Software Engineer 2 - (Python, LLM, Machine Learning)

Akina • Annapolis Junction, MD

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Intelligence analysts rely on multi-step workflows that are time-sensitive, detail-rich, and critical to national security. As an Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Engineer, you will work directly with mission users to capture these workflows, document operational decision points, and translate them into effective AI-enabled capabilities. You will design and implement solutions that may include LLM-powered workflows, agent-based automation, or hybrid approaches depending on mission needs. Your work will streamline analytical tasks, improve data accessibility, and support rapid, informed decision-making in high-tempo environments. You will collaborate with operators, analysts, developers, and mission leadership to ensure solutions integrate cleanly with existing systems, perform reliably in production, and adhere to the security and governance expectations of classified environments.

Requirements

• Experience capturing user workflows and translating them into structured process maps, automation requirements, or executable logic.
• Experience designing or implementing LLM-based or agentic workflows, including multi-step reasoning, tool integrations, and orchestration.
• Experience integrating AI systems with APIs, enterprise data stores, or mission platforms.
• Experience with programming languages such as Python.
• Bachelor’s degree and 14 years of experience, with 3+ years of experience in AI/ML engineering, data science, or software engineering within cyber, intelligence, or national security environments.
• TS/SCI Clearance
• Polygraph required

Nice To Haves

• Experience engineering AI capabilities in on-premise or multi-classification environments.
• Experience with AWS or Azure, including work in restricted or classified environments.
• Experience with AI/LLM development frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, PydanticAI, or CrewAI.
• Experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, vLLM, or llama.cpp.
• Experience with cyber or intelligence workflows, operational data types, or mission-oriented analytical processes.
• Master’s degree in AI, ML, Data Science, Cybersecurity, or Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with mission users to capture multi-step workflows.
• Document operational decision points.
• Translate workflows into effective AI-enabled capabilities.
• Design and implement solutions including LLM-powered workflows, agent-based automation, or hybrid approaches.
• Streamline analytical tasks, improve data accessibility, and support rapid, informed decision-making.
• Collaborate with operators, analysts, developers, and mission leadership to ensure solutions integrate cleanly with existing systems.
• Ensure solutions perform reliably in production and adhere to security and governance expectations of classified environments.

Benefits

• 24 days PTO accrued annually
• 11 federal holidays
• 401k is 100% vested on your start date
• Company makes a direct contribution worth 10% of your salary to 401k
• Company covers 100% of healthcare costs for employees
• Company covers 50% of healthcare costs toward dependents
• Educational assistance towards college classes
• Company will cover costs associated with job related training and certifications

What This Job Offers

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