Security-Cleared AI Engineer — LLMs & DoD Systems

CTC Group; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 190,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

CTC Group is seeking AI Engineers to provide technical advisory and systems engineering support for AI-enabled applications within DoD environments, with a focus on LLMs, agentic workflows, and orchestration frameworks to deliver secure, reliable, mission-focused solutions.

Candidates should hold an active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph, degrees in CS/engineering/data science, and experience designing or evaluating AI/ML tools, APIs, and secure cloud environments to support integration and

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph (polygraph current within 7 years).
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical advisory to DoD teams on AI/ML-enabled applications and tools.
• Assess AI architectures involving LLMs, RAG, agentic workflows, prompts, and orchestration frameworks.
• Evaluate AI frameworks/libraries for mission-specific suitability and security.

Skills

Active TS/SCI clearance

LLM/RAG/prompt engineering

AI orchestration frameworks

AI/ML applications & tools

Python/JavaScript/TypeScript

Secure cloud environments

Education

CS/Engineering/Data Science degree

Tools

LangChain/LangGraph/Semantic Kernel

AutoGen/CrewAI/Haystack/LlamaIndex

Job description

CTC Group is seeking AI Engineers to provide technical advisory and systems engineering support for AI-enabled applications within DoD environments, with a focus on LLMs, agentic workflows, and orchestration frameworks to deliver secure, reliable, mission-focused solutions.

Candidates should hold an active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph, degrees in CS/engineering/data science, and experience designing or evaluating AI/ML tools, APIs, and secure cloud environments to support integration and