Founding AI Systems Engineer - TS/SCI FSP

Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States About the job Founding AI Systems Engineer TS/SCI Build the AI Backbone of US Intelligence: Founding Infrastructure Engineer We're a stealth-mode, high-growth AI startup, building the next-generation agentic AI framework for a premier intelligence community partner. This is a 0-to-1 opportunity to define how AI powers national security, with massive impact from day one. We need a Founding Infrastructure Engineer to build the secure, real-time foundation for our AI. This isn't just about keeping the lights on; it's about pioneering the systems that enable our cutting‑edge AI at scale. If you thrive in a fast‑paced, high‑impact environment and want to tackle truly unique national security challenges, this is your mission. The Mission Architect and own the secure, scalable infrastructure for real‑time AI, ensuring extreme high availability and performance. Drive DevOps excellence: build and optimize CI/CD pipelines across cloud‑native and highly secure, air‑gapped environments. Automate provisioning, monitoring, and deployment of critical AI services. Collaborate intimately with AI, product, and security teams on rapid, mission‑critical deployments. Who We're Looking For Active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph (non‑negotiable). 3+ years of hands‑on experience in infrastructure engineering, site reliability, or DevOps roles. Expertise in cloud‑native tooling (containers, IaC, monitoring, orchestration) and building in secure, complex environments. A strong generalist mindset with a passion for end‑to‑end system ownership and solving incredibly hard problems. Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automating infrastructure at scale. Nice to Have Exposure to AI/ML platforms or real‑time data processing pipelines. Familiarity with security frameworks and best practices (e.g., NIST, zero‑trust, secure‑by‑design). Startup or early‑stage experience. Ready to make an outsized impact on national security? Let's build something foundational. #J-18808-Ljbffr Cyrad Solutions LLC