Artificial Intelligence Engineer

Job Description

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented AI Token Specialist. The AI Token Specialist will support the U.S. Cyber Command Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer by providing technical expertise in large language models, generative AI, token economics, AI resource management, and enterprise AI operations. This position will develop strategies, cost models, requirements, technical documentation, and operational guidance to optimize token usage and inform AI budgeting, licensing, procurement, and infrastructure decisions.

Responsibilities:

• Develop strategies to manage, allocate, monitor, and optimize AI token usage across mission workloads.
• Analyze LLM architectures, tokenization, context windows, input/output pricing, prompt efficiency, and vector embeddings.
• Evaluate AI tools, models, APIs, and platforms based on capability, cost, latency, scalability, and resource requirements.
• Monitor commercial trends related to LLM pricing, token consumption, cloud-based APIs, licensing, and enterprise AI.
• Build cost models and spending forecasts to support AI software, cloud services, API infrastructure, and investment decisions.
• Analyze, write, and validate technical and acquisition requirements.
• Review white papers, technical proposals, vendor submissions, and financial analyses.
• Develop technical documentation, white papers, procedures, policies, and command-level guidance.
• Advise leadership on model selection, prompt engineering, context-window management, token budgeting, and AI resource allocation.
• Brief the CAIO, senior leaders, acquisition personnel, and technical stakeholders on findings and recommendations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field with 10+ years of related professional experience. Additional years of experience can be considered in lieu of degree.
• Technical Experience: Extensive experience in artificial intelligence, machine learning systems engineering, technical program architecture, LLM operations, AI resource management, requirements analysis, or acquisition support.
• Domain Knowledge: At least 10 years of experience with U.S. Government and Department of War policies, directives, and governance structures related to artificial intelligence, data ethics, emerging technologies, or technology acquisition.
• Mission Experience: Experience supporting Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, U.S. Government, or cyber mission organizations.
• Technical Expertise: Demonstrated knowledge of LLM architectures, generative AI, token mechanics, context windows, token pricing, tokenization, vector embeddings, cloud-based AI APIs, and enterprise AI scaling.
• Analytical Skills: Experience developing cost models, financial analyses, spending forecasts, market assessments, and investment recommendations.
• Communication Skills: Strong technical writing, requirements development, documentation, briefing, and stakeholder-engagement skills.
• Active TS SCI w/Polygraph required.