AI Solutions Architect — Fraud Prevention

Peraton; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking an AI & ML Advisor to lead the integration architecture for onboarding external AI vendors into secure enclaves within the FPS boundary. You will craft data packaging, define per‑vendor patterns, and apply deep LLM/MLOps expertise to accelerate CMS initiatives.

The role emphasizes security, PHI/PII handling, governance, and effective communication with stakeholders across CMS teams. US citizenship and clearance readiness are required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years with BS/BA; 6+ years with MS/MA; 3+ years with PhD
• Hands-on expertise with LLM architectures and agentic AI systems (LoRA/PEFT, RAG, prompt engineering, tool-use/MCP)
• Experience designing integration architectures for third‑party AI tools inside customer enclaves
• Proven ability to present architectures to CMS technical and non‑technical stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Design the integration architecture for onboarding third‑party AI tools into vendor‑isolated DISM enclaves.
• Author a common data package specification for vendors to consume.
• Define per‑vendor integration patterns for data access, identity federation, and audit routing.
• Provide hands‑on LLM/MLOps expertise to internal Peraton teams.
• Embed security, PHI/PII, and governance controls in architectural designs

Skills

LLM architectures

Agentic AI systems

Python

SQL

AWS

Security governance

Education

BS/BA

MS/MA

PhD

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

Terraform/IaC

KMS

EKS

Job description

Peraton is seeking an AI & ML Advisor to lead the integration architecture for onboarding external AI vendors into secure enclaves within the FPS boundary. You will craft data packaging, define per‑vendor patterns, and apply deep LLM/MLOps expertise to accelerate CMS initiatives.

The role emphasizes security, PHI/PII handling, governance, and effective communication with stakeholders across CMS teams. US citizenship and clearance readiness are required.