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Senior Level Career (10+ yrs experience)
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CI Polygraph
IT - Software
Washington, DC (Off-Site/Hybrid)
AI Engineer
Location: 60% Remote / 40% Onsite (Reston, VA or JB Anacostia–Bolling, Washington, DC)
Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI (CI Polygraph preferred)
Contract: Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) | 5-year contract through 2030
About Neuma Consulting
At Neuma Consulting LLC, we believe that inspired lives produce inspired solutions. As a minority-owned, mission-driven government consulting firm based in Northern Virginia, we partner with defense and intelligence agencies to revolutionize how intelligence is produced, visualized, disseminated, and consumed.
We are intentional about building an environment where talented people can do their best work—professionally and personally—while delivering high-impact solutions to some of the nation’s most critical missions.
Our Values
Our values guide how we work, how we lead, and how we serve our teammates and customers:
• Relational Integrity – We operate with honesty, trust, and respect in every interaction.
• Collective Ingenuity – We believe the best solutions emerge from collaboration and diverse perspectives.
• Intentional Stewardship – We thoughtfully manage our time, talent, and resources to deliver lasting value.
• Creative Rest – We recognize that balance and rest are essential to sustained creativity and performance.
• Transforming Generosity – We go beyond expectations for our teammates, our customers, and our community.
• Fun! – We take pride in our work and believe enjoying the journey matters.
The Opportunity
Neuma Consulting is seeking an experienced AI Engineer to join a recently awarded 5-year contract supporting the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) through 2030. In this role, you will be part of a focused AI engineering team dedicated to the formulation and execution of the AI strategy for the office responsible for the dissemination of all finished intelligence across the Defense Intelligence Enterprise.
You will work alongside an AI Architect and 2–3 highly skilled AI engineers, while also collaborating with a broader engineering cohort of nearly 40 developers. This role offers the opportunity to directly influence how advanced AI capabilities are designed, deployed, and operationalized in mission-critical intelligence systems.
The Challenge
This role sits at the intersection of cutting-edge AI research and real-world mission execution. You will help design and implement AI systems that improve how finished intelligence is discovered, contextualized, and delivered to decision-makers across the Department of Defense.
From building scalable retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines, to architecting agentic workflows and deploying specialized AI agents within production systems, your work will directly impact the speed, relevance, and trustworthiness of intelligence dissemination. Success in this role requires strong engineering fundamentals, curiosity, and the ability to translate emerging AI techniques into secure, reliable, and mission-ready solutions.
What You’ll Do
• Design, build, and maintain small- and large-scale RAG pipelines supporting intelligence dissemination use cases
• Develop and deploy solutions leveraging large language models (LLMs), including Amazon Bedrock
• Implement and optimize vector-based retrieval systems, including:
o Vector databases such as Pinecone, Qdrant, and Chroma
o Embedding models for semantic search and retrieval
• Design advanced retrieval pipelines, including:
o Indexing and similarity search using FAISS, HNSW, ScaNN, and Annoy
o Hybrid search combining semantic and keyword approaches (e.g., BM25 + ANN)
o Metadata filtering and hybrid retrieval strategies for precision and relevance
• Architect and implement AI agent workflows, including task-oriented and multi-agent systems
• Deploy specialized AI agents within mission-critical production applications
• Develop model evaluations, benchmarks, and performance metrics to assess quality, reliability, and mission effectiveness
• Collaborate closely with the AI Architect, engineers, and broader development teams to integrate AI capabilities into enterprise systems
What You Bring
• 10+ years of professional experience, including significant experience in AI, ML, or advanced software engineering roles
• Active TS/SCI clearance (CI Polygraph preferred)
• Hands-on experience working with LLMs, prompt engineering, and context engineering
• Strong experience designing and implementing RAG architectures
• Experience with vector databases and embedding-based retrieval
• Familiarity with approximate nearest neighbor (ANN) algorithms and hybrid retrieval techniques
• Experience building or deploying AI agents in real-world applications
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and the ability to work across research and production environments
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills
Why Neuma?
At Neuma, you’ll find the impact and agility of a small company paired with the scale and stability of long term mission work. You’ll work with trusted teammates who value thoughtful engineering, collaboration, and balance—while solving problems that truly matter.
Benefits & Perks
Neuma Consulting offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your career and well-being, including:
• 401(k) with up to 6% company match (immediately vested)
• 15 days of paid vacation plus 11 federal holidays
• $1,500 annual education and training assistance
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance with low deductibles
• Company-paid life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance
• Flexible work hours (flextime)
• Charitable giving match up to $1,000 annually
• Quarterly company events and an employee referral bonus program
Join Us
If you’re an experienced AI engineer who wants to shape how advanced AI capabilities are applied to national security missions—and do so alongside a thoughtful, values-driven team—Neuma Consulting is ready to meet you.
Location: 60% Remote / 40% Onsite (Reston, VA or JB Anacostia–Bolling, Washington, DC)
Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI (CI Polygraph preferred)
Contract: Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) | 5-year contract through 2030
About Neuma Consulting
At Neuma Consulting LLC, we believe that inspired lives produce inspired solutions. As a minority-owned, mission-driven government consulting firm based in Northern Virginia, we partner with defense and intelligence agencies to revolutionize how intelligence is produced, visualized, disseminated, and consumed.
We are intentional about building an environment where talented people can do their best work—professionally and personally—while delivering high-impact solutions to some of the nation’s most critical missions.
Our Values
Our values guide how we work, how we lead, and how we serve our teammates and customers:
• Relational Integrity – We operate with honesty, trust, and respect in every interaction.
• Collective Ingenuity – We believe the best solutions emerge from collaboration and diverse perspectives.
• Intentional Stewardship – We thoughtfully manage our time, talent, and resources to deliver lasting value.
• Creative Rest – We recognize that balance and rest are essential to sustained creativity and performance.
• Transforming Generosity – We go beyond expectations for our teammates, our customers, and our community.
• Fun! – We take pride in our work and believe enjoying the journey matters.
The Opportunity
Neuma Consulting is seeking an experienced AI Engineer to join a recently awarded 5-year contract supporting the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) through 2030. In this role, you will be part of a focused AI engineering team dedicated to the formulation and execution of the AI strategy for the office responsible for the dissemination of all finished intelligence across the Defense Intelligence Enterprise.
You will work alongside an AI Architect and 2–3 highly skilled AI engineers, while also collaborating with a broader engineering cohort of nearly 40 developers. This role offers the opportunity to directly influence how advanced AI capabilities are designed, deployed, and operationalized in mission-critical intelligence systems.
The Challenge
This role sits at the intersection of cutting-edge AI research and real-world mission execution. You will help design and implement AI systems that improve how finished intelligence is discovered, contextualized, and delivered to decision-makers across the Department of Defense.
From building scalable retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines, to architecting agentic workflows and deploying specialized AI agents within production systems, your work will directly impact the speed, relevance, and trustworthiness of intelligence dissemination. Success in this role requires strong engineering fundamentals, curiosity, and the ability to translate emerging AI techniques into secure, reliable, and mission-ready solutions.
What You’ll Do
• Design, build, and maintain small- and large-scale RAG pipelines supporting intelligence dissemination use cases
• Develop and deploy solutions leveraging large language models (LLMs), including Amazon Bedrock
• Implement and optimize vector-based retrieval systems, including:
o Vector databases such as Pinecone, Qdrant, and Chroma
o Embedding models for semantic search and retrieval
• Design advanced retrieval pipelines, including:
o Indexing and similarity search using FAISS, HNSW, ScaNN, and Annoy
o Hybrid search combining semantic and keyword approaches (e.g., BM25 + ANN)
o Metadata filtering and hybrid retrieval strategies for precision and relevance
• Architect and implement AI agent workflows, including task-oriented and multi-agent systems
• Deploy specialized AI agents within mission-critical production applications
• Develop model evaluations, benchmarks, and performance metrics to assess quality, reliability, and mission effectiveness
• Collaborate closely with the AI Architect, engineers, and broader development teams to integrate AI capabilities into enterprise systems
What You Bring
• 10+ years of professional experience, including significant experience in AI, ML, or advanced software engineering roles
• Active TS/SCI clearance (CI Polygraph preferred)
• Hands-on experience working with LLMs, prompt engineering, and context engineering
• Strong experience designing and implementing RAG architectures
• Experience with vector databases and embedding-based retrieval
• Familiarity with approximate nearest neighbor (ANN) algorithms and hybrid retrieval techniques
• Experience building or deploying AI agents in real-world applications
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and the ability to work across research and production environments
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills
Why Neuma?
At Neuma, you’ll find the impact and agility of a small company paired with the scale and stability of long term mission work. You’ll work with trusted teammates who value thoughtful engineering, collaboration, and balance—while solving problems that truly matter.
Benefits & Perks
Neuma Consulting offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your career and well-being, including:
• 401(k) with up to 6% company match (immediately vested)
• 15 days of paid vacation plus 11 federal holidays
• $1,500 annual education and training assistance
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance with low deductibles
• Company-paid life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance
• Flexible work hours (flextime)
• Charitable giving match up to $1,000 annually
• Quarterly company events and an employee referral bonus program
Join Us
If you’re an experienced AI engineer who wants to shape how advanced AI capabilities are applied to national security missions—and do so alongside a thoughtful, values-driven team—Neuma Consulting is ready to meet you.
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