AI Engineer, Senior

Semper Valens Solutions is supporting CECOM ASIC in transforming how the U.S. Army develops, sustains, and modernizes mission platforms through advanced artificial intelligence, automation, and data-driven capabilities. This senior AI engineering role is onsite in Belcamp, MD, with direct, hands-on work supporting the U.S. Army/CECOM mission. You will partner with government engineers and stakeholders to build and deploy mission-focused AI/ML capabilities that support operational readiness, decision advantage, and modernization.

What you’ll do

• Develop and deploy mission-focused AI/ML models, analytics solutions, automation workflows, and agentic AI applications for Army and CECOM initiatives.
• Collaborate with government engineers, analysts, and stakeholders to deliver AI solutions that are innovative and operationally relevant.
• Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines, dashboards, Power BI solutions, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, and agent-based workflows.
• Build and implement Generative AI and Agentic AI solutions using frameworks such as LangChain, Semantic Kernel, AutoGen, Strands, CrewAI, LangGraph, and similar technologies.
• Integrate large language models (LLMs) with mission data sources, vector databases, memory systems, and orchestration frameworks while meeting cybersecurity and governance requirements.
• Support cloud-native AI adoption, including MLOps, AIOps, CI/CD pipelines, model monitoring, and responsible AI implementation.
• Produce technical documentation, sustainment plans, and transition materials to enable long-term government ownership and maintainability.
• Provide technical coaching, knowledge transfer, and collaboration opportunities to grow government AI and data science competencies.
• Work with mission stakeholders to ensure AI and analytics capabilities align with operational requirements and modernization objectives.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Minimum 4 years of experience developing and delivering AI/ML solutions.
• At least 1 year of experience with Generative AI, Agentic AI, or multi-agent systems.
• Minimum 2 years of hands-on Python development experience.
• At least 1 year building agentic AI solutions using frameworks such as LangChain, Semantic Kernel, AutoGen, Strands, CrewAI, LangGraph, or similar platforms.
• Experience developing machine learning workflows, data pipelines, automation solutions, or advanced analytics capabilities.
• Experience supporting AI/ML workloads in Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Demonstrated ability to translate mission or business requirements into technical solutions.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.

Technologies you may work with

• AI/ML, Generative AI, Agentic AI, Python
• LangChain, Semantic Kernel, AutoGen, Strands, CrewAI, LangGraph
• Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), Power BI, LLMs, vector databases
• MLOps, AIOps, CI/CD pipelines
• Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Azure OpenAI, Azure Machine Learning, Azure AI Foundry
• Microsoft Fabric, Synapse Analytics, Power Apps, Power Automate
• DevSecOps, microservices, event-driven architectures

Benefits

• Referral bonus: $1,500

Preferred qualifications

• Experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD), U.S. Army, or Federal Government programs.
• Experience conducting technical training, mentoring, or knowledge transfer activities in government environments.
• Experience designing and implementing multi-agent systems for decision support, workflow automation, or mission operations.
• Knowledge of LLM prompt engineering, model tuning, secure RAG architectures, vector databases, and retrieval systems.
• Experience with MLOps, AIOps, DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native deployments.
• Experience integrating APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
• Experience developing low-code business applications using Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate).
• Familiarity with Azure AI and Analytics services, including Azure OpenAI, Azure Machine Learning, Azure AI Foundry, Microsoft Fabric, Synapse Analytics, and related technologies.

Position overview: CECOM ASIC is advancing how the U.S. Army develops, sustains, and modernizes mission platforms through AI, automation, and data-driven capabilities. This is a hands-on technical contributor position, not a management or team lead role. You will provide advanced engineering expertise while collaborating with government personnel through technical mentorship and knowledge transfer to strengthen internal capabilities.