AI Platform Lead

Visionist, Inc.; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 170,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership

Competitive retirement contribution

Generous PTO & holidays

Parental leave benefits

Comprehensive health benefits

Annual lifestyle bonus

Disability and life insurance

Job summary

Visionist, Inc. seeks an AI Platform Lead with active Top Secret/SCI clearance to guide enterprise-scale AI initiatives across multiple engineering teams.

You will define requirements, evaluate models and architectures, and drive adoption of AI capabilities for analysts, engineers, and operators on a large PRIME contract. The role combines technical leadership with stakeholder engagement, balancing mission needs with secure, scalable AI solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline; 12 years in software development.
• Experience building and mentoring engineering teams with diverse technical backgrounds.
• Experience engaging with customers and end users to gather requirements and drive adoption of technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Solicit requirements and architect an enterprise agentic platform designed to power intelligent, autonomous workflows
• Work directly with stakeholders, engineers, and cyber analysts to understand operational workflows and identify high-impact automation opportunities
• Evaluate AI models, deployment architectures, and infrastructure options to determine the optimal balance of capability, performance, and cost
• Advise customers on AI investment strategies and resource allocation to maximize mission impact and operational effectiveness
• Stay current on emerging AI technologies, industry trends, and best practices, advocating for the adoption of innovative capabilities
• Conduct outreach and training efforts to promote adoption of AI capabilities and best practices across the user community
• Lead and coordinate multiple engineering teams by defining requirements, developing technical solutions, assigning work, and tracking execution against objectives

Skills

Team leadership

AI platforms

AI workflows

Requirements elicitation

Mentoring engineers

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical discipline

Tools

Codex

ClaudeCode

Job description

Active Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with polygraph is required.

Visionist has an exciting new, fully FUNDED opportunity for an AI Platform Lead on our largest PRIME contract. In this role, you will lead multiple engineering teams developing and deploying an enterprise LLM-powered platform that supports analysts, engineers, and operators across a variety of mission domains. As the primary technical voice for the platform, you will work directly with stakeholders and end users to define requirements, guide implementation strategies, and drive adoption of AI capabilities across the organization. We are seeking a technical leader who stays at the forefront of AI technologies, can balance mission needs with technical innovation, and is passionate about delivering secure, scalable, and impactful solutions in a rapidly evolving environment.

For over 15 years, Visionist has been solving the Intelligence Community's toughest software and analysis challenges. As a 100% employee-owned company, we prioritize our people—your job security is assured. We embed small engineering teams with analysts to rapidly identify and solve mission capability gaps playing a critical role in defending our nation’s cyber infrastructure & providing expertise in malware analysis, attribution, mapping adversarial infrastructure, pen testing, and operational planning. Our open-door leadership team fosters a supportive culture, where internal growth and promotion opportunities are the norm. Don’t just take our word for it—check out our 4.8-star review on Glassdoor. Join a company that feels like a family with regular happy hours, baseball games, activity clubs and more. Check us out at www.visionistinc.com.

Your contributions are…

• Solicit requirements and architect an enterprise agentic platform designed to power intelligent, autonomous workflows
• Work directly with stakeholders, engineers, and cyber analysts to understand operational workflows and identify high-impact automation opportunities
• Evaluate AI models, deployment architectures, and infrastructure options to determine the optimal balance of capability, performance, and cost
• Advise customers on AI investment strategies and resource allocation to maximize mission impact and operational effectiveness
• Stay current on emerging AI technologies, industry trends, and best practices, advocating for the adoption of innovative capabilities where appropriate
• Conduct outreach and training efforts to promote adoption of AI capabilities and best practices across the user community
• Lead and coordinate multiple engineering teams by defining requirements, developing technical solutions, assigning work, and tracking execution against objectives

Requirements for your new career…

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline. (Additional 4 years of experience may substitute degree)
• 12 years of experience in software development
• Experience building, leading, and mentoring engineering teams with diverse technical backgrounds
• Demonstrated experience engaging with customers and end users to gather requirements, advocate for change, and drive adoption of technical solutions
• Hands on experience building and maintaining production applications servicing hundreds to thousands of users
• Experience designing and implementing agentic workflows, AI-powered applications, or multi-agent orchestration systems
• Experience leveraging AI coding assistants for code generation, refactoring, debugging, and automation (Codex, ClaudeCode)

Benefits of becoming a Visionist:

• We are a 100% employee-owned company, so our employees see the benefit of their contributions and have a stake in our overall success!
• Competitive 15% retirement contribution! (5% 401K match & 10% ESOP)
• 4 weeks paid time off that is never "use or lose", 12 paid holidays, comp time, overtime, AND flexible work hours
• 80 hours of paid parental leave with an additional $8,000 supplemental payment upon returning from maternity
• Medical, dental, & vision benefits for both individuals and families (those who waive medical benefits will receive an additional $4,160/year)
• Annual lifestyle bonus of $600 – use it towards gyms/fitness, new tech, or your HSA!
• Annual merit increases & performance-based bonuses
• Term life insurance, short-term disability, & long-term disability

Salary range: $170,000 - $240,000

Disclaimer: Salary for this position, along with additional compensation options, will be determined on an individual basis following the interview process, considering various factors such as years of experience, skills, education/certifications, contract specifications, market conditions, etc.

U.S citizenship required (green card holders and permanent residents are not eligible). Applicants selected will be required to obtain / maintain a government security clearance.

Visionist, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities employer.