Principal AI Software Engineer with Security Clearance

ARSIEM Corporation; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 216,000 - 241,000; Full time

Job summary

ARSIEM Corporation is seeking a Principal AI Software Engineer to lead the development of AI/ML-enabled intelligence capabilities at Fort Meade, MD. You will work across software engineering, data science, ML, and LLM integration to deliver innovative AI-enabled applications from proof-of-concept to deployment.

The role requires collaboration with government clients, strong programming skills in Java/Python, and experience with Jupyter Notebooks, RAG, MCP, and Bayesian analysis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 11 years of relevant experience or equivalent.
• Proficiency with object-oriented languages (JAVA, Python) and Jupyter Notebooks.
• Experience with AI/ML technologies and LLMs.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with customers to drive rapid development, evaluation, and transition of AI/ML-enabled mission capabilities.
• Leverage scalable software architectures and advanced analytics to automate discovery and deliver production-ready solutions.
• Shape technical strategy and best practices to ensure effective deployment, sustainment, and evolution of AI-enabled mission systems.
• Proficient in current AI/ML technologies such as classification, clustering, retrieval, and transformer models.

Skills

AI/ML concepts

LLM integration

Retrieval augmented generation

Education

Bachelor's degree + 11 years experience

Tools

JAVA

Python

Jupyter Notebooks

Job description

About ARSIEM Corporation At ARSIEM Corporation we are committed to fostering a proven and trusted partnership with our government clients.

We provide support to multiple agencies across the United States Government.

ARSIEM has an experienced workforce of qualified professionals committed to providing the best possible support. As demand increases, ARSIEM continues to provide reliable and cutting-edge technical solutions at the best value to our clients.

That means a career packed with opportunities to grow and the ability to have an impact on every client you work with.

ARSIEM is looking for a motivated Principal AI Software Engineer to support the exciting Corporate Directory Services mission. The engineer will work closely with mission stakeholders to lead the development of advanced Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) solutions, intelligence mission workflows, and emerging analytic capabilities. This role is responsible for designing, developing, prototyping, and operationalizing AI-enabled applications that automate complex intelligence processes, discover emergent intelligence value, and accelerate mission outcomes. The candidate will work across multiple technical domains including software engineering, data science, machine learning, and large language model (LLM) integration to deliver innovative capabilities from proof-of-concept through operational deployment.

This position will support one of our government clients in Fort Meade, MD.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with customers to drive the rapid development, evaluation, and transition of AI/ML-enabled mission capabilities that enhance operational analysis and intelligence workflows.
• Leverage emerging technologies, scalable software architectures, and advanced analytics to automate discovery, accelerate insight generation, and deliver production-ready solutions across diverse mission domains.
• Shape technical strategy and best practices to ensure effective deployment, sustainment, and evolution of AI-enabled mission systems
• Proficient in current AI/ML technologies such as classification, clustering, collaborative filtering, search, and retrieval using techniques such as but not limited to deep neutral networks (DNN), recurrent neural networks (RNN), attention-based transformers, etc.
• Experience in current large language models (LLM) for representative and generative tasks. Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree plus 11-years of relevant experience or equivalent.
• Proficiency with object-oriented languages (JAVA, Python) and experience with Jupyter Notebooks Preferred Qualifications
• Proficiency in approaches to retrieval augmented generation (RAG), model context protocol (MCP) and other recent technologies supporting agentic AI.
• Foundational knowledge of statistics related to parametric probability distributions, nonparametric probability distributions, Bayesian analysis, and covariance matrices.
• Proficiency in agentic systems that can automatically carry out mission goals with limited supervision. $216,000 - $241,000 a year The ARSIEM pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other laws. Benefits: For an overview of our benefits, please visit our benefits tab. https://www.arsiem.com/careers/ Original Posting Date: 2026-06-24 Clearance Requirement: This position requires an active TS/SCI with a polygraph. You must be a US Citizen for consideration. ARSIEM is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affimitive Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other federally protected class. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.