Software Engineer (AI Engineer) - FULLY CLEARED with POLYGRAPH REQUIRED
cti-md
Linthicum Heights, MD
Posted Apr 6, 2026
- Other
- Software Development
Job description
Python, LLM integration, data engineering, Agile, Git, Jira, Confluence, static analyzers, RAG framework, relational and vector databases, RUST, Claude Code, Codex, and CI/CD **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. - Must have eight (08) years of direct/relevant experience. - Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. - Proficiency in Python, LLM integration, and data engineering. - Experience with static analyzers, RAG framework, and relational and vector databases. - Familiarization with Agile, Git, Jira, and Confluence. - Collaborate closely with technical leadership to design, develop, and maintain LLM orchestration frameworks that coordinate static analyzers, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, and automated testing pipelines. - Develop and optimize data preprocessing pipelines to ingest, clean, transform, and vectorize product documentation, source code, and test results for LLM consumption. - Design and implement database solutions to support RAG architectures, artifact storage, audit trails, and metadata management. - Collaboratively work with systems engineers to architect and deploy networked AI tools within secure enclaves and conduct performance profiling, optimization, and scalability analysis of mission systems. - Support security assessments and authority to operate (ATO) processes. - the engineer will use AI/ML to develop tools and techniques to include fine tuning Large Language Models (LLM) that assist in enhanced vulnerability identification and mitigation capabilities. ### These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have: - Familiarization with RUST, Claude Code, Codex, and CI/CD.