$107,900–$195,050 Per Year
Agile Programming Methodologies, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Architectural Services, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Atlassian JIRA, Best Practices, Cloud Architecture, Cloud Computing, Communication Skills, Computer Science, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Customer Experience, Detail Oriented, DoD Directive 8140, DoD Directive 8570, Establish Priorities, IAT - Information Assurance Technical, Integrated Circuits (ICs), Leadership, Legal, Linux Administration, Machine Learning, Machine Tool, Microsoft Windows NT Group Policy, Microsoft Windows Operating System, Operating Systems, Performance Metrics, Platform as a Service (PaaS), Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Quality Metrics, Reporting Dashboards, Security Clearance, Service-Oriented Architecture (fka Distributed Object Architecture), Software Development, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Software Engineering, System Lifecycle, Systems Engineering, Team Lead/Manager, Top Secret Clearance, User Account Administration, Virtualization, Writing Skills
The Leidos National Solutions team has an opening for an experienced AI Engineer to lead AI solutions, work on development, collaborate with pipeline development and deployment teams. The FS2 Sea task order teams are involved in the deployment and maintenance of multiple operational cloud deployed software technologies and solutions. We are looking for a motivated AI engineer to solve challenging problems in a variety of Sea based systems to get results that surpass the outcomes achieved with new AI technologies, capabilities and features.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Strong collaboration with team's in the design and implementation of AI architectures to include operational status, coding improvements, dashboard tooling including security.
- Collaborates with Leidos AI initiatives, providing insight into technologies, tooling and practices.
- Designs, secures and automates AWS cloud initiatives while optimizing agent and customer experiences to full AI potential.
- Optomize and enhance customer experiences, enhancing software development flows, quality metrics, KPIs, and Dashboards with AI.
- Provides broad-based experience in the systems engineering lifecycle and applies experience/knowledge to cloud initiatives relating to architectural design and development.
- Leads team's to deploy and configure services with AI tools
Basic Qualifications:
- Requires BS degree (Computer Science, Engineering or related field) and 10+ year's of prior relevant experience OR, MS with 7+ year's of prior relevant experience; OR 7 years of additional experience in lieu of degree
- 7+ year's experience leading, designing and implementing distributed solutions and 5+ year's experience with cloud-based solutions (Cloud, SOA, Web-Services) including virtualization environment, network and operating system experience
- Must possess and maintain a TS Security Clearance with the ability to obtain SCI with a CI Poly
- DoD 8570 Certification Compliance (IAT Level 2/3)
- Familiar with team collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence, RocketChat)
- Experience in Cloud and PaaS environments
- Subject Matter Expertise understanding across various AI technologies,
- Familiar with the following: Jira, Confluence, Jenkins, Python, Gitlab, CloudFormation, Zabbix, ACAS, PostgreSQL, Scrum, Kanban, Terraform
- Knowledge of SDLC and AGILE best practices
- Windows Domain Administrator of user accounts and group policy objects and Linux administration
- Proactive leader demonstrating a positive, willing attitude and excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Demonstrates ability to adapt to new AI technologies and learn quickly
- Plans and prioritizes work effectively, follows tasks through to completion, and maintains a high standard of accuracy with excellent attention to detail.
- Communicates effectively with team members, clients, and stakeholders in both writing and conversation, tailoring messaging to fit the audience and context.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Understanding of SFH organization; Sea data and mission
- Experience with NGA cloud-based architecture
- AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Developer, Machine Learning
- Experience with IC Cloud Architecture implementation methodologies
- Native cloud templating services like AWS Cloud Formation
- Experience with CI/CD Pipelines and projects
If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting:
June 30, 2026
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
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Leidos Holdings Inc
SAIC is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's digital transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, IT modernization, and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions.
We are a team of 26,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.1 billion. For more information, visit saic.com.