Technical AI Requirements Systems Engineer
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Working Pattern: Hybrid — onsite with 1 remote day each week
Type: Full Time
Clearance: Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph — this is a mandatory requirement
Company: Tektora
Tektora are supporting a mission-focused client who are looking to speak with TS/SCI Full Scope Polygraph cleared Technical AI Requirements Systems Engineers for an immediate opportunity on a mission-critical enterprise system integrating AI-enabled capabilities.
Please note: an active TS/SCI clearance with a Full Scope Polygraph is essential for this role. Applications cannot be considered without it.
This role would suit someone who enjoys collaboratively solving challenging problems and has a track record of delivering high-quality solutions — working directly with customers, systems engineers, developers and AI solution stakeholders to make sure mission-driven software capabilities are accurately defined, built, tested and delivered.
The Role
You will be involved in:
- Supporting and assisting with the planning, design and implementation of a mission-critical system
- Working directly with customers to elicit, analyse and document detailed functional requirements
- Converting functional requirements into technical specifications
- Translating high-level requirements into actionable Jira user stories and epics for development teams
- Performing hands-on technical execution and low-level requirements definition
- Conducting functional testing and validation of new features
- Serving as a key technical liaison across systems engineers, software developers and domain experts
- Presenting and articulating recommended AI approaches, and discussing the tradeoffs and implications of different implementations with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Engaging tactically with the development team and participating actively in Agile delivery throughout the development lifecycle
- Identifying practical opportunities to apply emerging AI and ML capabilities to enterprise applications
Key Experience Required
- Active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph — essential, non-negotiable
- Familiarity with software development using Java or JavaScript frameworks, RESTful microservices, and cloud-based architecture and deployment (Amazon Web Services)
- Ability to work directly with customers to elicit, analyse and document detailed functional requirements and convert them into technical specifications
- Ability to translate high-level requirements into actionable Jira user stories and epics
- Experience conducting functional testing of application features
- Experience serving as a key technical liaison across cross-functional teams
- Ability to present and articulate recommended AI approaches and their tradeoffs to technical and non-technical audiences
- Awareness of modern AI/ML advancements and the ability to identify practical opportunities to apply them
Desirable Experience
- Experience designing or refining technical artefacts specifically for AI integration
- Ability to evaluate AI architectures, assess model performance and identify system-level integration tradeoffs
- Coordinating the design and development of AI-driven solutions from conception to deployment, ensuring seamless integration with existing software architecture
- Staying current with advancements in AI and machine learning and applying new technologies and methodologies to improve existing systems
Interested?
Tektora are looking to speak with TS/SCI Full Scope Polygraph cleared Technical AI Requirements Systems Engineers who are open to a hybrid role in Annapolis Junction, MD.
Please apply with your CV and we will be in touch to discuss the opportunity in more detail. Please note that an active Full Scope Polygraph is a mandatory requirement for this position.
