Demo

Senior AI Developer

Arcfield
Dahlgren, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/24/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/23/2026
Responsibilities

The AI Developer will be part of a team of experts charged with providing support in the areas of cyber analysis and cyber development capabilities in response to Navy's and DoD's needs for Cyber Situational Awareness (SA), Cyber Command and Control (C2), Mission Assurance, and Homeland Defense. Program scope includes identifying cyber key terrain by analyzing operational requirements, conducting cyber analyses and assessments, and developing and performing modeling and simulation in support of different cyber threat scenarios. Additionally, program support includes developing methodology and framework in support of cyber risk assessment life cycle. Our team will provide capabilities to support the customer with rapid design, development, test, deployment, maintenance and operation of specific software and hardware capabilities to meet current Cyber Defensive needs. As a Senior Developer on this program, you will be tasked with implementing new features within a critical line of business application that support mission assurance and operational management functions.

The Role

As a AI Developer On This Program, You Will Use Your Expertise And Experience In The Following Areas And Activities To Deliver Solutions And Services To Our Customer

  • Working from requirements specifications to develop or modify software applications.
  • Designing, coding, benchmark testing, debugging, and documenting application features and changes.
  • Reviewing and assessing existing enterprise applications, to support new features, performance improvements, upgrades, and ongoing sustainment.
  • Participating in performance, load, and stress testing, and remediation of issues identified.
  • Participating in security architecture reviews of large enterprise systems.
  • Participating in the development of new systems throughout the entire application lifecycle: requirements analysis & definition, system design, implementation, testing, deployment, and sustainment.
  • Participating in activities that ensure the successful use of these systems including developing documentation, test scripts, and training materials.
  • Working in an agile team environment participating in sprint planning, retrospectives, reviews, and daily standups.

Qualifications

  • BS 8-10, MS 6-8, PhD 3-5
  • Must have an active Secret clearance and the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI Clearance.
  • DoDD 8140.01 Information Assurance Management (IAM) Level I certification or higher.
  • Experience with Python programming language
    • Experience with FastAPI is a plus
  • Experience developing capabilities in software applications that interface with AI systems. This does not mean using AI tools, like coding or chat-style interfaces to assist in development.
  • Experience using frameworks for defining various AI workflows including but not limited to any of the following
    • Haystack
    • LangChain
    • LlamaIndex
  • Experience implementing retrieval augmented generation (RAG) workflows
  • Experience in context engineering
    • Determining the inputs, shape, and size provided to AI endpoints
    • Architecting enrichment steps to feed into the submission context
    • Handling outputs received from AI calls
    • Defining processes to ensure system prompts and guards are included in context before submission to the AI endpoints
  • Experience developing model context protocol (MCP) servers to allow AI agents to interface with software application APIs
  • Experience evaluating the performance of different models used by capabilities to identify the best model for a given capability
  • Experience defining AI agent instruction markdown files for using command-line interface (CLI) tools
  • Experience managing costs when implementing capabilities that leverage AI
EEO Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and federal government contractor. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment as protected by law.

Salary.com Estimation for Senior AI Developer in Dahlgren, VA
$82,081 to $102,552
If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

What is the career path for a Senior AI Developer?

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the Senior AI Developer career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
Income Estimation: 
$119,030 - $151,900
Income Estimation: 
$149,493 - $192,976
Income Estimation: 
$73,727 - $94,067
Income Estimation: 
$88,984 - $115,784
Income Estimation: 
$92,017 - $124,111
Income Estimation: 
$90,707 - $120,959
Income Estimation: 
$91,486 - $118,193
Employees: Get a Salary Increase
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at Arcfield

  • Arcfield Chantilly, VA
  • Overview Arcfield was purpose-built to protect the nation and its allies through innovations in digital transformation, space mission engineering and launc... more
  • 16 Days Ago

  • Arcfield Colorado, CO
  • Responsibilities We are seeking a Cross Domain Solution and Systems Engineer to join our team in Colorado Springs, CO. The position will support Cross Doma... more
  • 16 Days Ago

  • Arcfield Louisville, CO
  • Responsibilities The candidate selected for this role will be working at Orion Space Solutions, a subsidiary of Arcfield. The engineer selected for this ro... more
  • 1 Day Ago

  • Arcfield Dahlgren, VA
  • Responsibilities Arcfield is seeking an AI Software Test Engineer to support in Dahlgren, VA in a hybrid capacity. The Program The AI Software Test Enginee... more
  • 1 Day Ago


Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Senior AI Developer jobs in the Dahlgren, VA area that may be a better fit.

  • Chain Bridge Bank, N.A. Mc Lean, VA
  • Job Title: Senior AI Developer Department: Information Technology FLSA Status: Exempt Reports to: Vice President, Director of Artificial Intelligence Senio... more
  • 3 Days Ago

  • Cicero™, part of MGT Washington, DC
  • About the Role MGT is hiring a Senior AI Developer to join our AI Operating Group (AI OG). The AI OG is responsible for both internal AI tool development a... more
  • 11 Days Ago

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!