Junior AI Solutions Architect – Mission Enablement (Hybrid)

MITRE; Bedford (MA); Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE’s AI Enablement team seeks an entry-level Associate AI Solutions Architect to help mission teams use approved AI tools, data integrations, and development environments securely and effectively.

With guidance from senior staff, you will contribute to building AI-enabled applications, documenting outcomes, and demonstrating capabilities while adhering to security and responsible-AI practices. A hybrid schedule with on-site collaboration is required.

Qualifications

• Foundational knowledge of programming, software development, data handling, and AI/ML concepts.
• Basic technical knowledge of applied AI, AI/ML workflows, LLM tools or APIs, software services, or developer environments, with ability to learn approved tools and apply practices.

Responsibilities

• Support technical and mission-user discussions by asking questions, confirming understanding, and documenting objectives, workflows, data needs, and constraints for review by more senior staff.
• Implement, test, and document defined components of AI-enabled applications and workflows using approved tools, APIs, data sources, development environments, and existing solution patterns with guidance from more senior staff.
• Follow established security, data-handling, and responsible-AI procedures when using approved capabilities; document results and limitations and refer questions or issues to the appropriate team member.
• Use established procedures and basic analytical skills to troubleshoot simple application, API, data, or environment issues; record findings and seek assistance when a problem exceeds the assigned scope.
• Adapt existing prompt examples, starter kits, workflow components, and development templates for assigned use cases; maintain clear setup instructions and reproducible examples for review and reuse.
• Assist with demonstrations, training materials, office hours, hands-on experimentation, and routine user support; capture user questions and feedback to help the team improve its guidance.
• Build working relationships with AI Enablement colleagues, mission users, and supporting platform and security teams; complete assigned tasks, communicate progress, and develop knowledge of MITRE capabilities and processes.

Skills

Programming basics

AI/ML concepts

Data handling

Software development

LLM APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/AI/ML or related

Tools

APIs

LLM tools

Development environments

Job description

MITRE’s AI Enablement team seeks an entry-level Associate AI Solutions Architect to help mission teams use approved AI tools, data integrations, and development environments securely and effectively.

With guidance from senior staff, you will contribute to building AI-enabled applications, documenting outcomes, and demonstrating capabilities while adhering to security and responsible-AI practices. A hybrid schedule with on-site collaboration is required.