Senior AI Engineer (TS/SCI) — Secure Gov AI Lead

gdit; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

GDIT in Chantilly, VA seeks a senior AI Engineer to lead the design, development, and secure integration of AI/ML capabilities into mission systems on classified networks. This hands-on technical leadership role will establish architectural patterns, governance alignment, and engineering standards across the program.

You will work with program leadership, government stakeholders, and security authorities to deliver auditable, compliant AI features in a high-side environment and grow a small team

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with polygraph to start.
• Security clearance required for role.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and maintain AI-enabled applications and services within air-gapped and government cloud environments.
• Deploy, serve, and tune large language models and ML models on-premises or in accredited cloud enclaves (no external API dependency).
• Design retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines and embedding workflows over controlled data sets, with appropriate data handling and classification controls.
• Operationalize the program's AI governance framework: model capability tiering, use‑case approval workflow, rules of engagement, and audit/logging requirements.
• Support security accreditation activities, including AO engagement, RMF documentation inputs, and responsible AI evidence.
• Build and optimize data pipelines feeding AI-driven features; integrate with existing program systems and workflows.
• Establish code quality, testing, and documentation standards for the AI engineering function; mentor mid-level developers as the team grows.
• Brief technical approach and results to program leadership and government customers.

Skills

AI

ML

Python

Job description

GDIT in Chantilly, VA seeks a senior AI Engineer to lead the design, development, and secure integration of AI/ML capabilities into mission systems on classified networks. This hands-on technical leadership role will establish architectural patterns, governance alignment, and engineering standards across the program.

You will work with program leadership, government stakeholders, and security authorities to deliver auditable, compliant AI features in a high-side environment and grow a small team