Senior AI Engineer - TS/SCI Poly, LLM & RAG Tools

Amentum

Linthicum (MD)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 200,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) matching
Educational reimbursement
Parental leave
Employee stock purchase plan
Tax-saving options
Disability and life insurance
Pet insurance

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a Senior AI Engineer in Linthicum, MD to advance AI/ET initiatives by building LLM orchestration frameworks, integrating static analyzers, RAG systems, and automated testing pipelines. The role emphasizes data preprocessing and database design for RAG architectures.

Security clearance TS/SCI Poly is required; the candidate will collaborate with systems engineers and bring strong Python, AI/ML, and data engineering skills to enhance vulnerability identification and mitigation

Qualifications

  • Doctoral degree with 4+ years of relevant experience or equivalent.
  • Strong Python and data engineering skills with AI/ML focus.
  • Experience with LLM orchestration, RAG systems and static analyzers.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain LLM orchestration frameworks for AI tooling.
  • Develop data preprocessing pipelines for LLM consumption and vectorization.
  • Design and implement databases to support RAG architectures and audit trails.

Education

Doctoral degree + 4 years relevant experience
Master's degree + 6 years relevant experience
Bachelor's degree + 8 years relevant experience
Associate's degree + 10 years relevant experience
High School diploma/GED + 12 years relevant experience

Tools

Python
LLM integration
Data engineering
Static analyzers
RAG framework
Relational databases
Vector databases
Agile
Git
Jira
Confluence

Job description

Amentum is seeking a Senior AI Engineer in Linthicum, MD to advance AI/ET initiatives by building LLM orchestration frameworks, integrating static analyzers, RAG systems, and automated testing pipelines. The role emphasizes data preprocessing and database design for RAG architectures.

Security clearance TS/SCI Poly is required; the candidate will collaborate with systems engineers and bring strong Python, AI/ML, and data engineering skills to enhance vulnerability identification and mitigation

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