Senior AI Software Engineer
Job Location:
Saint Louis, MI - USA
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Job Summary
The Leidos National Solutions team is seeking a Senior AI Software Engineer to lead advanced development efforts and collaborate closely with pipeline engineering and deployment teams. The FS2 Sea task order supports multiple operational clouddeployed technologies requiring a senior engineer capable of driving innovation across complex missioncritical systems. We are looking for a highly motivated AI expert who can architect solutions tackle sophisticated challenges across Seabased systems and deliver capabilities that exceed current performance benchmarks through the integration of emerging AI technologies advanced features and nextgeneration methodologies.
Primary Responsibilities:
Strong collaboration with teams in the design and implementation of AI architectures to include operational status coding improvements dashboard tooling including security.
Supports Leidos AI initiatives providing insight into technologies tooling and practices.
Designs secures and automates AWS cloud initiatives while optimizing agent and customer experiences to full AI potential.
Optimize and enhance customer experiences enhancing software development flows quality metrics KPIs and Dashboards with AI.
Provides broad-based experience in the systems engineering lifecycle and applies experience/knowledge to cloud initiatives relating to architectural design and development.
Leads teams to deploy and configure services with AI tools
Ensures AI models pipelines and clouddeployed services adhere to governance compliance and security standards providing guidance on responsible AI implementation across mission systems.
Basic Qualifications:
Requires BS degree (Computer Science Engineering or related field) and 12 years of prior relevant experience OR MS with 10 years of prior relevant experience; OR 7 years of additional experience in lieu of degree
9 years experience leading designing and implementing distributed solutions and 7 years experience with cloud-based solutions (Cloud SOA Web-Services) including virtualization environment network and operating system experience
Must possess and maintain a TS Security Clearance with the ability to obtain SCI with a CI Poly
DoD 8570 Certification Compliance (IAT Level 2/3)
Familiar with team collaboration tools (Jira Confluence RocketChat)
Experience in Cloud and PaaS environments
Subject Matter Expertise understanding across various AI technologies
Familiar with the following: Jira Confluence Jenkins Python Gitlab CloudFormation Zabbix ACAS PostgreSQL Scrum Kanban Terraform
Knowledge of SDLC and AGILE best practices
Windows Domain Administrator of user accounts and group policy objects and Linux administration
Leadership experience demonstrating a positive willing attitude and excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to communicate effectively with executivelevel leadership (internal and client) on highimpact organizational and program matters.
Demonstrates ability to adapt to new AI technologies and learn quickly
Preferred Qualifications:
Understanding of SFH organization; Sea data and mission
Experience with NGA cloud-based architecture
AWS Solutions Architect AWS Developer Machine Learning
Experience with IC Cloud Architecture implementation methodologies
Native cloud templating services like AWS Cloud Formation
Experience with CI/CD Pipelines and projects
If youre looking for comfort keep scrolling. At Leidos we outthink outbuild and outpace the status quo because the mission demands it. Were not hiring followers. Were recruiting the ones who disrupt provoke and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. Were already at step 30 and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting:
July 9 2026For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $131300.00 - $237350.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data applicable bargaining agreement (if any) or other law.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Leidos is an innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. Our 47,000 employees collaborate to create smarter technology solutions for customers in these critical markets.
