Agentic AI & MCP Specialist

Peraton; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking an Agentic AI & MCP Specialist in the United States to architect and operationalize next-generation agentic systems powered by LLMs. You will design orchestration, implement model-driven decision logic, and build secure, scalable AI applications that safely leverage emerging techniques.

You will lead architecture discussions and mentor engineers across cloud platforms. This role requires deep software engineering, hands-on MCP integrations, and the ability to translate

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering background with production-grade apps.
• Experience building agentic AI systems with planning, tool use, and multistep reasoning.
• Hands-on MCP-based integrations and tool interfaces.
• Translate requirements into scalable AI solutions balancing feasibility and impact.
• LLM development practices including finetuning, RAG, prompts.
• Python development and distributed compute, APIs and microservices.
• Experience integrating agents into cloud platforms.
• Knowledge of MLOps/LLMOps incl versioning, testing, deployment, monitoring.
• Ability to lead design, mentor developers, communicate architectures.
• Git-based CI/CD with automated testing and release pipelines, production systems.
• US citizenship with ability to obtain Public Trust clearance.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and operationalize agentic systems powered by LLMs and MCP.
• Design orchestration frameworks and integrate model-driven decision logic.
• Build secure, scalable AI applications and production-grade capabilities.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor developers.
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to deploy concepts to production.

Skills

Agentic AI systems

MCP integrations

Python development

Cloud platforms

LLM security & governance

CI/CD & Git

Team leadership

Multistep reasoning

Education

BS/BA in CS/Engineering

MS/MA

PhD

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Databricks/Snowflake

Git

Job description

Job Locations

US

Responsibilities

The Agentic AI & MCP Specialist will architect, develop, and operationalize nextgeneration agentic systems powered by advanced LLMs and Model Context Protocol (MCP) frameworks. This role focuses on building intelligent, multistep, toolusing agents that can autonomously reason, plan, and execute complex workflows across a cloudbased analytics ecosystem. The specialist will design and implement agent orchestration frameworks, integrate modeldriven decision logic, and build robust, productiongrade agent capabilities that safely leverage emerging AI techniques.

This position requires a deeply skilled software developer who combines strong engineering fundamentals with handson experience creating agentic systems, working with MCPbased integrations, designing LLMdriven tools, and building secure, scalable AI applications. The role provides technical leadership, explores cuttingedge agentic patterns, drives proofofconcept innovation, and partners with engineering and product teams to translate experimental architectures into realworld impact.

Qualifications

Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhD

Mandatory Requirements

• Strong software engineering background with deep experience building productiongrade applications and services.
• Expertise developing agentic AI systems, including planning, tooluse, multistep reasoning, workflow execution, or autonomous decisioning logic.
• Handson experience designing and implementing MCPbased integrations, tool interfaces, or modeldriven service frameworks.
• Ability to translate ambiguous business or mission requirements into scalable AI-driven solutions, balancing technical feasibility with real-world impact.
• Proficiency with LLM development practices including finetuning, RAG integration, prompt engineering, and interaction models for agent workflows.
• Strong Python development skills and familiarity with distributed compute environments, APIs, microservices, and cloudnative architectures.
• Experience integrating agents or LLMdriven components into cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) or largescale data ecosystems.
• Understanding of LLMOps/MLOps principles including versioning, testing, deployment automation, monitoring, and governance for agentic systems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead solution design, mentor developers, and communicate complex AI architectures to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Version control and modern CI/CD practices (e.g., Git/GitHub), including automated testing, deployment pipelines, & release management for production systems.
• US Citizen with the ability to obtain/maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Preferred Requirements

• Experience building multiagent systems, agent swarms, or coordinated reasoning frameworks.
• Familiarity with advanced toolcalling strategies, including dynamic tool selection, functioncall planning, or graphstructured task planners.
• Experience with structured LLM evaluation methods, agent benchmarking, or test harnesses for autonomous systems.
• Knowledge of performance optimization techniques for LLMs and agents, including caching, model distillation, model routing, or accelerated inference.
• Background integrating agentic components with largescale data or analytics platforms (e.g., Databricks, Snowflake, Spark).
• Handson experience developing innovative POCs or experimental agentic architectures in fastpaced R&D environments.
• Familiarity with emerging agentic frameworks such as Strands Agents, LangGraph, CrewAI, etc.
• Exposure to safetyoriented design patterns for autonomous systems, including guardrails, validation layers, or constrainedaction frameworks.
• Experience designing and building secure, compliance-aware systems that handle sensitive data in accordance with HIPAA and federal security standards, including implementation of encryption, access controls, auditability, and governance for protected health information (PHI) within AI/LLM workflows.

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$135,000 - $216,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.