Forward-Deployed AI Engineer for Mission-Critical Ops

ELITEBRAIN; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation eligibility

Performance-based bonuses

Health insurance

Job summary

CONFISA Staffing Services is recruiting for a Forward Deployed Engineer – U.S. Government on behalf of a technology company specializing in AI, LLMs, and mission-critical solutions.

The role requires hands‑on expertise with Python, LLMs, agentic AI, data pipelines, and distributed systems. You will collaborate directly with government partners to design, build, deploy, and maintain secure, scalable AI systems for high‑impact missions.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering, AI, and infrastructure background.
• Hands‑on Python and production AI experience required.
• Experience with agentic AI, LLMs, and data pipelines beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy AI systems for government missions.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable ML infrastructure and data pipelines.
• Collaborate with government partners and stakeholders.
• Own projects from architecture to production deployment.
• Operate in high-security, mission-critical environments.

Skills

Python

LLMs

Agentic AI

Data pipelines

Distributed systems

ML infrastructure

Security/High reliability

Hybrid work / relocation

Job description

CONFISA Staffing Services is recruiting for a Forward Deployed Engineer – U.S. Government on behalf of a technology company specializing in AI, LLMs, and mission-critical solutions.

The role requires hands‑on expertise with Python, LLMs, agentic AI, data pipelines, and distributed systems. You will collaborate directly with government partners to design, build, deploy, and maintain secure, scalable AI systems for high‑impact missions.