Job Description

Systems Engineer 3 - (AI, Terraform, LLMs)

Clearance: TS/SCI - Polygraph required
Position ID: 20-3-013-SE3
Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland

This position requires a lead Systems Engineer 3 (SE3) to direct the development of Content Delivery Network (CDN) infrastructure through advanced AI integration. As a technical lead, you will guide an engineering team in utilizing large language models (LLMs) to generate and manage Terraform configurations. A primary focus of this role is understanding AI prompt engineering and identifying the behavioral nuances of various models to ensure highly accurate, production-ready infrastructure code. You will define the strategies for interacting with AI systems, iteratively refining prompts, and establishing rigorous quality control processes for all AI-generated output. Additionally, you will collaborate with engineering management and stakeholders to ensure that the AI-driven infrastructure meets enterprise scalability and security standards.

• Lead the engineering team in leveraging AI tools to design, generate, and deploy CDN infrastructure using Terraform.
• Formulate and refine complex AI prompts to consistently produce secure and optimized Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Evaluate AI-generated outputs for quality and efficiency, adjusting prompting strategies to account for model hallucinations, nuances, and limitations.
• Establish best practices, standardized workflows, and review processes for the team regarding AI interaction and prompt engineering.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define architectural requirements and translate them into effective AI directives.

Position Required Skills:

• Experience leading software engineering teams and managing technical infrastructure projects.
• Experience with prompt engineering, demonstrating a deep understanding of the nuances, capabilities, and limitations of modern LLMs.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles, with practical experience utilizing Terraform for resource deployment.
• Experience reviewing, validating, and debugging AI-generated code or infrastructure configurations for production environments.
• Knowledge of Content Delivery Network (CDN) concepts and cloud-based hosting environments such as Cloudflare.
• Familiarity with Git and Atlassian Tools (Jira, Confluence) to manage team workflows and version control.

Nice to Haves

• Experience utilizing prompt management frameworks and AI evaluation metrics to track model performance.
• Experience translating and communicating complex AI and infrastructure concepts to non-technical stakeholders and executive leadership.

SE3 Qualifications:

YOE Requirement: 12 yrs., B.S. in a technical discipline or 4 additional yrs. in place of B.S.

Salary Range: $233k-$284k (Annually)

The range displayed above is a likely salary range for this position. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possible contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Akina is a Woman Owned, Service Disabled, Veteran Owned, Small Business, looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team. We offer a generous compensation package that includes 24 days PTO accrued annually and 11 federal holidays. Our 401k is 100% vested on your start date and the company makes a direct contribution worth 10% of your salary. Akina covers 100% of healthcare costs for employees and 50% toward dependents. We offer educational assistance towards college classes and will cover costs associated with job related training and certifications.

Akina is committed to excellence and creating innovative and flexible solutions for our clients. We are a small company with an open ear to our employees' needs in order to attract and retain quality talent that enables our customer's mission.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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