Principal AI Software Engineer (TS/SCI + Poly)
About The Position
We are seeking a Principal AI Software Engineer to support the exciting Corporate Directory Services mission. You will work closely with mission stakeholders to lead the development of advanced Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) solutions, intelligence mission workflows, and emerging analytic capabilities. This role is responsible for designing, developing, prototyping, and operationalizing AI-enabled applications that automate complex intelligence processes, discover emergent intelligence value, and accelerate mission outcomes. You will also work across multiple technical domains including software engineering, data science, machine learning, and large language model (LLM) integration to deliver innovative capabilities from proof-of-concept through operational deployment.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree plus 11-years of relevant experience or equivalent.
- Proficiency with object-oriented languages (JAVA, Python) and experience with Jupyter Notebooks.
- Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required (CCA)
Nice To Haves
- Proficiency in approaches to retrieval augmented generation (RAG), model context protocol (MCP) and other recent technologies supporting agentic AI.
- Foundational knowledge of statistics related to parametric probability distributions, nonparametric probability distributions, Bayesian analysis, and covariance matrices.
- Proficiency in agentic systems that can automatically carry out mission goals with limited supervision.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate closely with customers to drive the rapid development, evaluation, and transition of AI/ML-enabled mission capabilities that enhance operational analysis and intelligence workflows.
- Leverage emerging technologies, scalable software architectures, and advanced analytics to automate discovery, accelerate insight generation, and deliver production-ready solutions across diverse mission domains.
- Shape technical strategy and best practices to ensure effective deployment, sustainment, and evolution of AI-enabled mission systems.
- Proficient in current AI/ML technologies such as classification, clustering, collaborative filtering, search, and retrieval using techniques such as but not limited to deep neutral networks (DNN), recurrent neural networks (RNN), attention-based transformers, etc.
- Experience in current large language models (LLM) for representative and generative tasks.
Benefits
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k, IRA) with 100% employer match up to 6%
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Short Term & Long Term Disability
- Professional Development
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
