Senior AI/ML Software Engineer (TS/SCI) – Geospatial Analytics

Vantor (Maxar Intelligence); Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Mental health resources

Student loan repayment assistance

Adoption reimbursement

Pet insurance

Job summary

Vantor is seeking a Senior AI/ML Software Engineer to integrate secure chatbot and AI assistant capabilities into existing geospatial intelligence tools. You will help analysts discover data, navigate applications, and complete approved workflows using natural language.

The role requires strong software engineering, practical LLM experience, and an understanding of secure, usable AI in mission environments.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen with active TS/SCI clearance (willing to obtain CI poly).
• 8+ years of professional software engineering delivering production applications.
• Hands-on experience integrating generative AI/LLMs into production software (RAG, embeddings, vector search, function calling, or agent workflows).
• Strong Python skills and experience with modern languages (JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, Go, C++).
• Experience building REST APIs or microservices and using Git, automated testing, CI/CD, and Agile practices.
• Experience integrating enterprise data sources with secure identity and data-protection controls.

Responsibilities

• Integrate AI chatbots and assistants into geospatial, analytics, visualization, and mission apps.
• Build natural-language workflows for data discovery, navigation, visualization, and approved actions.
• Implement LLM patterns such as prompt orchestration, retrieval-augmented generation, tool calling, and context.
• Connect AI services to REST APIs, data catalogs, search platforms, knowledge graphs, GIS, notebooks, and dashboards.
• Develop reusable backend services and frontend components for analysts.
• Enforce identity, entitlements, and data-access policies with citations, provenance, and audit records.
• Test AI quality, safety, latency, and usability; protect against prompt injection and data leakage.
• Deploy and operate AI services in Kubernetes and OpenShift, including restricted/disconnected environments.

Skills

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

REST APIs

CI/CD

Git

Agile development

Security controls

RAG / LLM integration

AI/ML concepts

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Eng/Data Science/AI

Tools

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

Java

Go

C++

Kubernetes

OpenShift

REST APIs

Git

Job description

Vantor is seeking a Senior AI/ML Software Engineer to integrate secure chatbot and AI assistant capabilities into existing geospatial intelligence tools. You will help analysts discover data, navigate applications, and complete approved workflows using natural language.

The role requires strong software engineering, practical LLM experience, and an understanding of secure, usable AI in mission environments.