Lead AI Platform Architect (TS/SCI Clearance)

Visionist; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 170,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership

401K match + ESOP

PTO 4 weeks

12 paid holidays

Parental leave $8k supplement

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Lifestyle bonus $600

Merit increases and bonuses

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

Visionist, Inc. is seeking an AI Platform Lead to guide multiple engineering teams on an enterprise LLM-powered platform serving analysts, engineers, and operators. You will define requirements, architect solutions, and drive adoption of AI capabilities across the organization.

You will coordinate with stakeholders, demonstrate leadership, and ensure secure, scalable delivery on a prime contract with readiness for a TS/SCI environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline. (Additional 4 years of experience may substitute degree)
• 12 years of experience in software development
• Experience building, leading, and mentoring engineering teams with diverse technical backgrounds
• Demonstrated experience engaging with customers and end users to gather requirements, advocate for change, and drive adoption of technical solutions
• Hands on experience building and maintaining production applications servicing hundreds to thousands of users
• Experience designing and implementing agentic workflows, AI-powered applications, or multi-agent orchestration systems
• Experience leveraging AI coding assistants for code generation, refactoring, debugging, and automation (Codex, ClaudeCode)
• U.S citizenship required (green card holders and permanent residents are not eligible)
• Applicants selected will be required to obtain / maintain a government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Solicit requirements and architect an enterprise agentic platform designed to power intelligent, autonomous workflows
• Work directly with stakeholders, engineers, and cyber analysts to understand operational workflows and identify high-impact automation opportunities
• Evaluate AI models, deployment architectures, and infrastructure options to determine the optimal balance of capability, performance, and cost
• Advise customers on AI investment strategies and resource allocation to maximize mission impact and operational effectiveness
• Stay current on emerging AI technologies, industry trends, and best practices, advocating for the adoption of innovative capabilities where appropriate
• Conduct outreach and training efforts to promote adoption of AI capabilities and best practices across the user community
• Lead and coordinate multiple engineering teams by defining requirements, developing technical solutions, assigning work, and tracking execution against objectives

Skills

Software development

Team leadership

Requirements gathering

Customer engagement

Production applications

Agentic workflows

AI tooling

Codex/ClaudeCode

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical discipline

Job description

Visionist, Inc. is seeking an AI Platform Lead to guide multiple engineering teams on an enterprise LLM-powered platform serving analysts, engineers, and operators. You will define requirements, architect solutions, and drive adoption of AI capabilities across the organization.

You will coordinate with stakeholders, demonstrate leadership, and ensure secure, scalable delivery on a prime contract with readiness for a TS/SCI environment.