AI Solutions Engineer

• Architect solutions to accommodate complex business needs.
• Design enterprise architecture that aligns technologies across network, compute, storage, platform, cloud, database, software, systems, security, mail, and other technology domains.
• Work with teams to improve business and technology processes through technology using standard industry best practices.
• Support numerous large projects simultaneously.
• Assist with future planning.
• Stay current on standard architecture frameworks for the Federal Government.
• Assist with building AI capabilities used by end-users, administrators, and the application development community.
• Design and configure enterprise AI tools, including agentic harnesses and chatbots.
• Define and refine strategies for efficient token usage.
• Support AI-enabled development of mission applications by troubleshooting integration issues, API errors, and system reliability concerns.
• Train the user community on best practices, limitations, and advanced AI capabilities.
• Recommend new AI capabilities and options to executives as industry capabilities evolve.
• Monitor the service health and cost associated with AI usage.

• Bachelor’s degree required. A Bachelor’s degree may be substituted with six (6) additional years of related experience.
• Fifteen (15) years of IT experience.
• At least five (5) years of experience in Enterprise Architecture and its components.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of application development experience.
• Strong background in traditional application development practices.
• Expertise configuring an agentic harness.
• Understanding of the business challenges associated with adopting AI.
• Experience with frontier models and tools such as Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, or Cursor.
• Extensive knowledge of database, middleware, and front-end technologies.
• Proven track record of application engineering, providing strategic direction, and fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment., While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to grip, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is regularly required to lift up to 10 pounds.

The employee is frequently required to lift up to 25 pounds; and up to 50 pounds. The vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK AUTHORIZATION/SECURITY CLEARANCE

• Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must be able to obtain a Public Trust

We offer our full-time employees a competitive benefits package to include health, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability plans, vacation time and holidays., The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Location: Washington, DC
• Type of environment: Office
• Noise level: Medium
• Work schedule: Schedule is day shift Monday - Friday. May be requested to work evenings and weekends to meet program and contract needs.
• Amount of Travel: Less than 10%, Target salary range: $160,000.00 - $190,000.00. The salary range displayed is an estimate only and is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, and will be determined on several factors regarding the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies and experience, as well as contract parameters and organizational requirements. The displayed salary is one component of the total compensation package for employees.

TekSynap is a fast-growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment. “Technology moving at the speed of thought” embodies these principles - the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers.