Software/AI Engineer II

Quality Support, Inc.; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Quality Support, Inc. is seeking a Software/AI Engineer with over 5 years of experience, particularly in submarine electronic subsystems. The role involves transforming AI technology for mission-critical government projects while enhancing your engineering skills.

Candidates should be proficient in Linux, Python, and containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes, along with a strong educational background in engineering or computer science. A valid US citizenship and security clearances are required for this position.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience related to Software/AI engineering.
• Experience with AI programming and Python development.
• Background with containerization and CI/CD tools.

Responsibilities

• Transform AI technology into government project opportunities.
• Work with Linux tools, Docker, and container orchestration.
• Integrate and prototype AI features quickly.

Skills

Linux CLI

Python development

Docker

Kubernetes

SQL technologies

REST interfaces

Git

Agile methodologies

AI programming

Data processing (NumPy, Pandas)

Education

B.A or B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, IT

Tools

Django

NGINX

GitLab CI

Splunk

Ansible

Job description

Quality Support, Inc., openings for Software/AI Engineers with 5+ years of related experience with a background of submarine electronic subsystem requirements, development and testing. Preferred Virginia Class Submarine Program and/or Columbia Class Submarine Program background/experience but not required. Secret and Top-Secret clearances required. Must be a US Citizen.

THIS POSITION IS CONTINGENT UPON CONTRACT AWARD.

Software/AI Engineer Job Responsibilities

Transform AI technology into opportunity as a Software/AI Engineer II at QSI. Help drive the next-must have dynamic mission-critical government projects while maturing your engineering skills and career. Working with:

• Experience using the Linux CLI and Linux tools
• Experience developing Bash scripts to automate manual processes
• Understanding of basic parallel programming concepts
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, PodMan, containerd
• Familiar with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools
• Focus on mastering basic syntax, data structures (lists, dictionaries), and object-oriented programming.
• Basic foundational grasp of probability, linear algebra, and basic statistics is necessary to understand how AI algorithms evaluate and process data
• Integrating pre-trained models via developer APIs, such as OpenAI, Google's Gemini, or Anthropic.
• data processing libraries like NumPy and Pandas to manipulate datasets before feeding them to an AI.
• Understand how to write clear, context-rich instructions for AI systems so you can rapidly prototype features without writing complex code.
• Familiar with beginner-friendly machine learning frameworks, such as Scikit-Learn, which provide simple tools for pattern recognition and basic data analysis

Software/AI Engineer Qualifications/Skills

• Experience using the Linux CLI and Tool Suite
• Experience developing with Python in a Linux environment
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker
• Familiar with container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes
• Experience creating Helm Charts to deploy containerized services on Kubernetes
• Experience with SQL technologies such as MySQL
• Experience with designing and implementing REST interfaces
• Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools such as GitLab CI
• Experience with Git Source Control System
• Familiar with Observability and Analytics platform solutions such as Splunk
• Familiar with automation frameworks including Ansible for orchestrating deployment
• Familiar with Agile, Scrum, or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodologies
• Teamwork
• Analyzing information
• Software/AI documentation
• Software/AI testing
• Software/AI development fundamentals
• Software/AI development process
• Software/AI requirements
• Software architecture
• The desire to be challenged and think out of the box

Education / Experience Required

• B.A or B.S. in electrical engineering computer science, information technology, or related discipline
• Five plus years of job-related experience
• Five plus years of experience as a Software/AI Engineer II
• Five plus years of experience with AI
• Experience with computer/AI programming
• Experience with the Django Web framework
• Experience with the Celery Task Scheduler
• Experience with NGINX
• Experience with the Atlassian Suite of Tools such as Jira and Confluence
• Experience with AI Development Tools such as Claude Code

Quality Support, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Aff…