AI Engineer (GEOINT)

Location: Springfield, Virginia, United States customer site

Salary: $150,000–$250,000 per year

Company

hirify.global delivers technology solutions supporting national security missions and NGA modernization activities aligned with Department of War AI strategy.

What you will do

• Integrate NGA commercial and government-off-the-shelf AI capabilities into GEOINT mission workflows.
• Architect automated workflows and build APIs, data interface services, and interoperable enterprise integrations.
• Design and maintain large-scale data ingestion and egress pipelines, dashboards, processing workflows, and advanced geospatial visualizations.
• Integrate front-end applications with data stores and upgrade third-party applications for performance, security, and mission alignment.
• Build, deploy, and sustain scalable containerized architectures across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Apply LLMs, VLMs, generative AI, prompt engineering, model orchestration, and agentic AI to create natural-language tasking and automated assessment capabilities.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph and ability to obtain TS/SCI with lifestyle polygraph.
• At least 7 years of experience developing, integrating, and troubleshooting software solutions in GEOINT environments.
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages, including Python, Java, and Bash.
• Experience integrating front-end applications with data stores and designing, implementing, and maintaining data ingestion and egress pipelines.
• Experience building, deploying, and sustaining containerized, scalable architectures, including Docker and Kubernetes, across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Hands-on experience applying AI/ML, LLMs, and generative AI to real-world problems, including prompt engineering, model orchestration, and agentic AI pipeline design.
• Experience integrating disparate systems through existing and newly developed APIs and data interface services.
• Experience designing and deploying operational dashboards, data processing pipelines, and data visualizations.
• Working knowledge of cybersecurity requirements and accreditation processes for applications on classified networks; familiarity with Department of War and Intelligence Community information environments and NGA’s multi-source data ecosystem.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including translating analyst needs into technical requirements and explaining technical solutions to non-technical audiences.
• Self-starter mentality and a customer-focused approach to delivering technology in operational environments.

Culture & Benefits

• People-first culture with continuous learning, mentorship, and career progression opportunities.
• Innovation, creative problem-solving, and employee-led solution development are encouraged.
• Collaborative cross-functional environment supporting national security missions.
• Work-life balance, reasonable hours, flexibility, and support for personal well-being.
• Benefits are provided; details are available through the company benefits description.