Intelliforce-IT Solutions Group, LLC. · 1 week ago
Principal Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure and Platform Lead - Fully Cleared
Annapolis Junction, MD, US
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$199K/yr - $262K/yr
12+ years expIntelliforce is a mission-driven technology company supporting national security outcomes. The Principal Software Engineer will lead the development and optimization of AI infrastructure, oversee production AI services, and provide technical guidance while managing a small team.
Cyber SecurityInformation and Communications Technology (ICT)Information ServicesInformation TechnologyNetwork SecuritySoftware
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
You design, implement, and optimize large-scale infrastructure supporting AI model inference
You lead development and sustainment of production AI services, including retrieval augmented generation, autonomous agents, and emerging AI capabilities
You act as technical lead for AI infrastructure initiatives, coordinating work across integrated teams
You provide people care through one-on-ones, coaching, and performance feedback for a small team
You serve as the team point of contact for contract administration and coordination
You define solutions in ambiguous environments and establish technical standards, policies, and governance where gaps exist
You drive adoption of new technologies and engineering practices
You oversee monitoring, logging, and observability for AI services while ensuring availability, performance, reliability, and security
You communicate clearly with stakeholders across technical and leadership audiences
Qualification
Required
Active Top Secret Clearance with Full Scope Polygraph required
Must be a U.S. Citizen
Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline is required
Four additional years of relevant experience may be substituted for the degree
Twelve or more years of software engineering experience supporting large, complex systems of similar scope and mission impact
Extensive experience designing, building, and operating large-scale production systems
Deep expertise integrating systems across diverse platforms and technologies
Hands-on AWS cloud engineering experience
Advanced Kubernetes administration and deployment experience
Strong Python development skills
Proven experience implementing and scaling observability solutions using APM platforms, OpenTelemetry, Grafana, and Prometheus
Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives, influence organizational change, and define technical governance
Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and leadership skills
Ability to balance hands-on engineering with coordination and people leadership
Preferred
Experience with AI inference serving technologies such as vLLM or LiteLLM
Prior experience with agentic frameworks such as LangChain
Knowledge of vector databases and embedding systems
Experience with high-performance computing or distributed systems
Proven track record driving both technical and cultural change
Company
Intelliforce-IT Solutions Group, LLC.
Intelliforce-ITSG is a Woman-Owned Small Business in Ellicott City, Maryland, dedicated to delivering the highest quality secure solutions to our government customers in order to better protect our nation.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
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Dawn Young-Bermudez
President/CEO
Christopher Palmer
Director of Corporate Development
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