customers on AI investment strategies and resource allocation to maximize mission impact and operational effectiveness.
• Stay current on AI technologies, industry trends, and best practices, and advocate for innovative capabilities where appropriate.
• Conduct outreach and training to promote adoption of AI capabilities and best practices across the user community.
• Lead and coordinate multiple engineering teams by defining requirements, developing technical solutions, assigning work, and tracking execution against objectives.

Benefits

• Annual merit increases and performance-based bonuses.
• Four weeks of paid time off that does not expire as use-or-lose, 12 paid holidays, comp time, overtime, and flexible work hours.
• 80 hours of paid parental leave, plus an $8,000 supplemental payment upon returning from maternity leave.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits for individuals and families; employees who waive medical benefits receive an additional $4,160 per year.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions.
• Annual $600 lifestyle bonus for gyms or fitness, new technology, or an HSA.
• Term life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability.
• Regular social activities, including happy hours, baseball games, and activity clubs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior