AI Engineer

CTC Group; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 190,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

CTC Group is seeking AI Engineers to provide technical advisory and systems engineering support for AI-enabled applications within DoD environments, focusing on LLMs, agentic AI workflows, and orchestration frameworks.

You will work with government teams to develop, integrate, and evaluate AI/ML tools, review architectures, and create prototypes and documentation to drive adoption and ensure security and reliability.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and evaluating AI/ML-enabled applications.
• Experience with LLMs, RAG, and agentic AI workflows.
• Familiarity with AI orchestration frameworks and security-focused development.
• Requires active TS/SCI with CI polygraph (within 7 years).
• Experience with DoD/IC apps is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical advisory to government teams on AI/ML-enabled tools.
• Assess AI architectures involving LLMs, RAG, and agentic workflows.
• Evaluate AI frameworks for mission requirements and operational use.
• Review designs, data pipelines, and risk related to performance and security.
• Develop prototypes and engineering docs to support AI adoption.
• Support testing of AI systems including model performance and guardrails.
• Collaborate with engineers, platform teams, and stakeholders to integrate AI capabilities.
• Research emerging AI technologies to identify opportunities for innovation.

Skills

AI/ML development

System integration

Security clearance

Python

Prompt engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Data Science

Master's degree in related field

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

Semantic Kernel

AutoGen

CrewAI

Haystack

LlamaIndex

Job description

Summary

CTC Group is seeking AI Engineers to provide technical advisory and systems engineering support for the development, integration, and evaluation of AI-enabled applications within Department of Defense (DoD) environments. This role focuses on large language models (LLMs), agentic AI workflows, orchestration frameworks, and emerging AI technologies to support secure, reliable, and mission-focused solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical advisory support to government teams developing, integrating, and evaluating AI/ML-enabled applications and tools.
• Assess AI architectures and solutions involving LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), agentic workflows, prompt engineering, and orchestration frameworks.
• Evaluate emerging AI frameworks, libraries, and development tools to determine suitability for mission requirements and operational environments.
• Review AI application designs, model integration approaches, data pipelines, and technical risks related to performance, reliability, security, and scalability.
• Develop prototypes, technical recommendations, engineering documentation, and briefings to support AI technology adoption and decision-making.
• Support testing and evaluation of AI systems, including model performance, workflow validation, guardrails, and evaluation frameworks.
• Collaborate with software engineers, platform teams, product managers, and government stakeholders to integrate AI capabilities into existing systems and workflows.
• Research emerging AI technologies, development methodologies, and best practices to identify opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with CI polygraph security clearance (polygraph must be current and completed within the past 7 years).
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, or a related discipline, subject to applicable education/experience substitutions.
• Experience designing, developing, integrating, or evaluating AI/ML-enabled applications and software tools.
• Experience with LLM applications, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), prompt engineering, and agentic AI workflows.
• Familiarity with AI orchestration frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, AutoGen, CrewAI, Haystack, or LlamaIndex.
• Experience with software development, APIs, data integration, and system architecture.
• Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, vector databases, embeddings, model APIs, and AI evaluation frameworks preferred.
• Experience with secure AI development, cloud-based AI environments, or DoD/Intelligence Community applications preferred.

Experience Requirements

• HS Diploma/GED or Associate's degree with 20 years of relevant experience, or
• Bachelor's degree and 18 years of relevant experience, or
• Master's degree and 15 years of relevant experience

Pay Information

The final salary may be influenced by various factors, such as location, labor categories, experience, education, and/or certifications. CTC also provides a variety of benefits as well as opportunities for continuous education and development.

The estimated salary range for this position is $190,000 - $220,000.

Why CTC Group?

We recognize that successful partnerships are based on open and direct communication, mutual respect, and the ability to adapt to evolving capabilities. Our cleared employees bring decades of experience supporting customers in the Intelligence and Defense communities. We specialize in providing engineering, technical, operational support, and training services to Federal government, and Mission Operations.

CTC Group provides a comprehensive benefits package that includes, but is not limited to, Health/Dental/Vision, 401k, PTO and holiday pay, disability and life insurance.

CTC Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, physical disability, genetic information, mental disability, age, military status or status as a Vietnam-era or special disabled veteran, marital status, registered domestic partner status, gender (including sex stereotyping), medical condition (including, but not limited to, cancer related or HIV/AIDS related) or sexual orientation in accordance with applicable federal and state laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.