Generative AI Specialist / AI & ML Developer

Peraton is hiring: Generative AI Specialist / AI & ML Developer

Location: Remote

Required: U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (Secret → TS/SCI) is required. 

Additional Requirement: Current, valid U.S. passport (potential OCONUS travel)

About the Role

Peraton is seeking an experienced Generative AI Specialist to support high-impact Internal Research and Development (IRAD) initiatives focused on AI/ML-driven platforms for Operations in the Information Environment (OIE).

• This role is central to delivering advanced generative AI capabilities supporting COCOM information operations across CENTCOM, NORTHCOM, INDOPACOM, AFRICOM, and EUCOM.
• You will drive innovation in LLMs, agentic AI workflows, and generative AI application development—directly influencing Peraton’s competitive position in the defense AI landscape.

In this role, you will:

• Design and optimize generative AI solutions using GPT‑4/5, Claude, Gemini, and Azure OpenAI, including prompt engineering, fine-tuning, and retrieval augmented generation (RAG).
• Implement agentic LLM architectures with structured outputs (JSON/GeoJSON), chain-of-thought/chain-of-debate methods, and multi-agent orchestration.
• Build and maintain prompt libraries, evaluation frameworks, and QA pipelines for defense-grade AI content.
• Integrate generative AI into existing platforms via documented APIs, ensuring interoperability with DoD systems (Maven, C2IE, IRIS).
• Research emerging generative AI techniques (multimodal models, synthetic data generation, AI-assisted analysis for information operations).
• Translate COCOM operational requirements into deployable AI solutions; support TTX events and platform demonstrations.
• Implement Responsible AI practices including bias detection, validation, hallucination mitigation, and HITL workflows.
• Support MVP-aligned milestone delivery, contributing to TRL progression and ROI measurement.
• Document novel prompting techniques, model configurations, and workflows that may constitute IP or trade secrets.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field + 5 years relevant experience
  – (An additional 4 years of experience may substitute for the degree)
  • 3+ years in software development or data science, including 2+ years focused on generative AI, LLMs, or NLP
  • Hands-on experience with foundation models (GPT‑4, Claude, Gemini, Llama, Mistral) including prompt engineering, few-shot learning, fine-tuning, and API integration
  • Strong Python skills; experience with LangChain, LlamaIndex, Hugging Face, OpenAI/Anthropic APIs
  • Experience building RAG systems using vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, ChromaDB, pgvector)
  • Cloud experience (AWS, Azure) and deploying AI/ML models in production
  • Understanding of AI safety, hallucination mitigation, bias reduction, and prompt‑injection protection
  • Experience with Git, CI/CD, and DevSecOps practices
  • U.S. citizenship required
  • Ability to obtain Secret and final TS/SCI clearances
  • Current, valid U.S. passport for potential OCONUS travel

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree
  • Experience with agentic AI architectures, multi-agent workflows, and LLM tool-use
  • Hands-on experience with fine-tuning, RLHF, DPO, LoRA/QLoRA
  • Familiarity with multimodal models and defense/intelligence applications
  • Experience with IRIS, OMEGA, or similar operational platforms
  • Background supporting IO, PSYOP, influence analysis, or COCOM operations
  • Knowledge of MLOps, A/B testing, and LLM evaluation frameworks (RAGAS, DeepEval)
  • Experience with synthetic data generation, simulation, or Monte Carlo methods
  • Understanding of geospatial data formats (GeoJSON, KML) and visualization tools (Plotly, D3.js)
  • Strong communication skills for technical-to-nontechnical translation and customer demos
  • Relevant cloud/AI certifications (AWS, Azure, Google, DeepLearning.AI)

Key Technologies & Platforms

GPT‑5, Claude, Gemini, Azure OpenAI Service, LangChain, LlamaIndex, Hugging Face Transformers, Python, Pinecone, ChromaDB, Weaviate, pgvector, AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, REST APIs, JSON/GeoJSON, Plotly, D3.js, IRIS, Maven, C2IE, OMEGA, FedRAMP IL2–4.