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AI Engineer - SME- CLEARANCE and POLYGRAPH REQUIRED

ColumbiaOn-site

AI Summary

Design, evaluate, and advance AI/ML applications and workflows for government clients, providing technical advisory support on LLM-based systems, agentic frameworks, and secure AI integration.

About this role

solutions involving LLMs, agentic workflows, LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, AutoGen, CrewAI, Haystack, LlamaIndex, or similar ecosystems.

Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or similar languages commonly used in AI application development.

Due to federal contract requirements, United States citizenship and an active TS/SCI security clearance and polygraph are required for the position.

Required:

  • Must be a US Citizen
  • Must have TS/SCI clearance w/ active polygraph
  • Requires current CI poly within last seven (07) years.
  • Eighteen (18) years of experience with a Bachelors Degree; experiencing providing technical advisory support for the design, evaluation, and advancement of applications, tools, and workflows.
  • Degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, or related field.
  • Experience designing, building, integrating, or evaluating AI/ML-enabled applications or software tools.
  • Familiarity with modern AI application patterns, including LLM-based applications, RAG, prompt engineering, agentic systems, and AI-assisted workflows.
  • Working knowledge of one or more agentic or orchestration frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, AutoGen, CrewAI, Haystack, LlamaIndex, or similar ecosystems.
  • Experience with software development fundamentals, APIs, data handling, and system integration.
  • Ability to assess technical tradeoffs and communicate them clearly to both engineers and government stakeholders.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

  • Experience with Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or similar languages commonly used in AI application development.
  • Familiarity with vector databases, embeddings, model APIs, evaluation frameworks, and agent testing harnesses.
  • Exposure to model hosting, inference pipelines, or cloud-based AI development environments.
  • Understanding of secure AI development practices, data protection, and operational constraints in government settings.
  • Experience supporting defense, cyber, intelligence, or mission application development.
  • Familiarity with human-in-the-loop workflows, AI assurance, and evaluation methodologies.

Skills

Agentic SystemsAI/ML Application DesignAPIsAutoGenCrewAIData HandlingHaystackJavaScriptLangChainLangGraphLlamaIndexLLMsPrompt EngineeringPythonRAGSemantic KernelSystem IntegrationTypeScript

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