AI Platform Lead

Visionist•Laurel, MD

2d•$187,000 - $264,000

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 strategies, and promote adoption of AI capabilities. The position calls for a technical leader who can balance mission needs with innovation and deliver secure, scalable solutions. The role focuses on architecting an enterprise agentic platform and identifying opportunities to automate operational workflows. It also includes evaluating AI models, deployment architectures, and infrastructure; advising customers on investment and resource allocation; and coordinating engineering teams through solution design and execution. The position requires active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph and U.S. citizenship. Visionist describes a supportive culture with internal growth and promotion opportunities and company social activities.

Requirements

Active Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with polygraph is required.
U.S. citizenship is required; green card holders and permanent residents are not eligible.
Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline, or an additional four years of experience in place of the degree.
12 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.
Applicants selected must obtain and maintain a government security clearance.

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 emerging 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 leave.
12 paid holidays.
Comp time and overtime.
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 usable for gyms/fitness, new technology, or an HSA.
Term life insurance.
Short-term disability insurance.
Long-term disability insurance.
Internal growth and promotion opportunities.
Company social activities, including happy hours, baseball games, and activity clubs.