Senior AI Architect & Technical Lead (Top Secret/SCI)

hatch I.T.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k matching

Healthcare benefits

Education reimbursement

Life insurance

Generous PTO

Onsite gym

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Expression is seeking an experienced AI Architect to serve as Technical Lead for DHS-focused AI programs. You will design and deliver secure, scalable enterprise AI and multi-agent solutions, guiding integration with government data services while ensuring compliance and reliability.

You will mentor engineers, define system architectures, review production code, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver explainable, secure AI capabilities in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years in software/AI engineering with leadership roles.
• Hands-on architecting, deploying enterprise LLM-powered apps and agentic AI workflows.
• Experience integrating AI with enterprise data via secure APIs and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical architecture and implementation of enterprise AI and agentic AI solutions.
• Define scalable, secure architectures integrating LLMs, enterprise data, APIs, and workflows.
• Design multi-agent orchestration frameworks and RAG solutions with data lineage and access controls.
• Guide integration with government data services and secure, governed interfaces.
• Develop backend services, APIs, and orchestration components with Python and modern practices.
• Perform architecture reviews, set engineering standards, and mentor engineers.

Skills

LangGraph

LangChain

Semantic Kernel

AutoGen

Python

RESTful API

Distributed architectures

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Data Science, AI, or related field

Tools

Docker

AWS

Azure

Kubernetes

Terraform

Helm

Job description

Expression is seeking an experienced AI Architect to serve as Technical Lead for DHS-focused AI programs. You will design and deliver secure, scalable enterprise AI and multi-agent solutions, guiding integration with government data services while ensuring compliance and reliability.

You will mentor engineers, define system architectures, review production code, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver explainable, secure AI capabilities in a regulated environment.