AI Engineer (Agentic AI) - Secret cleared

Description

The company is a technology firm serving the US federal government. Its 13,000+ people support clients in defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health.

The team brings generative AI into live federal analytics work. You will design and put into production AI agents that reason through complex, new scenarios inside a secure government cloud.

Growth support includes hands-on experience, certifications, and industry training.

Responsibilities

• Write and test prompts for AI agents that run in multi-agent simulations.
• Connect agents to a cloud-based generative AI platform, tuning them for speed and cost.
• Check AI outputs using statistical models and feedback from subject-matter experts.
• Keep improving agent reliability and realism as new use cases and mission needs appear.

Requirements

• Be a US citizen.
• Hold an active Secret clearance.
• Have a bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience, such as 4 additional years of relevant hands-on work.
• Have applied ML or AI engineering experience, including production prompt engineering or agentic system design.
• Have hands-on work with large language model APIs and experience scaling them for cost and performance.
• Be proficient with version control tools such as Git.
• Preferred: background in linear or mathematical optimization.
• Preferred: experience with multi-agent or agent-based modeling.
• Preferred: familiarity with Palantir Foundry or Palantir AIP.
• Preferred: domain experience in healthcare, clinical, or defense analytics.

Conditions

Work full time on-site in the DC area.

Local law requires a base pay range for hires in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia: $89,000 - $170,200 USD.

Actual pay depends on office location, role, skill set, and experience.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis, with no fixed deadline.

The company is committed to equal opportunity and an inclusive culture.

Benefits

• The company offers a wide variety of benefits.