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From the employer's careers site First seen 5 Nov 2026

AI Cybersecurity Engineer SME

GDIT Annapolis Junction, MD Hybrid senior full-time

Salary

$255,000 - $345,000 per year

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Description

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.

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.

The AI Cybersecurity Engineer SME must have:

  • Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required
  • US citizenship required
  • Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
  • 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
  • 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 offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical plan options, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan with company match.

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