GenAI Data Engineer | TS/Top Secret, Onsite VA

Embedded Alliance, Inc.; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible schedule

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Professional development assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Vision insurance

Referral program

Job summary

Embedded Alliance, Inc. in Herndon, VA, is seeking a seasoned engineer to build and deploy GenAI capabilities in a classified environment.

You’ll implement agent orchestration, retrieval pipelines (RAG), tool integration, and Python-based REST APIs tying data retrieval to agent workflows. The role requires an active TS clearance and offers onsite work with a strong emphasis on testing, reliability, and production-grade deployment of AI applications.

Qualifications

• Active TS clearance required.
• Bachelor’s in computer science or related field.
• 8+ years of software engineering with AI/ML experience for senior level.

Responsibilities

• Implement orchestration logic and tool integrations for agent-based applications.
• Handle document processing, embedding generation, retrieval configuration, and prompt assembly.
• Develop Python REST APIs to support data retrieval and agent workflows.
• Work with Postgres schemas and optimize query performance.
• Own testing and deployment in a classified environment.
• Lead end-to-end orchestration within the platform.

Skills

Python

REST APIs

Postgres

SQL

LLMs

RAG

Elasticsearch

Docker

Agent concepts

Testing

Education

Bachelor’s in Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Elasticsearch

MCP

Job description

Embedded Alliance, Inc. in Herndon, VA, is seeking a seasoned engineer to build and deploy GenAI capabilities in a classified environment.

You’ll implement agent orchestration, retrieval pipelines (RAG), tool integration, and Python-based REST APIs tying data retrieval to agent workflows. The role requires an active TS clearance and offers onsite work with a strong emphasis on testing, reliability, and production-grade deployment of AI applications.