About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Computer and Network Security.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

Confidential Client is seeking a Software Engineer II (AI Focus) to help design, build, and maintain AI integrations used in operational workflows. This is a hands-on engineering role that focuses on production-ready AI tooling and reliable data integration.

• Develop production agentic integrations in Python that combine multiple AI models, APIs, and data sources.
• Implement workflows and tools using modern frameworks (examples: PydanticIA, Langgraph, DeepAgents) to orchestrate multi-model behavior.
• Integrate external HTTP/REST APIs and diverse data types to provide context and inputs for AI workflows.
• Design structured prompts, context management, and function/tool-calling patterns to ensure deterministic outputs where needed.
• Collaborate with mission stakeholders and cross-functional engineering teams to gather requirements, prototype solutions, and iterate on deployments.
• Build test suites and validation processes for AI workflows; triage and resolve reliability and performance issues.
• Use source control and CI/CD (Git, GitLab CI/CD) to manage releases and automation pipelines.

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What We’re Looking For (Minimum Qualifications)

Applicants must already hold a TS/SCI clearance with a current Full Scope Polygraph before applying. Confidential Client is not sponsoring or processing clearances for this role.

• 8+ years of relevant experience, OR a B.S. in a technical discipline plus 4 additional years in lieu of the degree (per the role’s stated requirements).
• Strong proficiency in Python, especially handling JSON, REST API interaction, and data manipulation.
• Demonstrated experience building systems that query and ingest external HTTP-based APIs.
• Solid understanding of AI development fundamentals: prompt engineering, context/window management, structured outputs, and tool/function calling.
• Experience with Git source control and familiarity with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence).
• Experience presenting technical or data analysis results to customers/stakeholders.
• Familiarity with GitLab CI/CD automation and standard deployment workflows.

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Nice to Have

• Experience designing and orchestrating agentic or multi-agent workflows.
• Familiarity with retrieval-augmented generation, vector stores, or semantic search systems (RAG).
• Background in cybersecurity, SIGINT systems, CNO capabilities, or security operations workflows.
• Practical experience in AI domains such as autonomy, planning, or large language model production deployments.

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Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary range: $176,000 — $192,000 per year.
• Additional immediately vested company 401(k) contributions: $44,000 — $48,000.
• Full benefits package details to be provided by Confidential Client during the interview process.
• This role requires an active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph; remote work/telecommute is not indicated.

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Candidate Experience & Compliance Notes

• Confidential Client is seeking candidates who meet clearance requirements — candidates seeking to obtain a clearance do not meet minimum qualifications.
• This job posting follows U.S. federal and state hiring regulations. Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified applicants with disabilities during the hiring process; please notify Careertakes for assistance.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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