AI Requirements Engineer

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Cyber and IT Risk Management

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Software Development, Web Services Certifications:

None Experience:

15 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

AI CYBERSECURITY ENGINEER SME

Advance your career while impacting our national security in cyber as an AI Cybersecurity Engineer SME at GDIT/ Praxis Engineering. Here, technologists have many paths to grow a meaningful career supporting cyber missions and operations across the federal government.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

As an AI Cybersecurity Engineer SME, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to a mission essential customer.

You will play a crucial role in performing hands-on technical execution, low-level requirements definition, and functional validation of new features for an enterprise application integrating AI-enabled capabilities.

Candidates should be passionate about collaboratively solving challenging problems and have a track record of delivering high-quality solutions. Work directly with customers, systems engineers, developers, and AI solution stakeholders to ensure mission-driven software capabilities are accurately defined, built, tested, and delivered. Engage tactically with the development team, close collaboration with stakeholders, and active participation in Agile delivery throughout development lifecycle.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

Bring your cyber expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT.

The AI Cybersecurity Engineer SME must have:

• ● Security clearance level: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required
• ● US citizenship required
• ● Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
• ● Experience: 15+ years of related experience

Required Skills and Experience:

• Familiarity with software development using Java or JavaScript frameworks, RESTful microservices, and Cloud-based architecture and deployment (Amazon Web Services)
• Ability to work directly with customers to elicit, analyze, and document, detailed functional requirements and convert them into technical specifications
• Ability to translate high-level requirements into actionable Jira user stories and epics for development teams
• Experience conducting functional testing of application features

Serving as a key technical liaison, collaborating with cross-functional teams, including system engineers, software developers, and domain experts. Effectively present and articulate recommended AI approaches, discussing the tradeoffs and implications of different implementations with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Knowledge of modern AI/ML advancements and ability to identify practical opportunities to apply emerging capabilities to enterprise applications

Desired Experience:

• Experience designing or refining technical artifacts specifically for AI integration
• Ability to evaluate AI architectures, assess model performance, and identify system-level integration tradeoffs
• Coordinating the design and development of AI-driven solutions from conception to deployment, ensuring seamless integration with the existing software architecture

Staying current with the latest advancements in AI and machine learning, continuously seeking opportunities to apply new technologies and methodologies to improve existing systems and solve complex problems

GDIT/ PRAXIS ENGINEERING IS YOUR PLACE

At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• ● Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• ● Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• ● Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• ● Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
• ● Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace
• OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Explore a career in cyber at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your focus on defending and protecting what matters.

The likely salary range for this position is $255,000 - $345,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

None

T elecommuting Options:

Hybrid

Work Location:

USA MD Annapolis Junction

Additional Work Locations:

Any Location / Remote

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work:

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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