AI Platform Lead

Visionist•Laurel, MD

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 drive 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 involves architecting an enterprise agentic platform, identifying opportunities to automate operational workflows, evaluating AI models and deployment options, and advising customers on investments and resource allocation. The lead also promotes AI adoption through outreach and training, stays current with emerging technologies, and coordinates engineering teams’ technical work and execution. The position requires an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph and U.S. citizenship. Applicants selected will be required to obtain or maintain a government security clearance.

Requirements

Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance with polygraph.
U.S. citizenship; green card holders and permanent residents are not eligible.
Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline, or an additional four years of experience in lieu 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.

Responsibilities

Solicit requirements and architect an enterprise agentic platform designed to power 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 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 is not use-or-lose.
12 paid holidays.
Comp time and overtime.
Flexible work hours.
80 hours of paid parental leave and an additional $8,000 supplemental payment upon returning from maternity leave.
Medical, dental, and vision benefits for individuals and families.
An additional $4,160 per year for employees who waive medical benefits.
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 insurance.
Long-term disability insurance.
Regular happy hours, baseball games, and activity clubs.