Senior AI Engineer (LLM)

TL;DR

Senior AI Engineer (LLM/RAG): Designing and developing LLM orchestration frameworks and RAG systems for national security applications with an accent on data preprocessing pipelines and vector database implementation. Focus on enhancing vulnerability identification and mitigation capabilities through the fine-tuning of Large Language Models.

Location: Onsite in Annapolis Junction, Maryland; Active TS/SCI with Poly clearance required

Company

hirify.global is a leading provider of AI-powered decision intelligence solutions for national security, supply chain management, and digital identity.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and maintain LLM orchestration frameworks coordinating static analyzers, RAG systems, and automated testing pipelines.
• Develop and optimize data preprocessing pipelines to ingest, clean, transform, and vectorize product documentation, source code, and test results.
• Implement database solutions to support RAG architectures, artifact storage, audit trails, and metadata management.
• 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree plus 8+ years of relevant experience or equivalent.
• Active TS/SCI with Poly clearance.
• Proficiency in Python, LLM integration, and data engineering.
• Experience with static analyzers, RAG frameworks, and relational and vector databases.
• Familiarization with Agile, Git, Jira, and Confluence.
• Must be able to work onsite in Annapolis Junction, Maryland.

Nice to have

• Familiarization with RUST, Claude Code, Codex, and CI/CD.