Senior Software Engineer

Active Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with polygraph is required.

Visionist has an exciting new, fully FUNDED opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer on our largest PRIME contract. Our team of Analysts and Engineers is motivated by the direct impact on the mission, crafting specialized tools for enhanced efficiency and quick iterations for our operations user base. Seeing your tools in real-time action brings immediate gratification. This premier program encompasses traditional software services including Systems Design and Engineering, Database Administration, Data Science and Knowledge Management, Enterprise Risk Management, Integration and Test, as well as Operations and Systems Support. The program is characterized by innovation and excitement, fostering meaningful engagements, and offering distinctive collaboration opportunities with users, policy makers, and mission leadership, all while maintaining a service mindset. If you thrive in a collaborative work environment and enjoy utilizing a diverse tech stack, then this opportunity is tailor-made for you!

For over 15 years, Visionist has been solving the Intelligence Community's toughest software and analysis challenges. We embed small engineering teams with analysts to rapidly identify and solve mission capability gaps playing a critical role in defending our nation’s cyber infrastructure & providing expertise in malware analysis, attribution, mapping adversarial infrastructure, pen testing, and operational planning. Our open-door leadership team fosters a supportive culture, where internal growth and promotion opportunities are the norm. Don’t just take our word for it—check out our 4.8-star review on Glassdoor. Join a company that feels like a family with regular happy hours, baseball games, activity clubs and more. Check us out at www.visionistinc.com.

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Your contributions are…
- Design and deploy agentic AI workflows that leverage autonomous planning and tool use to streamline operations and improve system efficiency
- Design, develop, and maintain automated workflows using Python
- Conduct vulnerability analysis and research
- Develop and document technical tradecraft
- Execute customer requests and deliver mission solutions
- Engage with customers to gather requirements and provide support

Requirements for your new career…
- Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline. (Additional 4 years of experience may substitute degree)
- 12 years of experience in software development
- Experience leveraging LLMs to solve complex problems, including prompt engineering and model optimization
- Experience integrating AI into automated pipelines and production workflows using APIs and orchestration tools
- Strong Python development experience
- Experience with data parsing and manipulation
- Knowledge of networking concepts and protocols
- Experience conducting open-source research
- Familiarity with Git
- Experience with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence)

Salary range: $187,000 - $264,000
Disclaimer: Salary for this position, along with additional compensation options, will be determined on an individual basis following the interview process, considering various factors such as years of experience, skills, education/certifications, contract specifications, market conditions, etc.

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Next steps: Apply online and one of our recruiters will reach out to you. We have a streamlined process of phone screen with a recruiter, interview with a Visionist team at our HQ in Columbia, MD, and that is all!

Interested in learning more about Visionist and the work we do? Check out our website! https://www.visionistinc.com/what-we-do

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U.S citizenship required (green card holders and permanent residents are not eligible). Applicants selected will be required to obtain / maintain a government security clearance.

Visionist, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities employer.