TS/SCI AI Platform Lead — Secure, Enterprise-Scale AI

Visionist, Inc.; Laurel (MD); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership

Competitive retirement contribution

Generous PTO & holidays

Parental leave benefits

Comprehensive health benefits

Annual lifestyle bonus

Disability and life insurance

Job summary

Visionist, Inc. seeks an AI Platform Lead with active Top Secret/SCI clearance to guide enterprise-scale AI initiatives across multiple engineering teams.

You will define requirements, evaluate models and architectures, and drive adoption of AI capabilities for analysts, engineers, and operators on a large PRIME contract. The role combines technical leadership with stakeholder engagement, balancing mission needs with secure, scalable AI solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline; 12 years in software development.
• Experience building and mentoring engineering teams with diverse technical backgrounds.
• Experience engaging with customers and end users to gather requirements and drive adoption of technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Solicit requirements and architect an enterprise agentic platform designed to power intelligent, autonomous workflows
• Work directly with stakeholders, engineers, and cyber analysts to understand operational workflows and identify high-impact automation opportunities
• Evaluate AI models, deployment architectures, and infrastructure options to determine the optimal balance of capability, performance, and cost
• Advise customers on AI investment strategies and resource allocation to maximize mission impact and operational effectiveness
• Stay current on emerging AI technologies, industry trends, and best practices, advocating for the adoption of innovative capabilities
• Conduct outreach and training efforts to promote adoption of AI capabilities and best practices across the user community
• Lead and coordinate multiple engineering teams by defining requirements, developing technical solutions, assigning work, and tracking execution against objectives

Skills

Team leadership

AI platforms

AI workflows

Requirements elicitation

Mentoring engineers

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical discipline

Tools

Codex

ClaudeCode

Job description

Visionist, Inc. seeks an AI Platform Lead with active Top Secret/SCI clearance to guide enterprise-scale AI initiatives across multiple engineering teams.

You will define requirements, evaluate models and architectures, and drive adoption of AI capabilities for analysts, engineers, and operators on a large PRIME contract. The role combines technical leadership with stakeholder engagement, balancing mission needs with secure, scalable AI solutions.