AI Security & LLM Engineer
Reston, VAOn-siteFull-time
AI Summary
The AI Security & LLM Engineer designs, secures, and optimizes generative AI infrastructure, building resilient multi-agent systems and defending against prompt injection, data exfiltration, and model manipulation.
About this role
Be Challenged and Make a Difference
In a world of technology, people make the difference. We believe if we invest in great people, then great things will happen. At AnaVation, we provide unmatched value to our customers and employees through innovative solutions and an engaging culture.
Description of Task to be Performed:
The AI Security & LLM Engineer will design, secure, and optimize our next-generation generative AI infrastructure. In this role, you will bridge the gap between advanced AI capabilities and rigorous cybersecurity practices. You will build resilient multi-agent systems while actively defending against emerging vulnerabilities like prompt injection, data exfiltration, and model manipulation.
Core Responsibilities:
- System Architecture: Design and deploy robust multi-agent orchestration frameworks and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines.
- Adversarial Defense: Develop, implement, and maintain advanced input/output guardrails to neutralize prompt injection and adversarial attacks.
- Red Teaming: Conduct continuous LLM red teaming and simulations to identify system vulnerabilities and structural weaknesses.
- Performance Optimization: Manage token usage, reduce latency, and engineer efficient API rate limit management strategies.
- Secure Development: Write clean, secure, and production-grade code to integrate frontier models into enterprise applications.
Primary Languages & Technical Stack
- Rust or Python (at least one required)
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
- Frontier Model Expertise: Hands-on experience deploying commercial frontier models (e.g., ChatGPT, Grok, Claude).
- AI Developer Tools: Experience utilizing advanced AI-assisted development workflows such as Claude Code or Codex.
- Security Testing: Background in traditional penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, or cryptographic concepts.
Skills
API Rate LimitingCI PolygraphContext Window ConstraintsCyber Security Service Provider (CSSP) Infrastructure Support (CompTIA Cloud+ Or Equivalent)Guardrail FrameworksIAT Level II (CompTIA Security+ Or Equivalent)Multi-agent OrchestrationOWASP Top 10 For LLMsPrompt Injection DefensePythonRAGRustToken OptimizationTS/SCI Clearance
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