Senior Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engineer

About NetSage

NetSage's mission is to help our customers achieve their missions by providing superior cyber services. We seek talented professionals who are interested in doing meaningful, mission‑focused work for the U.S. Federal Government. We are a growing company that puts our employees first and offers excellent pay and world‑class benefits. We do not hire contract‑by‑contract; instead, we offer multiple job options and career progression for our employees.

Role Overview

Senior Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engineer – AI & Emerging Technologies (AI&ET) mission

• Work closely with mission stakeholders to capture requirements, aid in structured planning, and improve processes by introducing AI/ML tooling.
• Develop tools and techniques, including fine‑tuning Large Language Models (LLM), to enhance identification and mitigation capabilities.
• Design, develop, and maintain LLM orchestration frameworks.
• Develop and optimize data for LLM consumption.
• Collaborate with systems engineers to architect and deploy networked AI tools within secure enclaves.
• Conduct performance profiling, optimization, and scalability analysis of mission systems.
• Support security assessments and Authority to Operate (ATO) processes.

Required Qualifications

• TS/SCI with polygraph security clearance.
• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in computer science or a related STEM discipline and eight (8) years of relevant experience or:
  • Doctoral degree (PhD) and four (4) years of experience, or
  • Master of Science (M.S.) and six (6) years of experience, or
  • Associate of Science (A.S.) and ten (10) years of experience.
• Strong proficiency with object‑oriented languages, especially Python.
• Experience with LLM integration and data engineering.
• Experience with static analyzers, Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG) framework, and relational and vector databases.
• Familiarity with Agile, Git, Jira, and Confluence.
• Ability to 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.
• Ability to support security assessments and Authority to Operate (ATO) processes.

Desired Qualifications

• Familiarity with Rust, Claude Code, Codex, and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) practices.