AI Engineer (secret clearance)

Responsibilities:

• Architect, train, and fine-tune LLMs for enterprise use cases within the Vantage platform.
• Develop agentic AI systems that can autonomously reason, plan, and act on complex data workflows.
• Integrate AI models with Palantir Ontology, datasets, and operational pipelines.
• Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and product teams to deliver scalable AI solutions.
• Support and enhance AI capabilities across the DoW network, including platforms like Vantage and ADVANA.
• Stay current with advancements in generative AI, LLMs, and agentic architectures, and apply best practices to Vantage and DoW deployments.
• Develop content and present briefings to senior government leaders.
• Manage and respond to user tickets.
• Lead Integrated Product Teams (IPT).

Required Qualifications:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen, with an active secret DoD security clearance (ability to attain interim will be considered).
• College degree (B.S., M.S.) in Information Assurance, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or a related discipline.   Experience will be considered in lieu of education.
• Minimum of 7 years related technical experience.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong collaboration skills and desire to work within a team.
• Highly responsible, team-oriented individual with very strong work ethic, and a self-starter.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, constantly changing environment.
• Solution-based thinker; capable of resolving complex technical challenges.
• Experience and comfort working on a Scrumban team in an Agile environment.
• Works well with limited oversight.

Required Technical Skills:

• Proven experience building and deploying LLMs (e.g., GPT, Llama, PaLM) in production environments.
• Strong background in agentic AI, autonomous agents, or multi-agent systems.
• Proficiency with Python and modern ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow).
• Experience working with Palantir Vantage, ADVANA, or similar data analytics platforms is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with data modeling, ontology design, and pipeline orchestration in Vantage and/or ADVANA.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Experience developing or launching an Agentic AI solution for an organization preferable the DoW