AI Systems Engineer

Command Post Technologies, Inc; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k with company match

Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)

Flexible hours

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Job summary

Command Post Technologies, Inc. seeks an AI Systems Engineer to design, build, and deliver practical AI and ML solutions across internal research and business applications.

The role blends hands-on software development with deep learning and systems architecture to enable secure, on‑premises, air‑gapped, and edge deployments. The ideal candidate will mentor junior engineers and collaborate with leaders to strengthen CPT's AI capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 5 years professional development, including 3 years ML/LLM deployment.
• Strong Python proficiency with tested, maintainable code.
• Hands-on experience with PyTorch or similar framework.
• Solid ML fundamentals: data prep, evaluation, generalization; transformer knowledge.
• Experience deploying models/LLMs behind APIs with latency/throughput considerations.
• Hands-on experience building LLM-based workflows/agents with tool integration, retries, etc.
• Knowledge of AI security: least-privilege access, secrets, audit logs, prompt-injection risks.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy AI-enabled applications and solutions.
• Create AI systems leveraging LLMs, autonomous workflows, tool integration, agentic solutions.
• Develop AI-driven automation to improve operational efficiency.
• Build and integrate AI agents using commercial/open-source platforms.
• Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and stakeholders to identify AI use cases.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and propose innovative approaches to challenges.
• Develop technical docs, demos, prototypes, and proofs-of-concept.
• Support customer engagements and solution demonstrations.

Skills

Python

ML/LLM

AI systems

Software development

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

PyTorch

OpenAI

Azure AI Foundry

LangChain

Job description

Description

The AI Systems Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and delivering practical artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions that support internal research, development, and business applications.

Description

The AI Systems Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and delivering practical artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions that support internal research, development, and business applications.
This position combines hands‑on software development, deep learning, and systems architecture to translate customer needs and emerging ideas into clear technical requirements, reliable solution designs, and working products. The role will support the development and deployment of advanced AI capabilities, including agentic AI systems operating in secure, air‑gapped, on‑premises, and edge environments.
The ideal candidate is a curious, self‑directed technical builder who takes initiative, enjoys solving complex problems, and can independently drive work from concept through implementation. This individual will own key technical efforts, mentor junior engineers, collaborate with technology leaders, and help strengthen the organization’s broader AI capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy AI-enabled applications and solutions.
• Create and implement AI systems that leverage LLMs, autonomous workflows, tool integration, and agentic solutions.
• Develop AI-driven automation solutions to improve operational efficiency and decision-making.
• Build and integrate AI agents using commercial and open-source AI platforms and frameworks.
• Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, developers, and business stakeholders to identify AI use cases and deliver effective solutions.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and recommend innovative approaches to customer challenges.
• Develop technical documentation, demonstrations, prototypes, and proof‑of‑concept solutions.
• Support customer engagements, technical presentations, and solution demonstrations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience demonstrated through delivered software and AI solutions.
• At least 5 years of professional development experience, including at least 3 years building, integrating, or deploying machine learning or LLM-based capabilities.
• Strong Python proficiency, including maintainable, tested code and integration of ML/LLM capabilities into larger applications.
• Hands‑on experience with PyTorch or a comparable framework for training, fine‑tuning, or evaluating models.
• Solid ML fundamentals, including data preparation, evaluation, and generalization, and a practical understanding of transformer models, including embeddings, tokenization, attention, and context limits.
• Experience deploying models or LLM services behind APIs, with working knowledge of latency, throughput, and GPU resource tradeoffs.
• Hands‑on experience building LLM-based workflows or agents, including tool integration, RAG, context and state management, structured outputs, and retries and failure recovery.
• Ability to design repeatable evaluations of model and agent behavior, including baselines, meaningful metrics, and diagnosis of failure modes.
• Working knowledge of AI application security, including least‑privilege tool access, secrets management, audit logging, and prompt‑injection and data‑exfiltration risks.
• Experience designing software components and interfaces, making sound technical tradeoffs, and judging when a simpler non‑AI approach is sufficient.
• Experience with version control, code review, testing, and tracking tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

Desired Qualifications

• Active Secret security clearance.
• Experience developing AI solutions for Department of Defense or Federal Government customers, including SBIR/STTR proposals, technical capture, applied research, or transitioning prototypes into operational capabilities.
• Experience with AI platforms and agent frameworks such as Azure AI Foundry, Microsoft Copilot Studio, OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, LangGraph, LangChain, Semantic Kernel, CrewAI, or AutoGen, including multi‑agent orchestration.
• Cybersecurity and secure development experience, including DevSecOps practices such as CI/CD, automated security testing, containerization, or infrastructure as code.
• Experience deploying AI systems in air‑gapped, on‑premises, or resource‑constrained edge environments, including managing offline dependencies and model artifacts and configuring GPU workstations, servers, or edge hardware.
• Familiarity with the NIST AI Risk Management Framework or comparable AI risk and assurance practices.
• Experience with model optimization, such as fine‑tuning, distillation, quantization, or multi‑GPU and distributed inference.
• Experience with MLOps practices such as experiment tracking, data and model versioning, deployment, and production monitoring.
• Experience with Rust or another systems programming language.

About us:

We are Command Post Technologies, Inc. (CPT). CPT is a Service‑Disabled, Veteran‑Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), providing engineering services in the areas of Cyber Security, Software Development, Test & Evaluation, and Strategic Planning. CPT employees appreciate working in a caring environment that promotes a healthy work‑life balance. As individuals, we come together as a team, supporting a culture rooted in our core principles of integrity, determination, and innovation. In all of CPT’s collaboration efforts, our team prioritizes communication, accountability, and being resourceful in order to maximize efficiency and results.

What’s In It for You

• Great health benefits (for more info contact us directly)
• Leadership training
• 401k with generous company matching
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Career professional development
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible hours
• Work/Life balance
• Rewards and recognition
• Paid Time Off
• Parental Leave

Command Post Technologies, Inc. (CPT) is a Service‑Disabled Veteran‑Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) founded in 2008 and headquartered in Suffolk, VA with personnel in various states including Virginia, Maryland, Florida, and Texas. With 2/3 of our staff being former military, CPT firmly believes in employing veterans. Command Post Technologies, Inc. is a unique provider of innovative solutions that enhance our corporate clients’ productivity and empower our government clients with the ability to protect against all enemies: foreign and domestic. CPT adapts its successful military experiential approach to the needs of leaders in a global business environment and provides an elite leadership curriculum that results in a world‑class, leadership‑altering event.

Command Post Technologies Inc. (CPT) is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirminative Action employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identify, gender expression, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state, or local law. We take Affirminative Action to ensure equal opportunities for employees and potential employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability genetic information, citizenship status, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state, or local law.

We abide by the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision and will refrain from discharging or otherwise discriminating against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants. An exception exists where the employee or applicant makes the disclosure based on information obtained while performing his or her essential job functions.