Software Engineer 3 - Sr. AI Engineer

Wyetechllc; Linthicum (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 200h

SEP IRA contributions

Referral bonus up to $10,000

Medical options

Job summary

Wyetech, LLC, based in Maryland, seeks a Senior AI Engineer to advance AI/ET initiatives for federal customers. You will design, implement, and maintain LLM orchestration frameworks and data pipelines to support RAG systems and automated testing.

The role requires TS/SCI with poly, 8+ years of experience, and strong Python, data engineering, and AI/ML skills. You will collaborate with stakeholders, optimize preprocessing, and ensure secure enclave deployments and ATO readiness.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience or equivalent.
• Experience with AI/ML, LLM integration, and security clearances.
• Proficiency in Python, RAG frameworks, and data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with leadership to design, develop, and maintain LLM orchestration frameworks for static analyzers, RAG systems, and testing pipelines.
• Develop and optimize data preprocessing pipelines to ingest, clean, transform, and vectorize documents, 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 deploy AI tools within secure enclaves and conduct performance profiling, optimization, and scalability analysis.
• Support security assessments and authority to operate (ATO) processes.

Skills

AI/ML techniques

Python proficiency

Data engineering

LLM integration

Agile methodologies

Git/Jira/Confluence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Rust

Claude Code

Codex

CI/CD

Job description

At Wyetech, you’ll be at the center of an award-winning corporate culture, breaking technological barriers and solving real-world problems for our federal government customers. We are committed to hiring the best of the best, and in return, we offer a world‑class, truly unique employee experience that is rare within our industry.

Seeking a motivated Senior AI Engineer with a proven track record in software engineering and 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 to include fine tuning Large Language Models (LLM) that assist in enhanced vulnerability identification and mitigation capabilities.

Due to federal contract requirements, United States Citizenship and position appropriate security clearance is required. (e.g. Active TS/SCI security clearance with agency appropriate polygraph).

• 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.
• TS/SCI with agency appropriate poly
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, plus 8-years of relevant experience or equivalent.
• Proficiency in Python, LLM integration, and data engineering. Experience with static analyzers, RAG framework, and relational and vector databases. Familiarization with Agile, Git, Jira, and Confluence.
• Familiarization with RUST, Claude Code, Codex, and CI/CD.

Wyetech believes in generously supporting employees as they prepare for retirement. The company automatically contributes 20% of each employee's gross compensation to a Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) IRA, with no requirement for employee matching. All contributions are fully vested from day one, ensuring immediate ownership of retirement funds.

Additional benefits include:

• Wyetech provides a generous PTO plan of up to 200 hours annually, aligned with applicable state leave regulations. Employees have the flexibility to adjust their PTO allocation at the start of each calendar year, ensuring it meets their evolving needs.

Full‑time employees have the option to participate in a variety of voluntary benefit plans including:

• A Choice of Medical Plan Options, some with Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Vision and Dental
• Life and AD&D Benefits
• Short and Long‑Term Disability
• Hospital Indemnity, Accident, and Critical Illness Insurances
• Optional Identity Theft and Legal Protection Services
• Employee Referral Bonus Eligibility up to $10,000
• Mobility Among Wyetech-supported Contracts
• Various contract and work locations throughout Maryland, Virginia, Colorado, Texas, Utah, Alaska, Hawaii and OCONUS
• Various team‑building events throughout the year such as: monthly lunches, summer company picnic, and an annual holiday party.
• Employees receive two complementary branded clothing orders annually.

Wyetech, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Affirmative Action Statement: Wyetech, LLC is committed to the principles of affirmative action in all hiring and employment for minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans.

Accommodations: Wyetech, LLC is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible hiring process. If you need any accommodations during the application or interview process, please contact Brittney Wood. at 844-WYETECH x727 or [e-mail]. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to all candidates.