Senior AI Engineer TS/SCI w/ Poly

PAE Government Services Inc.; Linthicum (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Retirement benefits (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 with a proven software engineering background to advance AI/ET capabilities, collaborating with mission stakeholders to capture requirements and improve certification through AI/ML tooling. The role focuses on developing LLM tooling and enabling vulnerability identification enhancements.

Responsibilities include building LLM orchestration frameworks, data pipelines for LLM input, and secure enclave deployments, with emphasis on performance, scalability,

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python, LLM integration, and data engineering.
• Experience with static analyzers, RAG framework, and relational and vector databases.
• Familiarity with Agile, Git, Jira, and Confluence.
• Ability to perform performance profiling, optimization, and scalability analysis of mission systems.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Security clearance: TS/SCI Poly minimum.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with technical leadership to design, develop, and maintain LLM orchestration frameworks that coordinate static analyzers, retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG) systems, and automated testing pipelines.
• Develop and optimize data preprocessing pipelines to ingest, clean, transform, and vectorize product documentation, source code, and test results for LLM consumption.
• Design and implement database solutions to support RAG architectures, artifact storage, audit trails, and metadata management.
• Collaboratively work with systems engineers to architect and deploy networked AI tools within secure enclaves and conduct performance profiling, optimization, and scalability analysis of mission systems.
• Support security assessments and authority to operate (ATO) processes.
• Safety: develop and maintain a safe work environment, complete required training, and participate in emergency response tasks and safety committees.
• Quality: consistently provide services that meet customer expectations and comply with Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts.
• Procedure Compliance: understand and implement operational, safety, quality, and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures, and policies pertaining to the job.

Skills

Python

LLM integration

Data engineering

Performance profiling

Strong problem-solving

Education

Doctoral degree

Master's degree

Bachelor's degree

Associate's degree

High School diploma/GED

Tools

Rust

Claude Code

Codex

CI/CD

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Job Summary

Amentum is seeking a motivated Senior AI Engineer with a proven track record in software engineering and a deep understanding of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) techniques to support the exciting new AI and Emerging Technologies (AI&ET) mission. The engineer will work closely with mission stakeholders to capture requirements, aid in structured planning, and improve the certification process by introducing AI/ML tooling. Additionally, the engineer will use AI/ML to develop tools and techniques for fine‑tuning Large Language Models (LLM) that assist in enhanced vulnerability identification and mitigation capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with technical leadership to design, develop, and maintain LLM orchestration frameworks that coordinate static analyzers, retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG) systems, and automated testing pipelines.
• Develop and optimize data preprocessing pipelines to ingest, clean, transform, and vectorize product documentation, source code, and test results for LLM consumption.
• Design and implement database solutions to support RAG architectures, artifact storage, audit trails, and metadata management.
• Collaboratively work with systems engineers to architect and deploy networked AI tools within secure enclaves and conduct performance profiling, optimization, and scalability analysis of mission systems.
• Support security assessments and authority to operate (ATO) processes.
• Safety: develop and maintain a safe work environment, complete required training, and participate in emergency response tasks and safety committees.
• Quality: consistently provide services that meet customer expectations and comply with Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts.
• Procedure Compliance: understand and implement operational, safety, quality, and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures, and policies pertaining to the job.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python, LLM integration, and data engineering.
• Experience with static analyzers, RAG framework, and relational and vector databases.
• Familiarity with Agile, Git, Jira, and Confluence.
• Ability to perform performance profiling, optimization, and scalability analysis of mission systems.
• Strong problem‑solving and communication skills.
• Security clearance: TS/SCI Poly minimum.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with RUST, Claude Code, Codex, and CI/CD.
• Experience in deploying AI tools in secure enclaves.
• Prior work on vulnerability identification and mitigation using AI/ML.

Experience & Education

Minimum Years of Experience: 4 years (Doctoral degree) or 6 years (Master's degree) or 8 years (Bachelor's degree) or 10 years (Associate's degree) or 12 years (High School diploma/GED) with in‑depth relevant experience.

Compensation

$150,000 – $200,000

Benefits Overview

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax‑saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. We comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws. If you require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please let us know the nature of your request.

Posting Date & Status

Original Posting: 07/15/2026 - Until Filled